Day: January 13, 2013

Anyone who indulges in alcohol is at risk of doing major damage not only to his body but to his family as well. There are instances when a person who abuses the drink is left all alone for the family to deal with and they don’t know how to deal with a person who uses the substances.

Above It All Treatment Center has a variety of programs that they undertake to ensure that the person who is seeking help is given total and whole treatment that addresses the entire body, physically, emotionally, and spiritually. When a person goes anywhere for help, it is good if all the issues are dealt with for then the person feels healed from the inside-out.

At Above It All Treatment Center, they do this by having a program that addresses first the cleansing of the body, known as detoxing. When a person is detoxing, all the harmful toxins are removed from the system and the system waits for a better and fulfilling course of treatment to commence. Our bodies are machines that take in what we feed them and if we continue feeding them the wrong things, they deteriorate and become completely useless.

After detox, a person undergoes a rigorous process known as withdrawal. This is the process that makes many not want to seek help in the first place. The process has symptoms that are not favorable, including chills, sweating, mood swings, and others. The ones who seek help for their addictions are given prior warnings by the counselors on the effects of the substances leaving their bodies.

After one has gone through all of the above processes, they are supplied with good things that include good nutrition and exercise. The nutritional classes address the foods that one had been neglecting when one was under the control of alcohol and then give ways of how much is good and bad for a system that is recovering from the effects of alcohol addiction.

It is prudent to feed the body foods from all the basic food groups, for missing one food group is detrimental for one’s health and growth. Rehab centers have a rigorous program that addresses the physical being, meaning that one goes through a taxing yet beneficial process of exercises that are meant to strengthen the joints and muscles.

A body that is used to having toxins day in and day out is usually as strong as that of a two year old and it is paramount that one regains the use of his limbs for better health and longevity. Imagine growing old when one is a vegetable: it would be better being dead than live like that. Above It All Treatment Center has taken it upon themselves to ensure that they are able to help a few people at a time who are willing to be rid of the addiction.