Posts Tagged ‘Alcohol Consumption’
The beginning of treatment
Any type of treatment for drug addiction, has a starting point that will give way to later rehabilitation process.
This rehabilitation process has obvious difficulties for the addict, which must be overcome with will and strength as well as containment by family and friends.
You could say that detoxification is the first major obstacle that must traverse the addicted, and then continue with the process of particular treatments.
Anyway, we can also mention a time prior to the detoxification itself can also be considered fundamental in any treatment.
Beneficial Alcohol for the Heart
In the latest edition of Time magazine, Dr. Sanjay Gupta writes about the effects of alcohol consumption in excess of our cardiovascular system. One study involving a total of 25 patients showed that university excessive alcohol consumption is associated with high levels of a protein called CRP
Multiple clinical and epidemiological studies find that individuals who have a high level of CRP in the blood are more at risk for a heart attack in the future. Thus, according to this study, excess alcohol consumption could be associated with a higher degree of inflammation in the arteries of the heart (which is manifested in a high level of CRP) and an increased risk of heart attack . Learn more about CRP Read the rest of this entry »