Access to counseling, medical help, support groups, and family support can all help the individual avoid alcohol in the long term. Alcoholics Anonymous: Alcoholics Anonymous is an international fellowship of people who have faced problems with alcohol. It is nonprofessional, self-supporting, ...
it takes less alcohol to get you drunk after losing about 10% of your body weight. Your body has less H2O as a result of your reduced weight. When you drink the same amount of alcohol as before, it takes much less time to become intoxicated. ...
Admission to rehab for drug and alcohol addiction is a huge step in the path to healing. Knowing what to expect can help to dispel much of the apprehension associated with the process. According to a study by Stanford School of Medicine, 12-step programs like Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) have ...
What danger to release that frightening equality To be able to look even upon each other As beautiful How did we get to this place where we are all so far from everything? “Father, paint me the earth on my body”, a Sioux chant from North Dakota, is how Galeano opens up Mirrors. ...
On September 16th, I made the choice to be sober. Not GET sober. Be sober. It doesn’t matter what led me to make that decision as there are “war stories” all over the world from alcoholics that parallel one another with many commonalities. The bottom line is that alcohol was prevent...
Insomniaaffects women more oftenthan men and is more likely toaffect older adults,those of lower socioeconomic (income) status,chronic alcoholicsandpeople with mental health conditions, like depression. Sleep is one of the most important things you can do to keep your body healthy. In fact, a...
a bold leader in the field of eugenics, foreshadowing the relationship between German and American eugenicists for whom the feebleminded, the physically handicapped, the criminals, alcoholics, and sexually “deviant” were all unworthy forms of life. Stefan Kühl, The Nazi Connection: Eugenics, ...
Common substances — such as sugar and caffeine —deplete the body's magnesium levels. Why is magnesium low in alcoholics? Ethanol, the main ingredient in alcohol, works as a magnesium diuretic, pulling magnesium and other electrolytes out of the body through the kidneys. When someone consumes ...
Insomniaaffects women more oftenthan men and is more likely toaffect older adults,those of lower socioeconomic (income) status,chronic alcoholicsandpeople with mental health conditions, like depression. Sleep is one of the most important things you can do to keep your body healthy. In fact, a...
about an incident with one of my children during what was PMDD but was unknown to me — it occurred before my diagnosis. When I wrote about PMDD, I also ran across an article stating that there’s a link between higher incidences of PMDD amongst female Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACO...