Alcohol Addiction

This condition can be mild, moderate, or severe, depending on the number of symptoms you have. In the past, moderate drinking was thought to be linked with a lower risk of dying from heart disease and possibly diabetes. After more analysis of the research, that doesn’t seem to be the case. In general, a healthy […]

One study found that women who ate an ounce of nuts five times a week were 25% less likely to need gallbladder surgery than those who ate them rarely. Snack on them, or sprinkle a few nuts on cereal, salads, and other dishes. Your gallbladder has to work harder to help digest fatty foods. Fried […]

Take our short alcohol quiz to learn where you fall on the drinking spectrum and if you might benefit from quitting or cutting back on alcohol. It is very common for people to replace alcohol with sugar in the beginning, which is detrimental not only to your waistline and physical health but your mental well-being […]

Typically, alcohol withdrawal symptoms happen for heavier drinkers. Alcohol withdrawal can begin within hours of ending a drinking session. Make sure you drink enough fluids before, during and after drinking alcohol to avoid dehydration. Sports drinks and bouillon are good choices to help your body replace the water, salt and potassium you lost when you were drunk. […]

Because denial is common, you may feel like you don’t have a problem with drinking. You might not recognize how much you drink or how many problems in your life are related to alcohol use. Listen to relatives, friends or co-workers when they ask you to examine your drinking habits or to seek help. But […]

Ethyl alcohol is effective at killing a large range of viruses, but this doesn’t include hepatitis A or poliovirus. Ethyl alcohol is naturally produced by yeasts when they ferment sugars. As well as being consumed in beverages, it’s used medically as an antiseptic and disinfectant. Breweries and biofuel plants employ two methods for measuring ethanol […]

Comparisons of Groups 1 and 2 revealed that the 82% who were deniers were slightly younger and had lower proportions with alcohol dependence, lower average maximum drinks, and fewer AUD criteria endorsed compared to non-deniers. Group 1 deniers were also less likely to endorse every specific AUD criterion except for D3 (drinking more or longer […]

Free radicals (also called reactive oxygen species [ROS]) are one of the by-products of alcohol metabolism and are known to cause cellular damage, unless the body can use antioxidants to clean them up. Oxidative stress occurs when the body cannot detoxify free radicals as fast as they are being produced, and it is pivotal in […]

In the early stages of alcoholism, one or two drinks may be all it takes to get the “song” to stop. But soon it takes six or seven, and later maybe ten or twelve. Somewhere down the road, the only time the song stops is when the person is passed out. Other types of brain […]

It may last longer or shorter, depending on your unique biology and how much you’ve had to drink. Although antiemetic medication like Pepto-Bismol might help reduce nausea and vomiting, it might not stop it entirely. Alcohol can irritate the stomach lining, causing acid release and inflammation. If you’re not sure which OTC nausea treatment to […]