Fueling Recovery: How Amino Acid Therapy & Nutrition Rebuild the Addicted Brain

Date: Friday, May 1

Time: 2:15-3:45 pm

Speaker Bio

Heather Dale, MS, MPA is a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and Certified Addiction Recovery Nutrition Coach specializing in the biochemistry of recovery. She is the founder of the Brain Body Recovery™ Method, integrating lab testing, targeted amino acid therapy, therapeutic nutrition, and lifestyle design to restore brain health and support sustainable sobriety. A recovered alcoholic herself, Heather combines lived experience with advanced training in functional medicine and nutritional psychiatry. She helps clients rebalance neurotransmitters, stabilize blood sugar, and reduce inflammation—the biochemical foundations of resilience. Heather holds degrees from Vassar, Princeton, and Purdue.

Description

Addiction is often treated as a psychological issue, but it is also profoundly biochemical. Traditional recovery models emphasize social, spiritual, and psychological support, yet without biochemical repair, the foundation remains incomplete. Years of substance use deplete neurotransmitters, inflame the brain, and disrupt metabolism — driving cravings, anxiety, depression, and relapse. Still, most treatment models overlook this core component.

This presentation introduces a science-based, nutrition-centered approach that restores the brain’s ability to heal. We’ll focus on how targeted amino acid therapy and functional nutrition can replenish key neurotransmitters, reduce inflammation, and stabilize the biochemical terrain of recovery. By addressing this missing pillar, clients can better engage in the psychosocial and spiritual aspects of healing.

Participants will learn how addiction traps the brain in cycles of craving, the research behind amino acid precursors, and practical strategies — from blood-sugar stabilization to safe amino acid use — that clinicians can apply immediately to support long-term recovery.

Learning Objectives

• Explain the Four Pillars of Recovery — identify the psychological, social, spiritual, and biochemical dimensions, and recognize how the absence of biochemical repair contributes to relapse.

• Describe the Biochemical Consequences of Addiction — understand how alcohol and substance use deplete neurotransmitters, fuel inflammation, and destabilize metabolic function.

• Evaluate the Role of Amino Acid Therapy and Nutrition — explore how targeted amino acids and therapeutic nutrition restore neurotransmitter balance and reduce cravings.

• Apply Practical Tools in Clinical Practice — integrate blood sugar stabilization, safe amino acid introduction, and anti-inflammatory nutrition strategies into recovery care.