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End Your Addiction Now: How Pioneer Work Outperforms Traditional Treatment
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Episode 109
"One cell in the locus coeruleus can ignite all 200 trillion cells in the body just like that.”
- Dr. Charles Gant
End Your Addiction Now: How Pioneer Work Outperforms Traditional Treatment
Is our biology predisposing us to addictive tendencies?
Addiction isn’t just about willpower—it’s deeply rooted in biology. Today, we dive into how our own biology can make it easier to fall into an addiction and make it harder to break free. Why is that though? Because it gives us leverage points to both prevent or treat addictions.
Similar to trying to treat trauma just with therapy and not including the biology, addictions is a mind-body and biology condition and will require such an approach for the best outcomes.
The late Dr. Charles Gant, who was our guest for this episode, achieved an 83% success rate in addiction recovery—far surpassing conventional methods that have less than a 50% success rate. By targeting neurotransmitter imbalances, detoxifying the body, and optimizing nutrition, his method offers a revolutionary path to true healing beyond traditional treatment.
Dr. Gant was a pioneer in applying integrative and functional medicine to addictions and authored the book, End Your Addiction Now. His work focused on identifying and treating the underlying causes of addiction and mood disorders through genetic, nutritional, and biochemical testing. And to honor him, this conversation highlights his outstanding efforts in understanding and overcoming addiction.
Helpful Links Related To This Episode
Related YouTube Videos:
Trauma and Toxins: Methylation And Unblocking Your Body’s Detoxification Pathways
Guides, Tools, Resources:
- 3 Most Common Biochemical Imbalances – free guide to discover the most common imbalances I find in those with persistent trauma responses. Until these are identified and supported with Biology of TraumaⓇ repair tools, they will hold you back in depression, anxiety, and even fatigue and pain. If you know my story, you will know that I discovered I had all 3! No wonder I was stuck and developing worse symptoms of trauma biology over time, like chronic fatigue, chronic pain and autoimmunity.
KEY MOMENTS:
[02:41] How genetic vulnerabilities and neurotransmitter deficiencies contribute to addiction and coping patterns
[09:13 Why relapse is more often a result of unaddressed biological imbalances
[14:22] How detoxification and personalized nutrition can accelerate recovery and create long-term healing.
[27:09] What you can do to naturally support your brain’s neurotransmitters, like serotonin, dopamine, and GABA, to improve mood and focus
[14:22] How detoxification and personalized nutrition can accelerate recovery and create long-term healing.
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