Nutrition: Prevention and Recovery

Categories: Public/Community Information/Event Professional Development / Training
Audiences: Adults, Educators, Parents, Prevention Professionals, Recovery Movement, Treatment Professionals, Health Care Providers
Date: March 15, 2010 8:30 AM to March 16, 2010 8:30 AM
Details:

 A 12 HOUR TRAINING EVENT ON MONDAY & TUESDAY, MARCH 15 & 16, 2010

with Patricia Mulready, MD

8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. daily (registration begins at 8:00 a.m.)

at NH Primex, 46 Donovan Street, Concord, NH

DESCRIPTION OF THE PRESENTATION:

  • Addiction is considered a disease of body, mind and spirit.
  • CPS Category: Prevention Theory and Practice
  • LADC Performance Domains: II, IV & V Category of Competence: 5, 13, 15, 16 & 17

ABOUT THE PRESENTER:

Patricia Mulready, M.D. is a graduate of the University Of Connecticut School Of Medicine and is board certified in Family Medicine. She holds a masterʹs degree in counseling with a specialty in addictions from the same institution. In addition to her training in conventional medicine and psychotherapy, Dr. Mulready has spent years gaining knowledge and experience in biochemical medicine, environmental medicine, nutrition, addictions, emotional disorders, energy work and spirituality. Dr. Mulready has been adjunct faculty at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, University of Connecticut School of Social Work and University of Bridgeport College of Naturopathic Medicine. She is a requested speaker and workshop leader at conferences. In addition to providing training, Dr. Mulready maintains an organizational consultation practice and a private practice for individuals seeking to restore health.

We have many tools to work with the mind and feelings, fewer to encourage spirituality and almost none to heal the body. By ignoring the impact of the body on recovery, the possibility of relapse increases as unstable chemistry make people feel poorly and drives them to relief by using. It does not have to be this way! This workshop begins the process of providing information and skills to intervene with the body at the most basic level ‐ food. Feeding the body properly and consistently is the first step in rebalancing body chemistry and increasing the chances of long‐term recovery. The first day will focus on the function of the digestive tract, the role of the brain in eating and recovery, other body systems strongly affected by food choices and the basics of food. Day Two will address diet and the role of supplements in healthy living. Since the information builds over the training, you need to attend day one to attend day two. Come learn nutritionʹs role in a healthier recovery to benefit yourself, your loved ones and your clients! Participants will be able to: discuss the function of each part of the digestive tract; discuss the impact of food on at least two body systems, name at least one important function of protein, carbohydrates and fat, name at least two vitamins and their functions, name at least two minerals and their functions, discuss the important components of a healthy diet.