Addictions are fueled by frustration, be it emotional (commonly feeling inadequate or not treated fairly), social, work-related or financial. The greatest frustration comes from not satisfying biological balance or nutritional needs. Trying to stop the addiction only fuels it, because when we feel we are losing something, it becomes that much more important. The approach of cutting down, quitting, reducing or restricting often leads to relapse under pressure.
For example, trying to drink less makes each drink seem that much more valuable and enjoyable. The same can be true with smoking, eating, or working out.
A truly effective and lasting approach to addiction of any type, is to create a new pattern of balance. If you take an approach of adding things that are balanced, concentration shifts from losing to gaining. If you love red meat or pizza, you can add healthy plant-foods that are denser, richer, and concentrated. You will start to crave the healthy things more over time.
The strengthening health approach to the macrobiotic diet treats addiction by creating a new pattern through adding foods, activities and lifestyle practices to restore our natural sense of balance. Over time, we naturally become uncomfortable with extremes. In addiction, we can become more comfortable with those extremes.
Furthermore, the more passionate you are about adding healthy things and practices into your life, the more successful you can be. True recovery comes from adding healthy foods and practices that are biologically and emotionally satisfying.
Our founder, macrobiotic counselor Denny Waxman, has noticed over his long time observation of people they usually lose interest first in the very foods they thought they could never give up. Then, they begin to crave healthy foods and activities that lead to further healthy lifestyle decisions.
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