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From: KathyJ on 16 Jan 2008 13:12
First, most alcoholic drinks are very high in carbs, which is a big no-
no. I have a friend who is diabetic, he is only allowed 1 drink per
day, and he checks his sugar afterward, because alcohol affects blood
sugar. I have noticed if I drink the right amount of alcohol, I get
ravenously hungry the next day. Could it be the sugar cravings?
Alcohol and sugar are very similar chemically.

Also Joan Mathews-Larson uses a nutritional treatment plan at her drug
& alcohol treatment center, Health Recovery Center Inc. in
Minneapolis, MN. She contends that alcoholics are hyper-sensitive to
sugar, and if they have too much sugar in their diets, they will never
really break the addiction to alcohol. I believe sugar is a big
factor in alcohol abuse. When my first husband was in alcohol rehab,
I remember learning about a phenomenon called a "dry drunk", which
includes symptoms of depression, irritability, impatience & anger.
Sounds a lot like hypoglycemia!

Her book, "Seven weeks to sobriety", is now being used a textbook by
the state of California in classes for nurses

I found this on her website.
Nutritional advice to block sugar cravings.
http://www.healthrecovery.net/alcoholism_hypoglycemia.html#anchor346230

Her books:
Seven weeks to sobriety
http://www.healthrecovery.net/Seven_Weeks_To_Sobriety.html

Depression Free Naturally
http://www.healthrecovery.net/Depession_Free_Naturally.html

Both of her books were previously released under different titles. I
found them in the local library
by searching under author name.

Another great book to read is, "The mood cure", by Julia Ross. It's
where I found out about Joan Mathews-Larson, and the book that helped
me out of a very deep depression. Amino Acid therapy works!
Prescription drugs made me jittery, gave me EXTREMELY dry skin, and
destroyed my appetite. Ross also wrote a book called "The diet cure"
which I haven't read yet, but I wonder if it would help me break the
sugar addiction.

P.S. I tried to post this on the group, but ended up replying to the
original poster directly.
Can't find the "reply to post" link. so I'm going to try a fresh post
with the same subject as the original.
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