What are the best foods to eat when recovering from meth addiction? Any nutritional / health advice?
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I think by eating healthy foods like fruits, vegatables, and high fiber foods (All Bran Cereal, etc.) will help purify your body of toxins.  This are seemingly foods that could help you.  I was a counselor of addicts for three years, however, I concentrated moderately on diet.  Be prepared to gain weight most likely, have lack of motivation, and constantly tired.  Keep in mind that you are moving toward being healthy.  These different aforementioned negative things are the biggest reasons meth users go back to the drug.  I commend you highly on taking on such a huge leap in your life.  No offense, and I ask you to take this jokingly.  In the next few months, as you look in the mirror, and you see a tired, slightly plump, hardly movitivated person, take comfort in knowing that you are healthy and alive.  I lost two people as a counselor to drugs, and it warms my heart to see you taking this step.  Stay the course!!
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Don't eat junk food....... It's not good for you and will just give you problems...... Too much sugar, too much salt, too much fat.......Though a treat once a week won't hurt you. :o)\n\nDo eat....... whole wheat bread, buns, bagels, cereal, pasta, rice..... Keep away from the white versions.\nDo eat......fruits, veggies, both raw and cooked, and lots of variety\nDo eat..... Nuts, dried fruit, peanut butter, cheese in moderation, eggs, and a variety of meat.\nDo eat..... some energy bars but read the content as some as just glorified candy bars. Clif bars are 70% organic and good for you but are very 'different'.\nDrink milk..... try different kinds too. Soy milk, goats milk, etc. Look in the dairy section of the market.\nYou can also try Ensure or Boost for a quick 'meal' when you're in a hurry. They are thick so I like to add water.....\nYou can make protein shakes with milk, bananas or other fruit and protein powder.\nDo eat....... six times a day and two hours before you go to bed.\nYou should have about 2500 calories per day.\n\nRemember to exercise too..... Being the 'correct' weight doesn't mean you're healthy! Yes, weight training, running, biking, swimming, yoga...... It's all good.....  :o)
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If you are on the run a lot, then stop in at a fruit stand. Fruit stands offer so many choices of healthy foods and good snacks you can eat on the run.\n\nSnack on baby carrots. The baby carrots, rich in beta-carotene, healthy sugars and healthy carbs, will also fill you up because of the high fiber content.\n\nOr, drink a ready-to-drink (RTD) protein shake. Myoplex, Muscle Milk, Micelle Edge are a few of the preferred brands of RTD protein shakes. Most of them have a high protein and low or moderate carb count. And, they are vitamin fortified, so you will get lots of energy.\n\nMake sure you are drinking plenty of water. Gastric hydration curbs appetite, keeping your body hydrated moisturizes your skin, aids in proper digestion, and regular hydration oxygenates you muscles.\n\nOr, grab a peanut butter and jelly sandwich on whole grain bread.\n\nCarry a bag with pumpkin or sunflower seeds. Pumpkin seeds are the most healthy and beneficial in human nutrition, due to the rich content of healthy oils. These oils moisturize your skin, lubricate your joints, assist in proper digestion, and are good source of B vitamins and lean protein. Sunflower seeds are a close 2nd.\n\nOr, carry a bag with walnuts or almonds. Walnuts are the king of healthful nuts and offer nutritional values similar to pumpkin seeds.\n\nBananas are extremely healthy for us, but, they don't travel well.\n\nHow about getting some fresh turkey from your local deli or health food store and putting a few slices on grain bread with some sun-dried tomatoes and one slice of cheese? Takes about 2 minutes. If you don't like cheese, then replace it with some avocado. Pour some olive oil on your plate and dip the sandwich in it as you eat. Olive oil is rich in omega oils.\n\nLet me know if you don't like any of these suggestions. I have tons of them.
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This is what I did after being in a head on collision and bed ridden for 3 months,eat stuff like soup not top ramen but a hearty chunky kind at least for lunch but try to stay away from alot of pasta,bread,and stuff like that,snacks are OK but try eating jello,salads,raw veggies with a low fat dip,you know..plus every time you eat something that is high in fat look up a picture of an obese person and tell yourself do i want to look this way? my aunt died from being obese it was a sad thing good luck
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(a) starve yourself\n(b) eat and then barf\n(c) meth, meth, and more meth\n(d) lipo\n(e) take an entire box of laxitives\n\n-all options are safe, affordable, and recommended by health professionals.  Good luck losing weight, because there is nothing worse in the world than being fat.
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yeah I would have to say meth...get whoever it is some help.
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I wish more questions would be made about our food today. When I was a smoker I ate a lot but it wasn't all used by my body. Now I still eat too much and it get used fully. I am thinking that the appetite hormones given to animals in the processed protein meal food is coming down in the processed meat to our bodies. I can't do much about that except move to the wilderness. Food casts are very high in the wilderness. I am aware that I eat to find an emotional balance in my body chemistry. I skip breakfast but eat for the last eight hours way too much. I know sexual activity would remove much overeating but food is cheaper than sex.
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Cereal is good. \nI eat a whole lot of it, \nThen I get sick: BLARF!
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don't do drugs.\ngrow your food = best plan
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ginseng can be helpful for your condition,also it is not an addictive drug however might i also say that iron weed would also help to build your blood back to where it should be.those two things together should help you.
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From now until the event, eat NOTHING but RAW fruits and vegetables and drink nothing but WATER, and lots of it.  You can eat as much of them as you like, but be sure not to stave yourself.  Eat until you're full.  Make sure  you take a quality multi-vitamin as well.   Raw  nuts can be bought from health food stores for a source of protein.  The key is to make sure you're getting all the proper nutrients.
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Your daily diet doesn't sound balanced.  Eat regular meals during the day or 5 small meals and 2-3 healthy snacks.  Drink plenty of water and take a daily vitamin.  At night, if you can't stop the craving, go for a healthier snack, like, peanuts mixed with cereal and raisins.  It is actually good and you get the sweets and salts too from it!  Have about a cup of it.  Believe me it is filling, you might not even eat a whole cup.\nOne more thing.  If you deprive yourself of your favorite snack, you'll binge later on.  So during your day you can have one serving of something that is your favorite.
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No soda, no fast food, lots of chicken, fish, fruits, vegies, whole wheat stuff, yogurt. Not so many cakes and donuts and cookies. Basic common sense for eating, you just need to enforce it. Get all the bad stuff out of the house right away, just toss it or give it away while your still motivated. No alcohol if that applies. Lots of water, 3-4 liters a day, not all at once, but spread out. Its really easy to down a liter or two while your watching tv or on the computer. Also drink some after you eat the bigger meals of the day, it helps your body pick out the nutrients in food when your food is more spread apart. \nAs for exercise, lots of cardio. Find something you like. If you have never exercised much before, start with walking 30 minutes a day at a brisk pace. Move on to different terrains that include hills and increase the time spent. After a week or two, try jogging the route. No matter what find an activity you enjoy. Walking to jogging is just an example, try hiking, rollerblading, biking. Once you get into a regular routine, if your not happy with the level of difficulty, try signing up with a gym. Spinning, pilates or kickboxing classes are great. It will also introduce you to working with weights. Talk to a trainer for instruction before using any weights. A cheap investment is a balance ball, it works you stomach while your just sitting on it, like at your computer and its great for posture. There are hundreds of exercises you can use it for for your entire body. I can give you some ideas if you want, just email me. Good Luck!
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Meth does make holes in your brain. It also affects all your other organs. Not a good thing to do. I would get some help! If you have not started don't. It is more addictive than ecstasy.
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At the time Meth was thaught to be a good way to loose weight. They did not look at the long term side affects when they used it for short term gains. At on time in the 60s and 70s you could go to a normal Drug store and buy a meth based diet suplment over the counter. I know for I baught a lot of it. Cheep high. You could also purchace "Pink Hearts" in bulk. and Black beauties were like candy.
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Yes I have. I am an ex-crystal meth addict, but I've also done E, LSD, cocaine, mushrooms, pot, and I think some other things too! (like I can remember!)\nIf you need help, trust me, you NEED to go somewhere else besides Yahoo! Answers!! Find a treatment facility in you area. Turn to you family and friends, not complete strangers. Good luck!!
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A lot of water. Eat nutritional foods and multi-vitamins wouldn't hurt. Don't let your friend get too hungry or too tired. It's hard for a person to quit meth, but never impossible. I've never done it, but my ex did, and still does. I'm glad you haven't given up on your friend. I think what your friend needs is in-care treatment.\n \n\nI have a link for you, but drugs for this are still being tested. I've only copy/pasted some of the information. Good luck.\n\nAntidepressant May Ease Meth Addiction\n\nNov. 23, 2005 -- The depression drug bupropion (Wellbutrin, Zyban, Amfebutamone) may help treat addiction to the stimulant methamphetamine, also called "crank," "meth," and "speed."\n\nThe finding comes from a small, brief study of meth users. It's too early to know if bupropion will become the first drug approved for treating meth addiction.\n\nThe study by Thomas Newton, MD, and colleagues appears in the advance online edition of Neuropsychopharmacology. Newton is a psychiatry professor at the University of California, Los Angeles