Brain in Balance: Understanding the Genetics and Neurochemistry behind Addiction and Sobriety

If you or someone you love suffers from alcoholism or drug abuse and you are looking for answers, or you work with substance abusers, Brain in Balance is the book for you!

Billions are spent on treatments for alcoholism and drug abuse by victims around the world. Often these treatments bring only momentary relief. So why, in spite of all these efforts, is substance abuse still so rampant?

In this revolutionary and definitive book, Dr. Von Stieff, trusted doctor and detoxification specialist, reveals the truth behind alcoholism and addiction, disclosing their relationship with genetics, brain functions, and neuroscience. By exposing the root causes behind substance abuse, he clarifies how to gain lasting relief.

With all his research, experience, rewards, and unprecedented success rate, Dr. Von Stieff is one of the most sought-after doctors in the San Francisco Bay Area. His work as the Medical Director for chemical dependency programs has been labeled miraculous. The key to his success is his careful attention to each patient s balance of neurotransmitters.

The brain s balance of neurotransmitters actually influences various facets of life - from personality and mood, to depression, anxiety, and other psychological disorders. Often it is a genetic imbalance of neurotransmitters that drive some into a life of alcoholism and substance abuse. Dr. Von Stieff uses his keen understanding of neurochemistry to help these individuals escape the entrapment of addiction and achieve healthy and productive lives.

The secrets to success are within the pages of this book, where Dr. Von Stieff gets right to the interesting part, the part that matters, how neurotransmitters affect you and your loved ones. Taking readers through the fascinating fundamentals of neurotransmitters and genetics, and their role in feelings and actions, Dr. Von Stieff provides readers with a comprehensive understanding on how the brain and its neurotransmitters work and how their restoration to balance is helping thousands to leave behind their craving and addictions permanently.

This book will pave the way for medical professionals, psychiatrists, and therapists to easily explain to their patients why they feel the way they do, therefore setting in motion steps toward success.

There are thousands of books about the brain, addiction, and neurotransmitters, but there are none like this one. Brain in Balance provides readers with a bigger picture, giving knowledge that can be used in everyday life. It will change the way you view alcoholism, drug abuse, depression, anxiety, and so much more! You ll learn:

Why so many are ensnared by substance abuse
The neuroscience behind genetic alcoholism
What are neurotransmitters and how they affect your quality of life
How alcohol, drugs, and medications affect the neurotransmitter systems
How GABA, opiate, dopamine, serotonin, and other neurotransmitters are connected and affected by outside forces
Neurotransmitters role in depression, anxiety, and other mental disorders
How the brain functions relative to addiction, craving, tolerance, and withdrawal
The prevalence of neurochemical imbalances, how to recognize, analyze, and treat them
The most cutting-edge and effective methods in detoxification and treatment, including the best way to treat alcohol withdrawal symptoms and the most advanced way to successfully combat opiate addiction

Complete with fascinating case studies, clarifying illustrations, and easy-to-follow brain rules, along with the latest discoveries about the human brain and its neurotransmitters, this is the only book you ll need to thoroughly understand the truth behind alcoholism, addiction and substance abuse. With the practical solutions explained here, a happier and healthier way of life is within reach for all!

Dr. Von Stieff puts control back into the hands of his patients by teaching them about the brain and how their neurotransmitters work. This knowledge empowers them with the understanding necessary to make better decisions. As an addictionologist, his expertise in the field of neurochemistry, in addition to his years of experience and research, has enabled him to help patients triumphantly battle alcoholism, substance abuse, craving, and addiction by establishing lasting balance in their neurochemicals.

While the majority of chemical dependency programs have a 50% success rate, with half of their patients relapsing within a year of treatment, Dr. Von Stieff s program has an 85% success rate. The Joint Chiefs of Hospital Accreditation recently labeled his work and its success rate as miraculous. The examiner making that statement indicated that that was the first time he had ever said that about a physician, his work, and the accomplishments of the unit he directs. Dr. Von Stieff has received many awards for his achievements and has been featured on television to promulgate his methods in chemical dependency treatment. He was ranked in the top one percent of doctors in California after 17,000 doctors and nurses voted him into that position and San Francisco Magazine designated him as a Top Doc.

Dr. Von Stieff is a board-certified addictionologist and a recognized expert in the field of chemical dependency treatment. He has worked as the Medical Director for chemical dependency programs for over twenty years and is certified by the American Board of Addiction Medicine, the American Society of Addiction Medicine, and the California Society of Addiction Medicine. A legal expert in substance abuse, Dr. Von Stieff previously served as the Chief Medical Review Officer for the State of California, and carries additional titles in that field. As an avid researcher, he provides the best service to his patients by continually discovering and refining the most advanced techniques, along with designing medication regimens that make detoxifications comfortable, quick, and safe.

He graduated from the University of California Irvine Medical School, and completed a family practice residency at the University of California Davis. He then began working at hospitals in the East Bay of San Francisco in chemical dependency programs and as an assistant in vascular surgery and brain surgery. It was during that time that he began to develop many new, innovative ideas about detoxification and treatment.

Working closely with his patients, Dr. Von Stieff began to discover that there was more behind addiction than just a series of bad life choices. Patterns of certain neurochemical imbalances linking to certain cravings and addictions began to emerge. He also witnessed strong connections between substance abuse and psychological problems like depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorders.

Dr. Von Stieff dedicated years to studying the brain s neurotransmitters, discovering connections among certain neurotransmitter systems, and taking careful note of their reactions to various drugs and medications. Now he uses this information to provide the most cutting-edge and effective treatment for victims of alcoholism and substance abuse, making relief within reach for all.

After years of successfully helping thousands of patients and educating other medical professionals on the latest methods of focusing on neurochemical balances throughout treatment, Dr. Von Stieff finally decided to write Brain in Balance, a book that will dissolve the mystery behind alcoholism, addiction and successful treatment. The information he provides about the brain and its neurotransmitters has already helped thousands of patients and their families to understand why they feel the way they do and how they can succeed in becoming and remaining sober.