How can I deal with alcohol withdrawls? by Connie b. Dellobuono
Answer by Connie b. Dellobuono:
Use the power of your mind, brain in action. Do you want to see your grandchildren? Do you want to enjoy life not bedridden or wheelchair bound during old age? Do you not want to sell your house to pay for your health care cost?
Remember the same destruction of sugar and alcohol in your body.
Fructose is virtually identical to alcohol with regard to the metabolic havoc it wreaks
When you consume fructose, 100 percent of it goes directly to your liver to be metabolized; this is why it can be extremely hepatotoxic when it overloads your liver, just like alcohol
The metabolism of fructose causes most of the same toxic effects as ethanol, such as visceral adiposity (belly fat), insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome; but when consumed excessively fructose may actually be more damaging to your health, having over 70 documented adverse effects
Fructose “buzzes” the brain like other narcotics, displaying both dopaminergic and opioid properties, which may be why people find themselves consuming such large amounts even while it is reducing both the quality and length of their lives
It’s important to carefully limit your intake of fructose, just like your intake of alcohol; an appropriate amount of fructose is no more than 25 grams per day, but if you're overweight or at risk of (or have) heart disease, cancer, or type 2 diabetes, then you're probably better off cutting that down to 10-15 grams per day