Thank you Jason.
Sugar alcohols are sweeteners and, in spite of their name, do not contain any ethanol. Recovering alcoholics have nothing to worry about with sugar alcohols--they are not what we tend
You Ask, I Answer: Sugar Alcoholsby
Andy B.
If a food product is sugar free but lists 8-15 grams of sugar alcohols, should I just avoid it?
What is a sugar alcohol, anyway?
– Jessica Rothschild
Queens, NY
Sugar alcohols...
Is Alcohol Abuse Alcoholism?by
Lisa Frederiksen
also changes the brain — alcohol abuse causes chemical and structural changes in the brain... to both alcoholics and alcohol abusers; and
to avoid the chemical and structural changes in the brain that occur...
It's Time to Reform Our Toxic Chemical Laws.by
Stephen Tvedten
understood to be a problem. This includes the class of chemicals that are known to persist in the environment... requirements and new scientific review. They want to review the chemicals on a use-by-use basis, ignoring real...
CHEMICALS AND DISEASE CONDITIONSby
Stephen Tvedten
, over 80,000 chemicals have been developed and used. Many are pesticides that degrade soils and contaminate...CHEMICALS AND DISEASE CONDITIONS - Beldeu Singh
For the environmentally aware, there is no need...
Go Red! Or is it Go White? Alcohol and Cholesterol
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Several studies have now confirmed that drinking a moderate amount of alcohol (ethanol) decreases the risk of heart disease, heart attack, and stroke. There are several mechanisms to the health benefits of alcohol...). If this sounds familiar, it should since I mentioned it in a blog last month. A new class of synthetic drugs...crap
Living With[out] Crystal Meth
Alter the chemical make-up of ephedrine, add just the right amount of drain cleaner... back into alcohol, which had been my first drug of choice.
How did I get to that point, and why wasn... of my inner addict-the obsession to use, and the compulsion to use more. After I took that first drug or drink...crap
Living With Crystal Meth
Alter the chemical make-up of ephedrine, add just the right amount of drain cleaner... that I belonged -- somewhere, anywhere. Add to that the drive of my inner addict -- the obsession to use... I chose the escape route of alcohol and drugs when my former partner was diagnosed with cancer. Maybe...crap
The Legacy of Alcohol Addiction: The children left behind
I originally wrote the following article for a chemical dependency newsletter for people who are Adult Children of Alcoholics. It was an emotionally difficult piece for me to write. I do hope that my writing will help anyone who either suffers from alcohol addiction or...crap
A brief guide to Serotonin
A few years ago, if I mentioned serotonin to a class of 18 year olds, I would have been met..., I thought it might be useful to post a few lines about serotonin and its role in depression.... Serotonin is actually one of three important chemicals called neurotransmitters...crap
X-Factors
unnoticed until after they are in widespread use. The class of drugs known as protease inhibitors (PIs... Compounds become useful drugs only if their beneficial qualities far outweigh any harmful or... that some of the unusual side effects associated with PI use, such as lipid abnormalities and insulin resistance...crap
Ten Signs that You May Be Involved in an Emotionally Abusive Relationship
. Everything has a reason and none of these reasons include him being responsible for himself.
4. Alcohol and drug use: All abusers do not use drugs or alcohol but a lot do. My boyfriend was addicted to drugs...
When I was fifteen years old I met my first boyfriend. He was the class clown...crap
Counseling Chemically Dependent People with HIV Illness
to intravenous drug use.
Newmeyer notes that substance use increases an individual's vulnerability to HIV... during a drunken or stoned sexualencounter. Thirdly, a number of substances, such as alcohol, cannabis, "speed... of working with individualswho have a dual diagnosis of chemical dependency and AIDS, including: locating...crap
Breast Cancer: My Personal Journey Away from the Pink Ribbon
as many of chemicals that were entering my body as I had control over.
My first attempt at reducing chemicals... with high price tags at the health food store didn't rate any better for potential cancerous chemicals.... I spent many years frustrated by my options. However, my belief in clearing the body of as many chemicals...crap