The decision to stop drinking is often life changing. It allows one to be more present and eventually experience the gifts of life that may at one time felt unattainable. Especially during the initial stages of recovery, nutrition becomes very important. Emotions may feel unstable. Thoughts can be clouded and fuzzy. All that was suppressed now comes up to the surface asking for attention. Digestion, metabolism, liver and kidney function, and the detoxification systems of the body have all been compromised over periods of excessive drug and alcohol intake. However, it is completely reversible. Including key nutritional supplements can make the recovery process easier emotionally and can help bring the body back to normal physically.
- Liquid B-complex: this absorbable form of the B vitamins including Niacin (B3), Thiamine (B1) , cobalamin (B12) assist all the enzymatic reactions in the body, helping the nerves function better and blood sugar levels stabilize. This helps improve energy levels, reduce feelings of depression, and decrease cravings for alcohol.
- Flax/Hemp oil: Due to the high levels of omega 3 fatty acids, flax/hemp seed oil also calms the nervous system helping with high anxiety levels, improving clear thinking, and assisting with metabolism.
- Liver Detox Formula: Typically a liver detox formula is going to have choline and methionine which help the liver detoxify fats speeding up the process of recovery, enabling one to feel well. Milk Thistle is an herb that is useful here as well that is protective to the liver cells.
- Buffered Vitamin C: an anti-oxidant that is essential in protecting the tissues of the body from free radical formation, this is extremely helpful while detoxing from alcohol
- L-Glutamine: this amino acid is the main source of nutrition for the intestinal cells and helps repair inflammation of the gut.
