How much time have you already spent worrying instead of doing something you love? What if you just had one more day, what would you do? Most of us take life for granted, that we have plenty of time left to do the things we […]
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Author: Inspire Malibu
Inspire Malibu is the premier Non 12 Step, drug, alcohol, and detox treatment center in Agoura Hills, California. Our state-of-the-art treatment program combines the latest scientific research with proven, evidence-based therapies to address both alcohol and substance abuse successfully.
Inspire Malibu is Joint Commission (JCAHO) accredited and has been designated a Higher Level of Care by the Department of Health Care Services. We are also uniquely qualified to address dual-diagnosis disorders.
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What Role Does Dopamine Play in Addiction?
Dopamine is a neurotransmitter in the brain that affects many things, most notably pleasure, which plays a role in our mental health. When the brain is functioning properly, we receive a positive reward in the form of pleasure from dopamine induced by eating, drinking, sex […]
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Heroin Use on The Rise
This post was originally written in September 2013. Since that time, we have seen heroin go from a drug that was starting to show up in unlikely places to where we are today in the midst of a full-blown epidemic in the United States. Heroin […]
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A Short Eating Guide For A Healthier Life
When changing your lifestyle, not only do you want to improve what you do but how you do it. You want to feel better about who you are, and one way to do that is by eating healthier. Granted, fast food and junk food is […]
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Why Does Stretching Work?
Everyone’s been subjected to the mantra of gym coaches and fitness gurus that stretching is a virtual cure-all for muscle injury. In fact, if you listened to all the advice out there on stretching, you’d be stretching after you wake-up, before workouts, after workouts, while […]
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3 Exercises to Strengthen Your Emotional Muscles
Exercise is healthy for your body. Everywhere you look, people are talking about getting healthier by exercising, eating right and making changes in their lives. Building a healthy body is important to a happy life. But what you don’t always hear people talk about is […]
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Did You Know That Yoga and Visualization Relieves Stress?
The number of scientific studies on the effects yoga, relaxation and visualization has on physical and mental health is growing rapidly. Health organizations and universities have taken on the task of conducting their own studies to determine for themselves if there is any relevance to […]
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The Stigma of Drug Addiction
According to statistics provided by The National Institute on Drug Abuse, nearly 23 million U.S. citizens over the age of 12 were addicted to an illegal or prescribed drug in 2011. Marijuana was the most commonly abused drug, with prescription pain relievers and tranquilizers representing […]
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What Is Mindfulness and Why Should I Care?
If you are like a lot of people these days, you are used to doing at least two things at once. For example, you might organize your bills and keep an eye on your children at the same time. While it is very common to have […]
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Easy Ways To Find Heart Healthy Foods
Finding heart healthy foods is a necessity in today’s day and age. Everywhere one looks, there are processed foods that can be consumed. These foods are not only bad for the waist line, they are bad for the heart. Everyone needs to focus on their […]
