Does detoxing from alcohol make your body lose nutrients? Thanks Stew | |
| Dear Stew- People that drink alcohol on a regular basis require more nutrients for a few reasons. It is not that the detox process requires more nutrients, but that alcoholics may not be eating very well and that alcohol abuse can lead to malnutrition. 1. They may be skipping meals when they drink, so are missing nutrients they'd normally be eating in food. 2. Thiamine and folate (B vitamins) are used for alcohol metabolism and tend to be low in chronic drinkers. Folate and thiamine requirements are higher for alcoholics. 3. Damage to the liver and small intestine may impact the metabolism and absorption of various nutrients. Typically, when a person is detoxing from alcohol, a multi-vitamin (to meet RDAs), 1 mg folic acid and 100 mg thiamine are prescribed daily for 5-7 days to replace nutrients, prevent deficiency and symptoms of withdrawal. |
If you're missing nutrients, you definitely need to take vitamins and supplements such as Lorna Vanderhaeghe. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI have never heard of Lorna Vengerhaeghe supplements. Will have to do some investigation!
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