Dope Wisdom

This week, Yeshaia chats with nationally recognized expert in nutrition for addiction, David Wiss about the role of nutrition in recovery, gut health, the craving cascade, their personal journey through recovery, and the biological impact of exercise and nutrition on your physical and mental health. David grew up in Los Angeles. His Master’s Thesis “Nutrition and Substance Abuse” was a multisite and multidisciplinary investigation into the special needs of addicts and alcoholics within the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System. David Wiss has been fortunate to share his expertise with a myriad of eating disorder and addiction facilities throughout the greater Los Angeles area. He has also conducted targeted nutrition interventions for adolescent drug offenders through Children’s Hospital Los AngelesDavid Wiss founded Nutrition in Recovery and is working on his PhD in Public Health from the University of California, Los Angeles with research focused on nutrition and addiction. Learn More: ➡️https://nutritioninrecovery.com ➡️https://www.facebook.com/davidwiss

Yeshaia sits down with Rabbi Mordecai Finley, who is one of the spiritual leaders of Ohr HaTorah Synagogue and Co-Founder / Co-CEO of The HUB on Venice. He received his doctorate in Religion-Social Ethics from the University of Southern California. In addition to his work at Ohr HaTorah, he serves as a Professor of Jewish Thought at the Academy for Jewish Religion, California. Rabbi Finley is a spiritual counselor and group facilitator at Recover Integrity, imparting wisdom, truth and beauty upon the clients on a weekly basis in his Holding the Line group and his individual spiritual counseling sessions. Find out more about Rabbi Finley: ➡️ https://www.rabbifinley.com ➡️ https://www.facebook.com/RabbiFinley