Wakefulness and Weight Gain: What Can We Learn from Jenna Jameson's Experience

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Jenna Jameson opened her heart to how her wakefulness affected her recent weight loss trip, revealing a common obstacle faced by drug addicts.

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class= "article-image u caption-class"> Jenna Jameson opened her heart and told her anxiety about weight loss when she was awake. (Image: Alexandra Wyman/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty Images)

" I'm afraid I can't lose weight soberly. It's true that I'm with you, and the former adult movie actor put a couple of front and back photo titles on her instagram account. & When I'm addicted, it's easy to stay slim. Being awake and overweight is new to me. & quot;

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, said Jameson was not the only person concerned about the problem: weight management was a common problem among sober people.

According to Dr. Sark, opioids reduce gastric motility, which means they slow down gastrointestinal activity and cause constipation. This usually inhibits the appetite of people who abuse opioids, leading to weight loss.

Dr. Sark explained that another factor contributing to weight loss in opioid abusers is that drugs affect everything (in the brain) related to basic survival. & They override sleep and wakefulness, and override the part of the hypothalamus or brain that processes emotions and basic functions (including hunger) that regulates diet and appetite.

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So why do people sometimes gain weight when they wake up? When people stop using opioids, they enter a state called "instability", which means that receptors, neurotransmitters and neuropeptides do not return to the normal state (homeostasis) they might have been in before they started using opioids. God.

In other words, drug abuse can lead to chemical imbalance in the brain, and once the drug is stopped, the brain needs time to return to normal function. Therefore, former drug users tend to have increased appetite after quitting smoking. Worse still, former opioid users sometimes rebounded and became addicted to sugar. Why? Our brain's (or internal) opioid system processes pain and rewards. Exogenous or exogenous opioids, such as heroin or oxycodone, hijack the system, block pain and fill the brain with the "happy" hormone dopamine.

Studies have shown that, like opioids, sugar also affects the endogenous opioid system and produces opioid effects. & Dr. Sark said that when people quit opioids, one thing that might happen is that they try to replace high-concentration opioids with sugar. & So the shift in food preferences to carbohydrates and candy, you guess, leads to weight gain.

But these factors should not prevent anyone from giving up drugs. According to Dr. Sark, changes in your brain after quitting smoking will eventually return to normal, so the war will not always be a tough battle. Although patients progress at different rates, the National Institute on Drug Abuse recommends that drug addicts receive treatment for at least 90 days.

Dr. Sark advised his patients to exercise during rehabilitation to enhance their mood and motivation. Exercise also helps to control weight, making it a useful tool for anyone concerned about gaining weight. Earlier this year, Jameson made public her battle against prescription opioid addiction in the social media. Despite her worries, she has lost 57 pounds so far using the ketone diet.

Jameson not only overcomes his anxiety and loses a lot of weight, but also provides an important message for those recovering from drug dependence: if you have the power to overcome addiction, you can lose weight and stay away from it. She also proved that it was perfectly possible to talk about mental health and addiction. Continue to be you, girl! What do you think of

? Did anyone you know gain weight after quitting smoking, drinking or taking drugs? What can sober people do to prevent weight gain? Share in the comments section.

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