Yerba Mate as a Tool for Addiction Recovery and Healthy Alternative to Drugs & Alcohol

#40-- In this episode, AVANI DILGER, founder NATURAL HIGHS talks about the work she's doing of sharing the Power of Yerba Mate as a healthy alternative to Drugs & Alcohol. We dive into the importance of healthy rituals, connection, and neuroscience of Yerba Mate.

Natural Highs provides healthy alternatives to drugs and alcohol through offering workshops, drop-in classes, groups, presentations, sober events, and entrepreneurial and leadership opportunities for teens. The goal of the program is for teens to learn about substance abuse & mental health, discover healthy alternatives, support each other with healthy choices, and take on leadership roles to positively impact teens and adults in their communities.

Visit their website to learn more: Naturalhighs.org

Show Notes: 

• Introduction to Yerba Mate and Natural Highs @ 0:00
•  Avani's background with yerba mate starting in Germany
• The Benefits of Yerba Mate and Healthy Rituals @ 2:12
• Avani details how yerba mate provides amino acids to help rebuild neurotransmitters, explaining the science behind how it adapts to individual brain chemistry needs. 
• Replacing Unhealthy Habits with Healthy Rituals Like Yerba Mate @ 8:13
• Avani explains how addiction is partly due to loss of rituals in modern culture
• Yerba Mate's Effect Based on Individual Neurochemistry @ 12:44
• Neuroscience Behind Addiction and Mental Health @ 15:51
• "Dopamine Nation"
• Resources from Natural Highs @ 26:50
  • Resources for Teens & Adults
  • This Badass Sober Life Podcast
  • Peer Mentor Program
    
    

Thank you Avani for promoting yerba mate and helping people in dark places to live healthier lives. 

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