Addiction, Suicide, and the Power of Plants - PART 2 with Adam Sud

In 2012, Adam Sud’s life was completely out of control. Once weighing nearly 350lbs and struggling with multiple addictions, serious chronic diseases, and mental health disorders. His life nearly came to an end when he attempted suicide by drug overdose. He checked into rehab and with the help of his parents and a plant-based diet, he began a journey that led to a remarkable recovery. Reversing all of his chronic diseases and getting off all of his medications, including his psych meds within 1 year and losing 180lbs. Adam is the founder of the non-profit, Plant-Based for Positive Change that is dedicated to advancing the research of diet and mental health/addiction, and has completed the very first research study to investigate the effects of nutrition on early addiction recovery outcomes. The study is called The INFINITE Study. He is a weight loss and insulin, resistance expert. He works with Mastering Diabetes (masteringdiabetes.org) to help people reverse insulin resistance with low fat, plant-based nutrition, and other lifestyle behaviors. He has coached over 500 people to reverse insulin resistance and lose weight He is an international speaker for the plant-based movement and addiction recovery movement. Adam has worked in recovery centers using plant-based nutrition as a tool for strengthening recovery and relapse prevention. He firmly believes that the simplest change on your fork can make the most profound change in your life and that self-love is the root of all recovery.  Connect with Adam on IG or his website!  This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp: Get 10% off the first month of online therapy at https://betterhelp.com/carly Support the showThanks for listening to another episode. Follow, review, and share to help Consciously Clueless grow! Shop my fav conscious brands. Click here for information on how to work with me.Join the conscious community on Patreon. Instagram | Facebook | LinkedIn | Youtube | Tiktok Music by Matthew Baxley