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View Post: Healthy Heart & Mind: Your Brain on Alcohol: How Can You Make ...
13 Nov 2008 by mbenz_fs  
Marrku Linnoila, a researcher at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, thinks the loss of electrolytes may contribute to hangover symptoms. He suggests replacing these electrolytes with a nightcap of one of the sports ... Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) aids the body in alcohol detoxification. Known as the anti-stress vitamin, B5 can become depleted in the detoxification of acetaldehyde. A deficiency of pantothenic acid may contribute to the hangover ...
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View Post: Vitamin Info. & Drug Addiction - SoberRecovery : Alcoholism Drug ...
28 Aug 2007 by Done-With-It  
Pantothenic acid 10 vitamin B5 aids with stress and the adrenal function. Niacin 10 vitamin B3 reqired for brain function. Omega fatty acids 10 aids in healing the effects of malnourishment for people with substance abuse problems ... Drug use often starts in childhood or teenage years. However, alcohol and smoking cigarettes are still two of the most widely accessible and legal drugs. Most young people using drugs start with one of these, then move into using less ...
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View Post: Vitamin/Mineral Chart
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7 Jul 2008 by lovely   ...
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View Post: SoberRecovery : Needed Vitamins to Recover Alcoholic - Drug and ...
13 Dec 2007
Alcoholics often replace food consumption with alcohol. Unfortunately, the calories gained from alcohol are what are frequently referred to as “empty calories.” That is, they are calories lacking nutrients and of little value to the body. ... Individuals in Recovery can benefit from a healthy diet and a vitamin regimen.* Vitamin B in general, and particularly vitamins B1 (thiamin), B3 (niacin) and B5 (Pantothenic Acid) play a role in turning sugars into energy. ...
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View Post: Natural Medicine for Depression
28 Oct 2009
Mind Power Rx contains: Acetyl-l-Carnitine, CarnosineCholine Bitartrate,DMAE,Trimethylglycine (TMG),Tyrosine,Vinpocetine,Vitamin-B12(as cyanocobalamin),Pantothenic acid. Plus 140 mg of a proprietary blend: .... Docosahexaenoic acid fights depression [ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND].Researchers at the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism believe that the increasing rates of depression seen in North America over the last 100 years are due to a significant shift in the ...
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View Post: HowStuffWorks "Vitamins In-Depth"
17 Oct 2007
People who abuse alcohol. It should be noted, however, that people with alcoholism may be at risk for vitamin A deficiency, but a combination of high-dose vitamin A and alcohol may cause toxic effects in the liver. ... Vitamin B5 ( Pantothenic Acid). Benefits. Important in the production of energy. Helps break down blood sugar for energy. Acts as a vasodilator, widening blood vessels and increasing blood flow. May be prescribed for improving cholesterol levels. ...
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View Post: Addiction Recovery: Best Nutritional Supplements
7 May 2009
**It is important to know that the supplement protocol MUST be suited to the kind of substance abuse. Alcoholics require different nutraceuticals than cocaine users. Heroin addiction, meth use, marijuana abuse and opiate addiction all require a ... Vitamin B-5 (Pantothenic acid, pantethine): Adrenal gland health. Vitamin B-6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride, p-5-p?): Protein metabolism, digestion, has a calming effect. Vitamin B-12 (methylcobalamin is the best form to take B-12 ; ...
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View Post: Understanding Thiamin: Vitamin B1 « Alexandra Teagan
16 Jul 2008 by Alexandra Teagan  
B vitamin are found in many of the same foods, so eating foods high in thiamin will also give you riboflavin, niacin, pyridoxine, biotin, and pantothenic acid. Wheat germ, sunflower seeds, whole grains, and all kinds of nuts are ... Thiamin is easily found in a typical diet with one very big exception: people who abuse alcohol. For one thing alcoholics tend to eat poorly, so they're vitamin intake in general is very low. Because they don't eat enough thiamin in the first ...
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View Post: Polite Dissent » House Predictions — and a Challenge!
16 Oct 2007 by Scott  
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, and hydrofluoric acid exposure. proudfoot. October 16th, 2007 at 11:27 pm. 1) Psychosomatic illness 2) Lupus 3) MS 4) Fibromyalgia 5) Lyme Disease 6) Cirrhosis caused by alcohol use 7) Sarcoidosis 8) Syphilis ..... Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome without alcoholism 4. KID syndrome 5. Yaws 6. Fatal Familial Insomnia 7. Giant Cell Arteritis 8. Lafora disease 9. Babesiosis 10. Lassa Fever. Woot. Comments on my picks are welcome. Jay Srinivasan ...
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