The 3 Beneficial Supplements For Alcohol Recovery
I’m an alcoholic in a past life.
My family has a long line of addictive personalities. So does alcoholism. My father was an alcoholic for over ten years until he quit cold turkey.
He’s didn’t use any supplements to help take the edge off of alcohol recovery. Vietnam badass.
Alcohol is often used to mask pain. The pain can take many forms and is unique to each individual.
Someone may drink to mask the trauma from witnessing the carnage of war, while another drinks to mask stress from work.
In my dad’s case, it was both.
Others drink to feel confident. They have an internal dialogue that's self-destructive.
A couple of shots of tequila before a social setting will work wonders for my introverted personality.
It yanks it right out of me and slaps on an extroverted mask.
Knowing why you drink is an indicator of your relationship with it.
For me, I've been able to maneuver around alcoholism. My health takes a higher priority. I'm fortunate that this is the path my life took.
Understand your relationship with substances
The minimize-impact-of-alcohol cocktail I'm about to share with you below doesn't resolve your relationship with alcohol, or any substance.
You have to understand why you need something.
For me, If I drink often enough, I get an urge. I'll say, I need a glass of wine/tequila/etc.
The word "need" is my trigger.
I don't need it for the rest of my life. I'll survive without it.
When I say "I need" something, I get fearful.
I've seen what alcohol has done to people's lives. I won't negotiate a substance for the quality of my family's life.
If I tell myself I need something, I'll eliminate it from my diet and force myself to create a new health goal. Alcohol hurts any fitness goal I create.
It's counterintuitive to create a goal and continue the self-sabotaging habits that work against your goal, especially if you have a toxic relationship with it.
Use alcohol for its best-intended purpose and don't drink before bed.
A serving of alcohol a day won’t have detrimental effects on your life.
Alcohol's best use is to help you relax. It's not intended to mask pain or stress.
There are other tools for that.
If you enjoy the routine of drinking alcohol to relax, do it three to four hours before bed.
When you drink before bed, it affects your REM sleep. One of the best health decisions you can make in your life is to optimize sleep.
Alcohol is terrible before bed, no matter how relaxed you feel, or how quick it knocks you out.
You perform your best on high-quality sleep, not alcohol.
The Supplements For Alcohol Recovery Cocktail
The below supplement recommendations come from Ben Greenfield's book, "Boundless."
Limit alcohol to three to four hours before bed.
I can't say this enough; it's not worth ruining your sleep for alcohol.
Don't eat cheese or aged meats with your alcohol, even if it's wine.
When you drink, you want to limit your intake of high-histamine foods.
Take SAMe.
As your body is overwhelmed at breaking down histamines due to your alcohol intake, it needs support.
Taking S-adenosine-L-methionine can help (SAMe).
Take PQQ.
Some people have a lot of oxidative stress, and consuming alcohol adds to this stress, and inhibits our ability to process histamines.
According to Ben Greenfield, "the molecule can help reduce oxide stress."
Take one PQQ lozenge or capsule before drinking.
Take molybdenum and thiamine.
Sulfites prevent the absorption of vitamin B1, which is important for energy and focus.
Taking molybdenum helps protect your mental performance and vitamin uptake, while thiamine will help prevent sulfites from binding to vitamin B1.
Take 500mcg of molybdenum and 50mg of thiamine before drinking.
It's unlikely you're going to quit drinking, and there's nothing wrong with that unless it's like a bad relationship and toxic to your future.
Take the necessary steps to minimize the impact of alcohol and enjoy it for what its worth.
