In episode 179 of The Elevation Recovery Podcast, Chris Scott and Matt Finch discuss alcohol substitutions for alcohol recovery such as CBD drinks, kombucha, non-alcoholic wine infused with CBD, and many other beverages or elixirs that are healthy mood-boosters. They share stories of alcohol substitutions they’ve used and why, the reasoning behind alcohol replacement drinks, and much more.
Here are some of the main topics discussed in this episode:
- How Chris Scott and Matt Finch came up with the idea behind the Elevation Recovery Podcast
- How Chris Scott and Matt Finch have learned some of their best info from coaching clients over the years
- What you put in your body matters very much
- Why Chris drinks CBD-infused beverages as alcohol substitutions for a mood-boosting drink (yet with CBD there is typically no negative conequences)
- Why people will often turn to non-alcoholic beverages to still have something to have in their hand and drink while quitting alcohol and in early recovery (and even beyond)
- Why Chris likes drinking several different beverages throughout the day (such as Spring Longevity Dragon Tea, Kombucha, CBD drinks, and more
- Drinking non-alcoholic cocktails as an alcohol substitution
- Drinking organic whole milk as an alcohol substitution
- Matt’s experiences drinking energy drinks on the rocks while also taking Rx pills as an alcohol replacement or substitution
- CBD-infused non-alcoholic wines for alcohol substitution
- Why Matt spent almost 2 decades on alcohol and/or drugs and how diet, supplements, and customized health strategies and therapies helped him finally feel great in life with integrative and functional medicine
- Why it’s often tragic when someone doesn’t know about diet or how to figure out a good way to eat for their particular and unique needs
- Why Chris and Matt are “allergic to groupthink”
- Why enlisting the help of loved ones can optimize support and accountability and thus boost success rates
- The psychology behind being “powerless over alcohol”
- How missing alcohol and wishing you could drink in moderation can lead to shame. low self-esteem, anxiety, depression, agitation, and more
- How to genuinely feel really good about yourself as a non-drinker
- How people can often tell if a non-drinker feels bad about themselves because they can’t control their drinking
- How poeple can often tell if a non-drinker doesn’t give a dang about alcohol
- The link between hypoglycemia and alcohol addiction
- How alcohol feels to a normal drinker vs how alcohol feels to someone addicted to alcohol
- How alcohol effects a person with hypoglyemia vs how alcohol effects someone without hypoglycemia
