Nutrition and Mood
This happens when you skip meals and your blood sugar drops quickly.
What is a mood swing, irritability or craving?
Substance use disrupts this system in the brain
What is the reward system?
What are endorphins?
Lack of sleep increases this risk in recovery.
What is relapse risk?
Daily hygiene improves this internal feeling about yourself.
What is self-esteem?
Dehydration can cause this mental symptom that feels like brain fog.
What is confusion or poor concentration?
Healthy fats help repair these important brain structures.
What are brain cells?
Exercis reduces this stress hormone that increases relapse risk.
What is cortisol?
Sleep helps regulate this daily body rhythm.
What is circadian rhythm?
Cleaning your space reduces this relapse risk factor.
What is chaos?
Balanced meals help stabilize this chemical linked to mood regulation.
What is serotonin?
Early recovery often includes low pleasure response due to low levels of this chemical.
What is dopamine?
Even 10-20 minutes of this can reduce cravings.
What is movement or exercise?
Poor sleep can increase irritability and poor__________.
What is decision making?
Medication compliance supports this area of recovery.
What is mental health stability?
Protein helps support the production of this motivation related neurotransmitter.
What is dopamine?
Poor diet can increase symptoms of these two mental health conditions.
What are depression and anxiety?
Exercise improves this nighttime function that stabilizes mood.
What is sleep?
Going to bed at a consistent time helps build this protective factor.
What is structure or routine?
What is structure?
Sometimes what feels like a craving is actually the basic physical need.
What is hunger?
The brain needs this to heal properly.]
What is nutrition?
Consistent movement helps rebuild this important recovery trait.
What is discipline or routine?
Sleep deprivation increases stress hormones and reduces this important recovery skill.
What is impulse control?
Recovery is not just about avoiding substances. It is about rebuilding this entire system.
What is brain, body, habits and identity?