The Jill Cruz Podcast

74. Christina Veselak - Feeding the Recovering Brain


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โœ… Integrating mental health nutrition into psychotherapy can bring quicker recovery results. 02:46
๐Ÿ— When our blood sugar drops adrenaline kicks in: when did you last eat protein? 04:24
๐ŸŸ Protein helps people with chronic relapse: premenstrual women should eat 20g of protein every 3 hours. 06:07
๐Ÿฅจ People switch addictions in the early phases of recovery: Jill ate ice cream every night & later replaced it with pretzels. 09:29
๐Ÿง  When we canโ€™t seem to shift negative behavior or thinking patterns, we should look at the brain: give your brain nutrients, not drugs. 11:49
๐ŸŽ Animal proteins contain vitamin B12, biotin, zinc & amino acids: what are other sources of amino acids? 16:43
๐Ÿฅ˜ Eat your protein, fats & fiber: more protein means fewer cravings. 18:12
๐Ÿ’€ Eating protein saves life and improves overall health: people with poor eating habits can eat themselves to death. 20:26
๐Ÿจ Example of a recovering 64-year-old woman: hunger vs. craving. 23:07
๐Ÿ’ค Not having enough protein at lunch can cause cravings at night: anybody can do it! 25:57
๐Ÿ’Š Sometimes we need to go for โ€œpurified foodโ€: it can turn cravings and even suicidal impulses off in just 20min. 28:07
๐Ÿšซ Don't take supplements on your own, there can be side effects! 30:07
โœ… The supplement helped when Jill's daughter went through a breakup. 31:48

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ย ๐Ÿ‘‰ Connect with Christina: www.aminoacidtherapy.com

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ย ๐ŸŒŸ Connect with Jill: www.linkedin.com/in/jill-cruz-ms-cns-healthy-weight-lossย 

ย ๐ŸŽค Book Jill to speak: www.jillcruz.comย 

๐Ÿ’œย  Join our Love Challenge: https://members.wynweightloss.com/spaces/9174757?autojoin=1&uat=N63ZCIfbp0Lihr7r

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