Chris Scott interviews Mark Mathews, MA, LADC, who is the son of Joan Mathews Larson, author of the revolutionary 7 Weeks To Sobriety and founder of Health Recovery Center in Minneapolis. Mark is an expert in orthomolecular medicine and Bio-Counselor at Health Recovery Center.
If you want to learn more about the nutritional approach to healing addiction, be sure to listen to this information-packed episode!
Here are the main topics and resources discussed in this episode:
- Overview of biochemical repair / orthomolecular medicine
- The legacy of Joan Mathews Larson’s bestseller, 7 Weeks To Sobriety
- The underreported success of Health Recovery Center, which uses biochemical repair as the foundation of addiction treatment (and has a 74% success rate)
- The link between alcohol addiction and hypoglycemia
- The pervasiveness of Big Pharma (under the guise of “dual diagnoses”) in the addiction treatment industry
- Why prescription drugs are not a good long-term solution for PAWS-induced anxiety, depression, and insomnia
- Overview of some of the most important nutrients for alcohol recovery
- The importance of biochemical individuality in determining the best recovery plan
- Why alcohol-addicted individuals of Northern Europeans/Scandinavian descent should be aware of prostaglandins and GLA
- Administering IV nutrients vs oral nutrients
- The prevalence of candida yeast in alcohol addicts
- The two supplements that everyone should take (alcohol-addicted or not!)
- Situational mental health issues vs biochemical mental health issues
- Why biochemical repair can be useful not just for alcohol, but for mental health issues and addictions to prescription drugs/street drugs
- Further resources:
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Hey Chris,
Thanks for sharing. Have you updated your supplements list?
It would be really cool to have a nice matrix of symptom to supplement guide.
I loved this podcast so much , I now that lack of nutrition has been part of why I had depression most of my life. My mom was a alcoholic and heroine addiction . She committed suicide when I was 7. Years ago I had a gastric bypass which I feel led to even more nutrient deficiencies. This opened the door to my alcoholism .
I found Chrises book out of desperation and am starting my journey with Chrises book and podcast and using Sinclair method.
I wanted to add that it’s important to get right vitamin C , I have learned so much also from Dr. Berg and the amazing dr. Darren Schmidt both incredible experts on nutrition and keto.
https://youtu.be/DnvnKnu7YBI
Thank you so much 💗
Hi, I am having difficulty finding the supplements. I am eager to get started. Can you reccomend the best place to order. Thanks.
Rick