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Narconon Holistic Residential Treatment Center Gives Life Back to Families Permanently

After a year of watching Lindsey B. waste away from an addiction to crystal meth, her family held an intervention with the help of a Narconon holistic drug rehab counselor. The mother of three children was throwing her life away, and her loved ones had had enough.

Narconon Holistic Residential Treatment Center Gives Life Back to Families Permanently

“The intervention made me realize that my family knew I had a problem,” recalled Lindsey, “and that I really wanted help. I came to the Narconon drug treatment center the same night as the intervention. I was ready to change my life and was open to what Narconon had to offer me.”

Just like Lindsey’s family, many don’t know where to turn when a loved one has a drug addiction but will not seek treatment. Lindsey’s family turned to Narconon VistaBay, where an intervention specialist was assigned to help prepare the family for the painful and difficult conversation to come. During the intervention, the specialist kept the conversation productive and on track, with the end result being Lindsey agreeing to Narconon drug rehab.

Once at one of the Narconon holistic rehabilitation centers, Lindsey began a physical detoxification to rid her body of drugs. Clearing the body of all drug residues, through daily sauna treatments and exercise, is an important part of the Narconon drug rehab process. Once the body is healthy, Lindsey began individual and group therapy sessions to discover the reasons behind her addiction. Throughout her recovery, Lindsey’s family received regular updates regarding her progress. At her graduation, they were there to applaud her success.

“Narconon is great,” said Lindsey on the day she graduated from the Narconon holistic drug rehab at VistaBay. “All of the staff and students have been excellent throughout my entire time here … Narconon offers a way to find out who you really are and informs you of all of the possibilities life has to offer. I could never have found them without Narconon.”

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Narconon Holistic Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs in California

When it comes to drug and alcohol rehab, Narconon Vista Bay has a unique approach: physical detoxification combined with cognitive individual and group therapy. Add into the mix family involvement, a relaxing setting in the Sierra Foothills and no fixed length of stay, and it’s easy to understand why Narconon Vista Bay has higher success rates than traditional drug and alcohol treatment programs.

The Narconon treatment begins by ridding the addict’s body of all drug and alcohol residues. Months or years of abuse can cause a build up of these residues in the body, and even if the addict does not use drugs those residues can enter the blood stream and trigger physical cravings. Daily sauna treatments, exercise and vitamin supplements help to flush the residues from the system, allowing the addict to move onto the next phase of the Narconon holistic drug rehab treatment: cognitive therapy.

Individual and group therapy are a vital part of Narconon holistic drug rehab. Until an addict addresses the behavior and stresses that lead to the addictive lifestyle, he can not heal. Once the addict takes ownership of his mistakes, he then learns new skills that will help him lead a sober life. Shopping trips and hikes in the relaxed setting of small-town Placerville allow the addict to test those skills before returning home. Throughout this phase, the family can play an important part by joining the addict in therapy.

Even after the addict has successfully completed both physical detoxification and the multiple therapeutic steps, there is still work to be done. Counselors at Narconon Vista Bay create a personalized, graduate assurance program that keeps the client and his immediate family in touch with the facility for a full year after graduation. The professional staff at Narconon Vista Bay doesn’t want to see all of its – and the addict’s – hard work go to waste.

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idPatients Now Choose Between Saline and Silicone Breast Enhancement

Patients wanting to improve their bust line will eventually need to choose between saline and silicone breast enhancements. In the 90s, there were some concerns raised that silicone implants were tied to health issues, but years of extensive research and testing could find nothing. This means that, while doctors may recommend one or the other for specific reasons, patients will still need to weigh the pros and cons of choice and make the final decision.

idPatients Now Choose Between Saline and Silicone Breast Enhancement

Silicone breast implants are made of a silicone rubber shell filled by the manufacturer to a specific size with non-toxic silicone gel. They come with various shell types, volumes, colours, shapes, and thicknesses to help physicians make them appear as natural as possible. However, it’s important to note that this variety is not adjustable and requires a larger incision below the breast because they are prefilled.

With the same outer shell as silicone implants, saline devices are filled with a saline solution, which is better known as a saltwater solution. They can come prefilled by the manufacturer to a specific size, or they can come deflated.

The deflated versions are favoured because they can be placed through the belly button, under the arm, around the areola, or under the arm through a small incision. This provides plastic surgeons with a number of options to hide the incision. Then, physicians can fill them to the correct size and firmness. Adjustments can then be made at any time through a minor surgery.

Patients do state the saline implants feel harder than normal and have a texture that resembles a water balloon. To help offset this effect, however, new surgical techniques have made it possible for plastic surgeons to set the implant behind the chest muscle in addition to overfilling it slightly.

Plastic surgery experts warn patients that there are risks involved with this procedure, regardless of the implant chosen. Permanent damage, infection, excess scar tissue, breast pain, and the need for additional surgeries are just a few of these risks. Both materials are also at risk for leakage. A leak in saline implants, however, is almost instantly noticeable while silicone implants are difficult to see because the gel leaks and collects in the surrounding tissue. Silicone and saline implants can also interfere with the detection of breast cancer and dense tissue.

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Eating Disorder Facilities With The Finest Specialists In The Field

Many eating disorder facilities offer treatment programs to their clients. But few of them devote adequate resources to the eating disorder recovery process. In fact, many of the most “exclusive” eating disorder facilities in Los Angeles provide patients with grossly inferior eating disorder treatment services. As should go without saying, you can’t afford to trust your health to one of these institutions.

Eating Disorder Facilities With The Finest Specialists In The Field

Anorexia and bulimia ruin lives. Eating disorder treatment can help to solve the problem, but only if it’s administered by people who know exactly what they’re doing. Those eating disorder facilities which employ inexperienced or unqualified eating disorder therapists do an enormous disservice to patients and their families. Here’s hoping you won’t have to learn that truth the hard way.

The most successful eating disorder facility in Malibu is also one of California’s most distinguished eating disorder treatment clinics. The reason is simple: The center’s eating disorder treatment specialists are leading figures in their respective fields. Their expertise has helped countless clients achieve meaningful and lasting recovery. Don’t wait any longer to include yourself among the lucky few.

Eating-Disorder.Mobi is a referral site that will help you find the finest inpatient eating disorder treatment in the world. If you’d like help finding the best treatment, or for more information on eating disorder treatment facilities, please call 1-877-278-1918, visit our website at http://www.eating-disorder.mobi, or contact us at admissions@eating-disorder.mobi.

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