Making Healthy Nutrition Choices Under Stress
Updated on 2/1/2023 Stress has a great impact on our day to day health and wellness. In stressful times in our lives when we are busier or feeling overwhelmed can lead to less-than-healthy food options or the thought of shopping for comfort items, such as alcohol for someone in addiction recovery. Learn more about how […]
Self-Care During COVID-19
Self-Care During COVID-19 A.K.A #CopingWithCovid During a time of so much uncertainty and information overload, it is important to make time for self-care, especially while in recovery. The Coronavirus, or COVID-19, is spreading rapidly and the world has banded together to stay inside, practice social distancing, work from home, stop going to school, and work […]
Dining Services
Why is Nutrition Important in Recovery? When someone enters treatment, it is because they are in the throes of their addiction and need to change their lives. More often than not, many simple daily human tasks get overlooked while poor habits are forming during addiction. These tasks can include things such as personal hygiene, the […]
Holistic therapy and how they help fight addiction
Holistic therapy and how they help fight addiction What is holistic therapy? Holistic therapy is defined as non-medicinal recovery methods. At Cliffside, we use holistic therapy to complement traditional treatment practices. Holistic therapy aims to bring the mind, body and spirit into alignment. It focuses on the patient’s overall well-being while also treating physical symptoms […]
Not Everyone Wants to Ban Kratom: Here Are Some Issues to Consider
Not Everyone Wants to Ban Kratom: Here Are Some Issues to Consider Never heard of kratom? The media has been so focused on the ongoing opioid epidemic that it’s easy to miss a less frequently used or abused substance, like kratom. But a movement to ban or restrict the sale of kratom in cafes, at […]
Overcoming Inflammation Through Healthy Eating – Renewed Efforts
Overcoming Inflammation Through Healthy Eating – Renewed Efforts I never expected to live past about twenty-five. I drank so heavily and was so overwhelmed by past trauma that I didn’t believe there was hope for me. Now forty, I’ve been sober almost fifteen years and find I have problems that I never imagined I’d have. […]