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Alcohol Consumption consequences

Alcohol Consumption consequences

Alcohol Consumption consequences is very high in people with high and compulsive drinking

Alcohol Consumption consequences: How does alcohol make you feel?

Users of alcohol often amaze my understanding. Over the years, I have seen people’s live being wasted in alcohol consumption and so I wanted to find out from users if indeed they are ignorant of alcohol consumption consequences. While on this assignment and I quote doctor Dalal Akoury MD, President, and founder of AWAREmed health and wellness resource center says that “I was sharing with someone struggling with alcoholism to find out the real issues surrounding this substance. His comments were centered around what to him are the benefits he gets when drinking alone or in the company of his friends. He was very happy with the feelings attributed to alcohol listing them one after the other like being calmer, relaxed, being talkative occasionally, less shy and less coordinated and even being warm due to the flushing of the skin occasionally.” It is true that these feelings are realistic with alcohol consumption? but burying one’s mind of the less effective happenings and leaving the most health risks is not being fair to yourself and to the society. Alcohol is not all about what has been shared the reasons why we are sharing every now and again about this substance is because alcohol may slow your reflexes, movement, and thinking. It can make some people aggressive. For others, drinking can depress them or make them more depressed. When people are intoxicated (drunk), they may:

  • Have blackouts that are to say that they are losing their memory
  • Slur their speech or have trouble walking
  • Feeling sleepy or lose consciousness
  • Be more likely to have falls and other minor or fatal accidents
  • Get alcohol poisoning or even die in the process
  • Have slower reflexes and thinking
  • Take more risks and make bad decisions that could be life threatening.

Alcohol Consumption consequences: The side effects of alcoholism

It is true that you’re being persuaded to consider stopping your drinking habit for the benefit of your family and to the society as a whole which is, in fact, the right thing to do, however, do we have any consequences of stopping drinking or cutting back instantly? The answer is a big yes. The truth is that those who have been into heavy drinking needs to pull out gradually and not instantly. The gradual pull out helps in reducing bad feelings and other serious physical effects and some of those feelings may include the following:

  • Feeling nervous and jumpy
  • Have sleep problems
  • Have tremors (the shakes)
  • Have seizures
  • Have hallucinations i.e. thinking that they are hearing or seeing things that aren’t really there.

These feelings are called withdrawal symptoms and can cause fear among users to consent for seeking medication. If this fear has been developing in you and you have no idea on what to do, we have some good news for you. It will interest you to note that because of this and many other factors, doctor Akoury made a decision of creating this medical facility to primarily transform each individual’s life through increasing awareness about health and wellness and by empowering individuals to find their own inner healing power. Besides that doctor, Akoury’s practice focuses on personalized medicine through healthy lifestyle choices that deal with primary prevention and underlying causes instead of patching up symptoms making her the best professional to attend to your addiction needs.

Alcohol Consumption consequences: How does alcohol make you feel?

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Cancer and weight

Detoxification enzyme polymorphisms

Detoxification enzyme

Detoxification enzyme polymorphisms and natural detoxification works well in body cleansing

Detoxification enzyme polymorphisms: Obesity and weight regulation

The effect of toxins on people’s lives is determined partially by the polymorphisms of phase I and phase II detoxification enzymes. Highly prevalent single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of glutathione transferees enzymes predispose to increased toxic loads. According to the experts at AWAREmed health and wellness resource center under the leadership of doctor Dalal Akoury MD, detoxification of heavy metals is an important task for the body which depends on specific proteins and enzymes that bind the metals and transport them out of the cells. Toxins impair central appetite regulation and have has many other effects besides directly lowering thyroid hormone levels, metabolic rate, and fat burning (fatty acid oxidation), they can damage the mechanisms by which hormonal and Neuro-regulatory signals control our appetite and behavior. These signals are finely choreographed and sensitive to environmental inputs.

To briefly review, the hypothalamic appetite control system is centered in the acute nucleus. It receives peripheral feedback from leptin, insulin, PYY, and adiponectin. Central inhibition of food intake is regulated by pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) and cocaine and amphetamine regulated transcript (CART). Central stimulation of intake is modulated by Neuropeptide Y and agouti-related peptide (AgRP). The melanocortin system and its receptors, MC3R and MC4R, play a crucial role in appetite control. And to be more specifically, doctor Akoury reiterates that, MSH binds to MCR, suppresses appetite, stimulates the thyroid axis, and increases energy expenditure, brown fat temperature, and sympathetic activity. It is inhibited by TNF. Other downstream control sites also exist in the related areas of the brain. Reward centers also play a role and are targets for new drug research including the end cannabinoid and serotonin receptors. Leptin resistance is found in obesity.

Detoxification enzyme polymorphisms: Benefits of detoxing your body

Detoxification is the process of removing toxins from the body. The process to detoxify your body involves many different elements such as herbal detoxification regimens, change of diet and vitamin supplements. It is one of the best ways to rid your body of toxins, which can slow it down and make it unhealthy. The process of detoxification requires some discipline for one to realize the following benefits:

Physical Benefits – The most noticeable benefits of detoxification are the physical ones. Since the toxins store up in major organs, detoxification will help these areas the most. The affected organs include; the liver and stomach will begin to work more effectively. After the detox is completed, you may feel “lighter” and have more energy.

Mental Benefits – Toxins and free radicals that accumulate in the body can also affect brain functions. Before a detox, you may have trouble sleeping, chronic fatigue, and trouble with your concentration. Once you work through this process, many of these issues will gradually disappear.

Lifestyle Changes – As you progress through the body detox, you will begin to feel better physically and mentally. This feeling can be addictive and lead to changing your lifestyle to cut out bad elements which give your body those toxins. Quitting smoking, eating better, and getting more exercise are all actions which help protect the body. All these are essential in keeping a healthy and leaner weight. Nonetheless, many people are still struggling to achieve this and therefore if you or anyone you know is struggling with weight management, you can schedule an appointment with doctor Akoury today for the commencement of your recovery program.

 

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Mitochondrial restorations and weight loss

Mitochondrial restorations

Mitochondrial restorations and weight loss and benefits of kicking out obesity by being physically active

Mitochondrial restorations and weight loss: Mitochondrial dysfunction

The role of your metabolism is to take the oxygen we breathe and the food we eat and process it to make energy, the fuel for life. (The fuel for your car is called gas. The fuel for your body is called ATP and it is produced from the combustion of food and oxygen.) When they are not working properly, you suffer all the symptoms of low energy: fatigue, memory loss, pain, rapid aging, and more. Along the way, many things can go wrong that may impede your metabolism, make it run less efficiently, or practically shut it down. Fatigue is the most common symptom of poorly functioning mitochondria. We need to keep them in top shape. Therefore mitochondrial restorations will be essential even as we move close to our old age and that explains why we poop out as we age because we have constantly insulted and injured our mitochondria.

Did you know that we have over 100,000 trillion of these powerhouses in our body, and each one contains 17,000 little assembly lines for making ATP, our major fuel? They use over ninety percent of the oxygen we breathe. They take up forty percent of the space inside the heart cells. The only problem is they are very sensitive to damage. And the injury is from uncontrolled oxidative stress, which results from toxic insults, infections, allergens, stress, and just eating too much poor quality food.

Mitochondrial restorations and weight loss: Exercise and the mitochondria

  • Getting rid of toxins in the body will give you more energy. So here’s another reason to exercise: Exercise accelerates the detoxification process.
  • Exercise pushes the blood to circulate more efficiently through the body, allowing nutrients to move easily to reach all the organs and muscles.
  • Exercise helps lymph fluids circulate through the body, which removes toxins and other harmful materials. When you exercise, you naturally take in more oxygen; to make room for the added oxygen, your cells kick out toxins that are taking up space. When you exercise properly, your build up a sweat and toxins are released through the pores of the skin.
  • Playing at anaerobic levels is a great way to get in peak shape. It doesn’t do anything for longevity, or probably for overall health, but it’s great for vim, vigor and pure fitness.
  • Regular exercise is one of the most important things you can do for health. Participation in physical activity improves several body functions. These include: weight control, decreased the risk of cardiovascular disease, decreased risk of diabetes, reduced risk of cancer, improved strength of bones and muscle, enhanced emotional status, decreases the natural degenerative changes that come with aging, and increases your chances to live longer.
  • That said, being consistently active can actually cause degeneration. Rest and recovery periods are essential as these periods allow the body to repair and rebuild itself.

Finally, there are lots of benefits in being physically active. Doctor Dalal Akoury MD, President, and founder of AWAREmed health and wellness resource center reiterated that this is a virtue. Nonetheless, we’ve to distinguish between consistent exercising which can lead to overuse injury and regular exercising. You must be sure to discern between consistently exercising and regular exercise and for more professional input over this, you can schedule an appointment with her by calling her now.

Mitochondrial restorations and weight loss: Mitochondrial dysfunction

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Why medical detox is necessary to addicts

Self destructive addiction and obesity

Self destructive addiction

Self destructive addiction and obesity can be installed in the life of children without them knowing the consequences ahead.

Self destructive addiction and obesity: Turning to food to cope with low self-worth

Addiction is a dependence on a substance that the affected individual feels powerless to stop. Millions around the world have addictions problems, and food addiction is among one of the most common. From the expert’s desk at AWAREmed health and wellness resource center under the able leadership of doctor Dalal Akoury MD, research has over the years established that nearly 80% of gastric bypass pre-surgical patients suffer from food addiction. These studies, along with those of other investigators, have also found that the behavioral biochemical causes and effects underlying food addiction are nearly identical to those of other self-destructive addictions. One of the most common behavioral characteristics of individuals suffering from self-destructive addictions is a feeling of not being good enough. Feelings of low self-worth may cause a poor self-image, low self-esteem, depression, anxiety, a need to overachieve and an intense and chronic fear of failure.

Professionals who study addictions believe that society contributes to the development of addictions by establishing unreasonable or unreachable criteria for worthiness. The “addict” not only has negative feelings regarding self but also has failed to develop appropriate stress coping strategies. Instead of confronting life stressors directly or finding healthier ways to manage emotions such as through exercise, journaling, relaxation, spiritual care, therapy etc., the “addict” seeks to avoid unpleasant feelings by eating, drinking alcohol, smoking, using drugs, gambling and various other ways of escaping from reality.

One collaborative study found that more than 90% of pre-surgical morbidly obese patients use avoidance stress coping behavior to handle emotions, seeking comfort from negative feelings and stressful situations through the use and sometimes the abuse of food. There are strong associations between avoidance coping behavior, food addiction and lack of control over eating. With most food addicts feeling that they have no control over their addiction in spite of having complete knowledge of its negative social and health consequences. They recognize the adverse effects addiction has on friends, family, and self, but feel powerless over such behavior. This generates feelings of guilt and remorse thereby worsening the addictions and setting in motion a vicious cycle of avoidance and abuse.

Self destructive addiction and obesity: The body’s stress response

When individuals are confronted with stressful situations, specific hormones are produced, which help the body to cope with the situation. One of the body’s stress response pathways, known as the limbic-hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (LHPA) axis, generates a series of brain hormones that eventually lead to the production of cortisol by the adrenal gland. Cortisol helps to make available more sugar to the brain and other parts of the body to help cope with the stressful event. And remember that elevated cortisol levels on an ongoing basis are not only harmful to health but also harmful to mood. It can cause depression, affects mood by interfering with the actions of one of the brain’s major messengers, serotonin. Serotonin defects cause depression and anxiety. Many drug addicts and obese individuals suffer from depression and anxiety. Finally, all these addictions and weight related problems are never friendly for your health. Nonetheless, we have good news for you that doctor Akoury and her team of experts at AWAREmed health center are experienced professionals whose treatment focuses on personalized medicine through healthy lifestyle choices that deal with primary prevention and underlying causes instead of patching up symptoms making them the best to address all your addiction and weight-related concerns.

Self destructive addiction and obesity: Turning to food to cope with low self-worth

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Men erectile dysfunction causes

Men erectile dysfunction

Men erectile dysfunction causes can be traced to pornography

Men erectile dysfunction causes: The brain’s involvement

An erection involves your brain, nerves, hormones, and blood vessels and anything that interferes with these normal functions can lead to problems getting an erection. Men erectile dysfunction is caused when a man fails to achieve or maintain an erection during sexual activity. While a single instance of a failed erection is no cause for concern, when it occurs more than 80% of the time it is a definitive case of erectile dysfunction (ED) which has a number of root causes, both physical and mental like the following conditions:

  • Diabetes
  • Obesity
  • Low testosterone (Low-T)
  • Depression
  • Stress
  • Peyronie’s disease
  • High blood pressure
  • Heart disease
  • Anxiety

Besides these complications certain behaviors may subject men at risk for suffering through erectile dysfunction and these may include:

  • Alcohol use
  • Smoking
  • Drug use
  • Injuries
  • Certain medications

Men erectile dysfunction causes: Reduced erection strength

If you’re noticing one or more of these causes in addition to reduced erection strength and length it is likely possible that you have an erectile dysfunction. I’ve I got your attention? You don’t have to worry because you’re the solution to your problem is only a phone call away. Reach out for doctor Dalal Akoury MD, President and founder of AWAREmed health and wellness resource center. She is not only an expert in sexual dysfunction but also an addiction and weight loss treatment expert of over twenty years. Scheduling an appointment with her will not only solve your erectile dysfunctions but also help you recover from any form of addiction leaving healthy to face your life challenges positively and effectively. As you get in touch with her the following are some common causes of erection problems you would like to know:

  • Diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure, heart or thyroid conditions, poor blood flow, depression, or nervous system disorders (such as multiple sclerosis or Parkinson’s disease) as discussed above.
  • Medicines, including blood pressure medications (especially beta-blockers), heart medications (such as digoxin), some peptic ulcer medications, sleeping pills, and antidepressants
  • Nerve damage from prostate surgery
  • Nicotine, alcohol, or cocaine use
  • Poor communication with your partner
  • Repeated feelings of doubt and failure
  • Spinal cord injury
  • Stress, fear, anxiety, or anger
  • Unrealistic sexual expectations, which make sex a task instead of a pleasure

Finally erection problems become more common as one gets older thought the effects can be experienced by men at any age. Physical causes are more common in older men than in younger generation but on the other hand emotional causes are more common in younger men. As we finish this discussion dear reader, you need to have your sex life up and vibrant. This kind of problem is treatable and as I said before you can talk to doctor Akoury for help either individually or as a couple. She has great history of helping people like you in confidence and as a couple you can also talk to each other openly about your bed time experiences. Sexual intimacy is very important for you as a couple and erectile dysfunction or any other problem must not be the reason for your relationship problems if doctor Akoury’s services are very much  available to bring you close and happy together in one another’s arms once more. Call her now and experience the difference in your sexual performances going forward.

Men erectile dysfunction causes: The brain’s involvement

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