Live + Learn: What Style of Eater Are You?

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Breathe founder Brad Lamm has teamed up with Oprah to create an online learning series – to help live and learn as we plug away at life. In the very first in the series, click and get some good ideas on how to get healthier with your food + weight story by identifying YOUR EATING […]

Sugar Blows!

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Brad Lamm, CIP The American Heart Association says heart disease is the number one killer of men and women in America.  Heart disease occurs when plaque builds up in the walls of the arteries, making it harder for blood to flow through. If a blood clot forms, it can stop the blood flow and cause […]

How do you Maintain Sobriety on Pain Meds?

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Brad Lamm, CIP Last year, a recent alum of Breathe Life Healing Center was admitted to the hospital for surgery.  As an addict in early recovery from opioids, there was naturally concern about pain management.  She faced a question that many of us will at some point be faced with: How does one maintain sobriety […]

Freedom From Bondage

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Brad Lamm, CIP When Paul Mason moved back home to care for his ailing mother after his father died, he had no idea that would open the door to a vicious battle with food addiction.   As a postman in his native Suffolk, England, Mr. Mason eventually resigned from his job when he could no longer […]

Dealing with Early Sobriety Triggers

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Brad Lamm, CIP The real work to stay sober begins when you leave treatment.  Your commitment to abstain from drugs, food or alcohol is contingent upon your ability to identify triggers and a willingness to learn how to deal with them. Cravings, numbing out and a desire to escape from uncomfortable feelings are all potential […]

When It’s Time to Tell the Family About Your Addiction

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Brad Lamm, CIP Coming to terms with your addiction is the first step on the road to recovery.  Once you’ve done that, it’s time to tell your loved ones what’s been happening. Although it’s not something we look forward to, following these guidelines will help you accomplish the next step as smoothly as possible. Write […]

Alcohol Awareness Month: For the Health of It

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Brad Lamm, CIP April is Alcohol Awareness Month. Founded and sponsored by the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (NCADD), this year’s theme is: “For the Health of It: Early Education on Alcoholism and Addiction.” No other substance is more widely used and abused by America’s youth than alcohol, making alcoholism and alcohol-related […]

Dr. Tian Dayton Receives President’s Award

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Brad Lamm, CIP The American Society of Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama (ASGPP) awarded Dr. Tian Dayton the President’s Award at their national conference on Monday.  Dr. Dayton, who holds a position as Director of the New York Psychodrama Training Insititute and is a fellow of the ASGPP, is the Director of Clinical Programming at Breathe […]

Failure to Launch

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Brad Lamm, CIP Quarter-life crisis is a term you may not be familiar with but it’s used to describe a very real phenomenon we’re seeing more and more. Initially coined as an analogy with mid-life crisis, the term ‘failure to launch’ refers to the time from teens to the thirties in which an individual becomes […]

A Cut Above?

Brad Lamm, CIP   Body Mass Index (BMI) is a number calculated from a person’s weight and height. BMI provides a reliable indicator of body fatness for most people and is used to screen for weight categories that may lead to health problems. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, normal BMI in […]