Reasons for Rehab #2: Prescription Medication Addiction

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by Brad Lamm, CIP Trying to get yourself to rehab can be a bear. I know. I tried for awhile. Like six months, plotting a plan of change or else…rehab! I quit crystal meth the summer of 2002 after friends begged me to make a change or three. I tried cold turkey with the booze […]

Aspartame: No Calorie with a Cost

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Brad Lamm, CIP It’s easy to assume when a product says low-cal on a food label that it’s healthy. Sadly that is not always the case. In our ever expanding world, we search for every advantage we can get in managing weight. Unfortunately, with manufactured alternatives to sugar such as aspartame, we are making our […]

More Addiction Treatment – More Access

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  Brad Lamm, CIP | New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislators announced an agreement Wednesday on a set of pro-treatment bills marking a gigantic step towards helping in the face of this massive heroin epidemic. The disease of addiction has rippled through our communities. I imagine most of you know someone who has […]

Smoking Booze? Get Outa Town!

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by Brad Lamm, CIP | I get it – we tend toward more, for less.  When it comes to consuming alcohol, it’s been played with since the first caveman sought to increase the kick in the punch. In colleges since the invention of funnels, the beer bong made getting more booze in the body in […]

A Fitness Rx: Fun Matters

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Brad Lamm, CIP | You know the routine – mind, body + spirit. Tap all three through strong clinical help, mindful exercise and focused clean food work and you’ve got the not-so-secret recipe for success. We all know exercising is a key way to live well. Too often it’s neglected with those struggling with weight. Lethargy […]

Your Drug Dealer With A Co-Pay

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Brad Lamm, CIP |  A Boise, Idaho doc, who was charged with dealing prescription drugs illegally is behind bars this morning. Physicians prescribing legal drugs are not just fuel to the fire, but in many states, the FIRE of our addiction epidemic as I’ve written about before. In 2009 I stormed the office with a camera […]

Summer Eat Wave – Childhood Obesity

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  Brad Lamm, CIP  |  No more pencils, no more books, and no more teacher’s dirty looks. Same story, different year…but wait. Something’s changed for the bigger, not better, and it’s up to all you parents to commit to go old school – and by that I mean down and dirty, swim and bike, run […]

Obesity: I’m Not Big, Why We Loathe to Admit it

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Brad Lamm, CIP  |  As Americans continue to gain weight, countless doctors and medical teams are slaving away to address the obesity epidemic. Could it be that the easiest fix is as simple as taking an honest look in the mirror? The majority of Americans don’t see themselves as overweight. Unfortunately our statistics say otherwise. […]

Obesity: The World is Literally Round

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by Brad Lamm, CIP The world is round, and now we know, so are more than 30% of occupants on it as obesity continues to climb worldwide and the epidemic of struggle grows. It’s more than food, fat or feelings- and I know from working on the front line of this painful battle, how we […]

A Heroin Vaccine Needing Money

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by Brad Lamm, CIP With the epidemic of Heroin abuse continuing to progress in all demographics, research for treatment is surprisingly much to sparse. Although there are many abstinence step work programs making a positive difference, there is still a very small percentage of the ever growing addictive population being reached. With a new heroin […]