Addictions are often solutions to emotional needs.
Not surprisingly, many addicts transfer from one bad habit to another.
Why do you see some people trade addictions? When you remove a vice from someone's life -- one that has become so psychologically valuable -- he or she instinctively grasps at another crutch to hold on to, like cigarettes or food.
There is a lot of shame, blame and guilt that happens with addiction; another driver for recovering addicts to turn to new compulsions.
Andrea Szebeni, RD, helps you understand cross-addiction and how to treat the disease comprehensively.
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Substance Abuse: Trading One Addiction for Food
Featuring:
Andrea Szebeni, RD, RN
Andrea Szebeni helps people go beyond their physical goals through nutrition as a Registered Dietitian/Licensed Nutritionist and Certified Conditioning Coach. She has worked in a clinical setting helping pre- and post-operative gastric bypass patients, cardiovascular diseases, diabetic patients, as well as eating disorder patients.
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