Health Benefits of Beer + Natural ways to help symptoms of alcohol withdrawal

This will now be a 2-part post since I've recently deleted an old website of mine and decided to combine the related articles before I start adding the stand-alone content amid multiple blogs, etc.

Part 1: "Natural ways to help fight symptoms of alcohol withdrawal..."

Of course, if you're suffering from alcohol withdrawal symptoms, it usually means that you've been abusing alcohol in such a way, that your body has become too accustomed to it; this can lead to many other problems down the road - not just health related, either. However, not everybody who suffers from alcohol withdrawal symptoms end up with a chronic problem, as many folks are just going through bad times, get too caught up into the "party scene," or just have occasional bouts where they crave massive amounts of alcohol, binge drink, etc.

At any rate, this post is not about finding you mental help for your current addictions, psychological assistance to combat personal problems, nor is it recommending "alcoholic anonymous" sessions; it is mainly about finding natural ways to help fight the withdrawal symptoms of alcohol - if you do have this liquefied debacle.

Personally, I'm a big beer drinker and I've been drinking alcohol for at least 15 years with at least 14 of those years being on a daily basis. But during that time, I have had my moments where I would get involved with the "hard stuff" and especially vodka, so I know all about the temporary withdrawal symptoms (when you overdo it for an extended period of time) and how problematic they can be - when it comes to fighting the symptoms, nervousness, jitters, etc. It totally sucks, no doubt about it, but for me, the easiest way to "fight" the withdrawal symptoms was to quit drinking hard liqueur straight out of the damn bottle like some lunatic who is seeking a higher octane fuel supply. Ha-ha!

I'm glad I haven't had this withdrawal problem in a long while, but when thinking about some of the posts I have written over the last several months, many of the supplements I have mentioned, really do help calm the nerves, fight withdrawal symptoms that relate to the central nervous system - along with many other helpful benefits.

This entry is simply going to be a "resource link post" that will provide links to the pages where I have promoted certain natural supplements (no prescription drugs) that will help the individuals who suffer from drug-related withdrawal symptoms (like alcohol), and perhaps will ease people into the quitting stage or if anything, just calm them down a bit and improve their overall sense of well-being...

Natural ways to help fight symptoms of alcohol withdrawal:

Update: I forgot to mention in the post above that most alcoholics have low levels of magnesium in their body. I highly recommend that a person suffering from withdrawal symptoms supplement with magnesium during the process to help calm their nerves, improve central nervous system health, etc.  Also, one of the links below is about Korean Ginseng. I would definitely take American Ginseng for withdrawal problems over the other because it has a more calming effect.  You can read more about that, here: "Hot or Warm - Korean/Panax vs. Cold or Cooler American Ginseng" I haven't did a post over it yet, but sunflower lecithin also seems to help with nerves, as well.  There are loads of products out there that may help, but when I originally wrote this post (which was over 10 years ago), I just threw out some quick links to get started because I had so many other websites I was working on at the time.

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* Health Benefits of Taurine

* Korean Ginseng Extract

* Why I use Coral Calcium...

* Magnolia Extract - Fight Stress & Calm Down

* Now, if you're looking for a natural way to help cleanse and/or detoxify your liver from all of the hardcore drinking, visit: http://perpendicularity.org/blog/2010/05/03/liver-detox-milk-thistle/ [Link is no longer active, but it has now been combined into this post, here: https://health-fitness-guru.blogspot.com/2011/01/natural-ways-to-detoxify-your-liver.html

* If you're feeling in better spirits, have no withdrawal issues whatsoever, actually try to drink alcohol in moderation, and are also curious about some of the positive effects that can be attained from this delightful substance, visit the blog post "Health Benefits of Beer & Alcohol." [Link is no longer active, but it is now Part 2 of this post.]

Cheers!

Related Post: Grapefruit is not good for Detox or certain Medications

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Part 2: "Health Benefits of Beer & Alcohol – Cheers!"

Original Post Date: 5-4-2010

At times, I’m guilty for imbibing beer like it is some sort of Gatorade or form of medicinal liquid enhancement. But, for the ones who do drink sensibly and moderate, there is many health benefits to be gained. Cheers!

Beer comes in many forms, such as: ales, lagers, bitter, stout, and wheat beers…

As the image above illustrates, jovial & fun, public beer drinking…

The Health Benefits of Drinking Beer!

The standard rule of moderation for alcohol is usually in the range of 1-2 daily drinks for females, and 2-3 drinks per day, for the males. I mean ‘drinks’ as a unit. One unit equals 1 – 12 oz. beer, roughly 6 oz. of wine, or 1 oz. of 100 proof liqueur. Personally, I look at moderation as being of a slightly higher quantity, but everyone has a different body and chemistry therein, so drink at your own discretion.

Health Benefits of Beer…

Obviously, beer helps relax the body. The hops found in beer, with or without the alcohol, relaxes the stomach. Hops is also considered to have anti-cancer properties. This has led many to believe that even if you’re consuming non-alcoholic beer, it still poses excellent health benefits.

Moderate consumption of alcohol is good for the mind and nerve cells, as this helps prevent dementia – in your later years.

Merely drinking 1 or 2 beers a day, has also been shown to reduce the risk of having high blood pressure.

Beer contains potassium, magnesium, selenium, chromium, silicon, and several forms of B vitamins. See, you can tell ’em you were just drinking for B vitamins & trace minerals…try that as an excuse, the next time you over-indulge. Ha-ha!

Beer is made of all natural ingredients, which is always a good thing.

Alcohol, in all forms, helps raise the good cholesterol (HDL).

Alcohol is well known for its ability to help prevent blood clots.

Beer does contain a fair amount of antioxidants & polyphenols from the hops and the cereal grains that are found within this blissful beverage.

Beer enhances digestion by stimulating the body to release extra pancreatic enzymes and digestive acids, etc.

The alcohol in beer and in other wines & spirits, reduces your chance of developing kidney stones and also minimizes your chances of developing gallstones.

It is an established fact, that alcohol dilates the blood vessels, hence (temporarily) improving blood circulation.

Moderate consumption of beer helps prevent osteoporosis – due to it boosting bone-density effects (from the silicon in beer) on the body.

Moderate usage of alcohol helps reduce the risk of suffering from a stroke.

Alcohol from beer, wine, spirits, etc., helps prevent heart attacks and cardiovascular diseases when used in moderation.

This is very apparent, but in case you didn’t know: alcohol can elevate the chemical serotonin (happy hormone) when consumed within limits. I think this can also apply to when you exceed the limits, as well, but the fallout sort of contradicts the happy – when you wake up the next day; especially if you wake up beside someone who doesn’t look as appealing as they did the night before.

Beer is often used as marinades in cooking, helps tenderize meat and adds flavor. It is also used in batters to make hush puppies and, hey, have you ever heard of beer battered chicken? Yummy!

There are many drinking games a person can play when consuming alcohol with friends, but most likely, this would put a person past what is considered moderate… fun-fun!

Alcohol, of whatever type, is great for awkward first dates, or tense situations… as the relaxation effects of beer and/or alcohol transpires, this also brings lowered inhibitions and free-flowing speech – which makes everything that much more easier.

Interesting tidbit: This is something I learned about beer today, as I already knew of the health benefits, years ago. But listen to this, a quote from Wikipedia:

“Beer is one of the world’s oldest prepared beverages, possibly dating back to the early Neolithic time period or 9000 BC, and it's even recorded in the written history of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia.” Wow! I didn’t know that it went that far back. You can call it the “antiquity of alcohol,” I suppose.

On the other hand, if you’re like me, and drink too much of this healthy stuff on a regular basis, exceed the “recommended level of moderation” and feel the need for liver protection…visit my page: Milk Thistle – Liver Detox.

Cheers!

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Side Note: You know, I've already combined these posts together so I will just let it be, but it might seem a little odd to have a post about withdrawal symptoms from alcohol, then almost promoting that very same substance just below it; ha! I don't know, it made sense at the time...

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