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When professionals skilled and licensed in public safety-sensitive professions grapple with alcohol or drug addiction, the implications for the individual, their families, and the public can be devastating. This is particularly true for first responders, executives, attorneys, airline pilots, and healthcare professionals such as physicians, dentists, pharmacists, nurses, counselors, and other...

There is evidence that drug addiction shares features with other chronic illnesses, such as 1)heredity – it may run in families, 2)it is potentially influenced by environmental conditions and behavior; and, 3)patients typically respond to appropriate treatment, which often includes long-term lifestyle modification. Addiction, like heart disease, cancers, and type II diabetes, is a real...

Diamond Tree Recovery is dedicated to improving your overall health. Our goal is to facilitate improvements to the physiology of your brain and body to sustain long term health and recovery. Research suggests that when all addictive pleasure-inducing substances are removed the brain changes and allows for better impulse control and executive functioning. Diamond Tree Recovery is unlike...

Nutrition: Essential Fatty Acids and Anti-inflammatory nutrients Have you ever noticed how behavior in children changes dramatically when they are hungry? This is even more true of addicts, who, over time, have starved their brains of vital nutrients critical for optimal brain function, thereby exacerbating their behavioral disorders and inhibiting effective recovery. Alcohol is not the...

Back when I’d lie, cheat & steal, I didn’t want to feel, so I’d take pills. I preferred drugs. Not love and hugs. I lost all control and lived like a mole. When I reached Hell, my heart swelled…and stopped… But I popped back up and went down to my knees. Everyone but me could see, I needed recovery. So I put my pride on the shelf & became mindful with myself. Then came the...

If you have ever experienced an addiction, you may remember the addiction was not so much about what you were addicted to, but more about why you were addicted to it. Recent research indicates the brain and its functions play a much more significant role in addictive behavior than previously believed. In fact, it is nearly impossible to overcome chemical dependencies without physically...