I have decided quit drinking for good and I need some advice.?!


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I have decided quit drinking for good and I need some advice.?

What is a good way to recover from alcohol withdrawals? I am feeling better, but I know my nerves need some therapy/repair. What is good for them? Are there any proven home remedies/herbs? I am already past the initial shock of not having anything to drink and it was awful and made me finally decide to quit for good.


Answers:

Some of the best ways to deal with the extra stress are firstly to make sure you are taking a really good multivitamin supplement which includes all the B group vitamins - B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B12.

B3 (Niacin) increases energy through proper utilization of food and is necessary for healthy nervous systems and brain functions.

Using the amino acid tryptophan, the body can manufacture its own niacin. If your body is deficient in B1, B2, and B6 you will not be able to produce niacin from tryptophan. Lack of niacin can bring about negative personality changes - depression, moodiness, irritability etc.

Increase your intake of foods rich in B3 - fish, lean meat, whole wheat products, brewer's yeast, liver, wheat germ, fish, eggs, roadsted peanuts, the white meat of poultry, avocados, dates, figs and prunes.

The other two B vitamins of the group that are difficult to come by if you aren't taking supplements or are a vegetarian are B2 and B12.

As the B group of vitamins are water soluble the body can neither store or produce them. When we are under added stress the body will naturally use up more of them so we need to adjust our intake accordingly!! Dont worry if you take more supplements than you need - i.e. - 3 tablets per day, as your body will simply excrete what it doesn't need in your urine.

B2 best natural sources - mmilk liver, kidney, cheese, leafy green vegies, fish, eggs, yoghurt and beans.

Deficiency signs of B2 are sore lips, mouth and tongue, cracked and splitting skin around your fingernails and grainy and sandy feeling eyes.

B12 best natural sources - yeast, liver, eggs, milk, cheese and fish, kidney and pork.

Deficiency signs of B12 are - chest pains, heart palpitations, headaches and migraines, fatigue and exhaustion, irritability, depression, confusion, head and hand sweating, dizziness and even nausea and vomiting. Not very nice at all as these symptoms can be quite severe and very scary if you don't realise that you simply have become deficient in a vitamin. Symptoms for all these deficiencies dissappear as soon as your intake is corrected!!

Stress can do terrible things to our bodies so perhaps you'd also do well to relearn how to relax and still your racing thoughts??? Meditation, yoga, karate, spas, saunas, swimming anything really that you enjoy and leaves you with clear uncluttered thought patterns.........................

I hope you take my advice as you will notice a huge difference in your mood, mind set and stress levels !!..........:0)

PEACE & LIGHT 2 U

P.S. Try to stay well hydrated by drinking loads of pure filtered and also get plenty of sunshine (Vitamin D).....:0)

*****EDIT*****

Oops!! Nearly forgot, make sure you eat lots of foods rich in vitamin B6 as well - fish, brewer's yeast, wheat bran, wheat germ, liver, soy beans, cantaloupe, cabbage, organic blackstrap molasses, unmilled rice, eggs, oats, peanuts and walnuts and green leafy veges. B6 is essential for the production of magnesium (the antistress mineral) in the body, it is also essential for the production of the neurotransmitters seratonin and dopamine in the brain. You know, the feel good drugs (natural of course)!! Without B6 you'll be one grumpy ole grouch !!...........:0)




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