For active men who work every day toward building and improving the machine of their body, testosterone is critical. Testosterone helps the male body build muscle and sustain muscle development. Testosterone also helps keep your hormones in check and plays … Read More
We Need to Talk About How Much Sugar We Eat for Breakfast
The healthiest breakfast should only contain sugars from complex carbohydrates and fruit. If your breakfast tastes like a dessert table at the buffet, you might be doing something wrong. America has a sweet tooth. Added sugar has become the new … Read More
Addiction and Social Anxiety
Social Anxiety Disorder is a diagnosable mental health disorder, as outlined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, which is currently in its fifth edition. Having a mental health disorder like social anxiety disorder creates a higher risk for developing a … Read More
Tough Spirits, Tough Mudders: Resiliency In Recovery Through Endurance Challenge Races
Resiliency is an important characteristic for taking control of life without drugs and alcohol. Drugs and alcohol are, in many ways, coping mechanisms for handling life. When drugs and alcohol are not part of coping with life anymore, men in … Read More
Camping: Nature’s Sleep Medicine
When you’re out camping in nature, you’re less likely to be on your phone. Without a world of distraction around you, you are more likely to go to sleep earlier. In the world of camping, when the sun goes down, … Read More
Power Stances and Pep Talks
You stand in front of the mirror, hands on your hips, legs spread wide, chin up, chest out, looking like a superhero. You start with your name, which could be James. “James,” you say to yourself in an assertive tone, … Read More
What You’re Made Of
Discipline in fitness is a life metaphor in addiction recovery to show you what you are made of and what you are capable of. Themes of patience, endurance, commitment, consistency and more help you build your body and your mind. … Read More
Rip, Rest, Repeat: Recovery For Exercise
Rest and recovery in exercise is a metaphor for recovery from addiction. Sleep, for example, is essential for sustainability in treatment, approaching the training of mind and body every day which helps build strength for living sober. Recovery is a … Read More
5 Reasons You Should Make a Point of Visiting Oneonta Gorge
Living in Portland, Oregon for treatment offers an endless list of possibilities for adventure. A popular spot for locals and tourists, the famous Oneonta Gorge is not to be missed. To get there, you have to drive a lot … Read More
Meditation Makes You Cool
Anger is described as hot. When we get angry, we boil up. Emotionally, we are raging, fuming, have a hot temper, and compare ourselves to a volcano. Hot emotional lava is gurgling inside of us and when it explodes, the … Read More