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How to eat to change how you drink : heal your gut, mend your mind, and improve nutrition to change your relationship with alcohol / Brooke Scheller, DCN, CNS.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Balance, 2023Edition: First editionDescription: xii, 244 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781538741061
  • 1538741067
  • 9781538768907
  • 1538768909
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Contents:
Is it time to change your relationship with alcohol? To drink or not to drink -- The doctor and the wine bottle -- The three drinking archetypes -- A functional approach to sobriety. The relationship between alcohol and nutrition -- Blood sugar and the endocrine system -- The gut and the microbiome -- The brain and neurotransmitters -- How to eat to change how you drink. Starting where you are -- A 4-week food and nutrition guide to drink less -- Supplements, herbs, and other lifestyle modifications -- Building community -- Recipe. Healthy recipes to support your alcohol reduction plan -- Mocktails and tonics.
Summary: "Let nutrition guide you to sobriety (or to just drinking a little less) with this guide and meal plan to reduce alcohol cravings and repair your health through food. Trapped in alcohol's addictive grip, Dr. Brooke Scheller wanted a way out. For her, total sobriety was the answer to her problem, which she achieved by applying her skills as a doctor of nutrition, pairing her knowledge of nutrition with other integrative therapies to eliminate alcohol for good. Seeing the success in herself, she shifted her practice to help inspire others to explore a lifestyle with little to no alcohol. How to Eat to Change How You Drink is a revolutionary guide to leverage food and nutrition to reduce or eliminate alcohol consumption, develop mindfulness, and promote a healthier relationship with alcohol. Working through the book, readers will identify their drinking archetype and then learn the types of nutritional changes they can make to reduce alcohol cravings alongside behavior modification; they'll learn how alcohol affects their nutritional status and can contribute to health symptoms ranging from fatigue, to hormonal imbalances, digestive irregularities, weight gain, thyroid disorders, autoimmune diseases and more; and they'll restore their nutritional status and repair key body systems after moderate to heavy alcohol consumption. This book will change the way we think about and address alcohol intake in our society-- through the lens of nutrition"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction New 362.2928 S322 Checked out 07/18/2024 33111011241565
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

" Scheller's practical guidance is elevated by her compassionate tone...The result is a solid guide to cutting back. "-- Publisher's Weekly



Let nutrition lead you to sobriety (or to just drinking a little less) with this guide and meal plan to reduce alcohol cravings and repair your health through food.



Trapped in alcohol's addictive grip, Dr. Brooke Scheller wanted a way out. For her, total sobriety was the answer to her problem, which she achieved by applying her skills as a doctor of nutrition, pairing her knowledge of nutrition with other integrative therapies to eliminate alcohol for good. Seeing the success in herself, she shifted her practice to help inspire others to explore a lifestyle with little to no alcohol.



How to Eat to Change How You Drink is a revolutionary guide to leverage food and nutrition to reduce or eliminate alcohol consumption, develop mindfulness, and promote a healthier relationship with alcohol. Working through the book, readers will identify their drinking archetype and then learn the types of nutritional changes they can make to reduce alcohol cravings alongside behavior modification; they'll learn how alcohol affects their nutritional status and can contribute to health symptoms ranging from fatigue, to hormonal imbalances, digestive irregularities, weight gain, thyroid disorders, autoimmune diseases and more; and they'll restore their nutritional status and repair key body systems after moderate to heavy alcohol consumption.



This book will change the way we think about and address alcohol intake in our society-- through the lens of nutrition.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-233) index.

Is it time to change your relationship with alcohol? To drink or not to drink -- The doctor and the wine bottle -- The three drinking archetypes -- A functional approach to sobriety. The relationship between alcohol and nutrition -- Blood sugar and the endocrine system -- The gut and the microbiome -- The brain and neurotransmitters -- How to eat to change how you drink. Starting where you are -- A 4-week food and nutrition guide to drink less -- Supplements, herbs, and other lifestyle modifications -- Building community -- Recipe. Healthy recipes to support your alcohol reduction plan -- Mocktails and tonics.

"Let nutrition guide you to sobriety (or to just drinking a little less) with this guide and meal plan to reduce alcohol cravings and repair your health through food. Trapped in alcohol's addictive grip, Dr. Brooke Scheller wanted a way out. For her, total sobriety was the answer to her problem, which she achieved by applying her skills as a doctor of nutrition, pairing her knowledge of nutrition with other integrative therapies to eliminate alcohol for good. Seeing the success in herself, she shifted her practice to help inspire others to explore a lifestyle with little to no alcohol. How to Eat to Change How You Drink is a revolutionary guide to leverage food and nutrition to reduce or eliminate alcohol consumption, develop mindfulness, and promote a healthier relationship with alcohol. Working through the book, readers will identify their drinking archetype and then learn the types of nutritional changes they can make to reduce alcohol cravings alongside behavior modification; they'll learn how alcohol affects their nutritional status and can contribute to health symptoms ranging from fatigue, to hormonal imbalances, digestive irregularities, weight gain, thyroid disorders, autoimmune diseases and more; and they'll restore their nutritional status and repair key body systems after moderate to heavy alcohol consumption. This book will change the way we think about and address alcohol intake in our society-- through the lens of nutrition"-- Provided by publisher.

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