Lifestyle impacts your health.

Alcoholism Information

There is more than one definition for alcoholism. One is alcohol consumption that exceeds the social limits of ones culture or that damages ones social relationships or health. Another is the dependence or addiction to alcohol. No matter the definition, alcoholism takes a terrible toll on the individual, their family and society.

Diet and supplementation are very important in the treatment of alcoholism. Because alcohol may itself provide enough calories to fuel the body, deficiencies in many nutrients occur. Alcohol contains calories but no vitamin, minerals, amino acids or essential fatty acids. Vitamins are required to burn alcohol, since it is essentially a carbohydrate. Since few vitamins are consumed, they are leached from body tissues leading to systemic depletion.

Change Your Life:

• Eliminate the consumption of alcohol.
• Do not smoke.
• Refined sugars must be eliminated from the diet. Simple sugars can stimulate the desire to drink.*
• Exercise at least 3 times a week. Check with your doctor before starting any new exercise program.
• Many people attempting to control their alcohol consumption find the fellowship they receive from support groups to be invaluable. Groups also exist for the spouses, children and friends of alcoholics.
• Eat a healthy, balanced diet that concentrates on whole, unprocessed foods. Eat plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables. In general, the more fruits and vegetables are processed, the less nutritive value they have. Eat whole grains or foods made from whole grains. Beans (legumes) are a healthy, low fat source of protein and vitamins. Seeds and nuts contain essential fatty acids.
• Maintain a diet high in a low-fat, quality protein, to assist tissue repair (i.e. the liver, pancreas, brain and digestive tract)*
• Drink 8 - 10 eight ounces of pure water. Reduce or eliminate caffeine. Carbonated drinks should be severely restricted.
• Reduce your stress. There are numerous studies documenting the deleterious effects of stress on health. Make time for friends and family. Find ways of relaxing throughout the day. Consider meditation, deep breathing exercises, visualization techniques or prayer.

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• Costs of stress.
• Causes of stress. How many are in your life?
• What is the impact of stress on our body?
• What is the stress response and how does it work?
• What is chronic stress and how does it affect us?
• Who is most at risk for stress related health problems?
• How does stress effect our heart, cortisol levels, memory, and immunity?
• How do men and women react differently to stress?
• What can we do to lessen the effects of stress on our bodies?
• How does stress effect weight? How does diet effect stress? What should we eat to help our stressed out bodies?
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• The AMA has endorsed the need for a daily multivitamin.
• Take 200 - 400 IU of vitamin E daily. Selenium enhances the action of vitamin E. Also supplement vitamin C, 500 - 1000 mg each day, as vitamin C converts vitamin E into its
  helpful form after oxidation and is frequently deficient in alcoholics.
• Vitamin B complex is helpful for those at risk of alcoholic neuritis, pellagra and delirium tremens.* It may also reduce the desire to drink.*
• Depressed alcoholics report feeling better with large amounts of a modified form of folic acid.
• Milk thistle has been shown in research to support the liver. Milk thistle contains Silymarin, an antioxidant that helps maintain liver cell integrity.*
• Zinc supplementation may be protective against the occurrence of cirrhosis of the liver*.
• GLA may help lessen cravings for alcohol and prevent liver damage.

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Related Sites:

National Institutes of Health on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.

MEDLINE plus on alcoholism.

Alcoholics Anonymous

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