Addiction

By Dr G Om Prakasham Chairman, Lotus Wellness Senior Consultant, Cardiac Surgery “Positive addiction” is a contradiction. Many people love to cook, play or perform music, meditate, dance, and knit. They say that these activities are healthy, effective, and fun ways to settle down after a long hard day. They provide a pleasure that other activities may not. I’ve heard…

Self love Blog By Dr G Om Prakasham Chairman, Lotus Wellness Consultant Cardiac Surgeon “Self-care should include the cold shower as well as the scented tub.” Self-care isn’t all face masks, bubble baths, incense, and glitter. The truth is, self-care is a spectrum and can range from the unenjoyable to the pleasurable. Self-care isn’t always polished. It can seem ugly sometimes.…

Importance of Self Care in Addiction Recovery By Dr G Om Prakasham Chairman, Lotus Wellness Consultant Cardiac Surgeon Addiction and substance abuse disorders are quick to take over your life and everything that’s important to you. When you’re in active addiction, drugs and alcohol become your main priority, and the importance of things like physical and mental health, work, school,…

10 Aspects to consider while designing a Futuristic Rehabilitation centre By Dr G Om Prakasham Chairman, lotus wellness Consultant Cardiac Surgeon Rehabilitation is the action of restoring someone to health through training and therapy after addictions, injury, or a mental illness. The purpose of rehabilitation is to assist someone to achieve command over all their senses, abilities, and skills that…

By Dr G Om Prakasham Chairman, Lotus Wellness Senior Consultant, Cardiac Surgery Addiction affects the family. It’s easy to think of the ways drug addiction affects the person using substances. As addiction progresses, the impact only gets worse with time. There can be short- and long-term health effects, loss of jobs, increasing financial troubles, and run-ins with the law. Living…

Dr G Om Prakasham Chairman, Lotus Wellness Consultant Cardiac Surgeon Addiction professionals the world over say they’re working toward ending stigma surrounding addiction, but they also tend to promote addiction as a disease. These activities are contradictory. By promoting addiction as a disease they play into the general tendency to perceive in-groups (“normal or non addict”) and out-groups…

By Dr G Om Prakasham Chairman, Lotus Wellness Senior Consultant, Cardiac Surgery Drug and alcohol addiction impacts quality of life for those afflicted. Their relationships, employment, and health are just a few areas affected. Social workers treat addiction as trained professionals equipped to handle the behavioral and chemical dynamics associated with substance abuse. Simply put, this treatment can be pivotal in helping…

By Dr G Om Prakasham Chairman, Lotus Wellness Consultant Cardiac Surgeon The liver is resilient and can regenerate itself by developing new cells. Each time a person drinks an alcoholic beverage, the liver filters the alcohol, liver cells die, and new cells develop. However, prolonged heavy drinking can gradually reduce the liver’s ability to regenerate itself, leading to permanent liver…

By Dr G. Om Prakasham Chairman, Lotus Wellness Consultant Cardiac Surgeon When we speak of addiction, we mean a kind of compulsive dependence or obsession. We experience our addictions as something beyond our control and a habit that rules our lives and dominates our behavior, affecting almost every aspect of our lives. Have you ever…

By Dr G. Om Prakasham Chairman, Lotus Wellness Consultant Cardiac Surgeon We believe that a person who is addicted to alcohol or drugs is motivated to seek substances by one of four underlying conditions: • A Chemical Imbalance • Events of the past that you have not reconciled • Current conditions you can’t cope with • Things you believe that aren’t true Using a…

By Dr G Om Prakasham Chairman, Lotus Wellness Consultant Cardiac Surgeon 11 indicators of high-quality addiction treatment. “How do I know if an addiction treatment program is any good?” We hear this question all the time. While it may seem like a simple and straightforward question to answer, it is actually quite hard. This question is difficult to answer because overall,…

By Dr G Om Prakasham Chairman, Lotus Wellness Consultant Cardiac Surgeon While there is no short, easy way to ensure addiction recovery, there are four pillars of recovery that help support this lifelong process. Without creating the right foundation for recovery, it is harder to ensure that you will be able to avoid substance misuse in the future. According…