Mind Your Drink by Cassandra Gaisford

Substance abuse can be a source of conflict on many different levels for people. Sobriety can be a way out of the conflict. This article explores the benefits of sobriety and allowing feelings to move you through you as they are intended to do.  

“As our feelings change, this mixture of peptides travels throughout your body and your brain. And they’re literally changing the chemistry of every cell in your body,” says neuroscientist Dr. Candace Pert.

Many people seek happiness in a bottle, mistakenly turning to booze to fuel a happy-high. But there are happier and healthier options to feel more joy—minus hangover hell and drinkers remorse. You can trick your brain and stimulate the reward networks by losing the booze and pepping up your peptides—your body’s natural feel-good opiates.