Change4good

I found this interesting. I had a doctor's appointment yesterday, and we were discussing liver health. Of course we know that alcohol can crush this organ, but she mentioned that compromised livers suffer with too much sugar.

I hesitate to post this, as I know that many folks have mad sugar cravings during early recovery. I bought a book after the appointment called "Skinny Liver," and was surprised by how many times it referenced heavy sugar consumption as a detriment in trying to repair livers after we abuse them.

I don't mean to be a downer about this. Just something for those who have liver problems might want to consider.

Gem010918

Agreed - have been told this a few times myself and after 23 days in, I decided to make February a sugar free month so can totally detox all forms of sugar from my body. Alcohol is sugar and I realised that I was also addicted to sugar and many WDs I had was actually from sugar itself.

Is that book available to the public or just to your doctor's patients?

Change4good

Gem:

It was an advanced reading copy, so I don't know if it is for sale yet. Authors are Kirkpatrick and Hanouneh

Change4good

I bought it from my doctor's office. Maybe check Amazon.

Dustitoffman

I'm glad you posted this question.

I am really interested in this as I have heard many people making the same reference to the sugar cravings.
I also have made it my plan for sugar to be eradicated to a natural level (without the chocolate and sweets) during February.
I have read that after alcohol dependence our bodies can be our of wack and not able to process sugars correctly leading to highs lows then further cravings. Cravings I can really do without!

J50

In reading about fatty liver, I became aware of the increased cases of non-alcoholic fatty liver which is caused by obesity and bad diets. Anything I have read about nutrition talks about the dangers of consuming too much sugar and its link to obesity. I think it's important not too swap drinking with unhealthy eating, as both can have very negative effects on your health.

ScottFromWI

There is a lot of research that says processed sugar is not only bad for those with liver issues, but in general it is literally toxic to anyone's body. I try to avoid as much processed food in general as possible, but it's not always an option.

scottynz

I had some bad liver results when I saw my Dr before quitting. She felt things were reversible and obviously the number one factor was cutting out alcohol, but she also advised avoiding processed sugar and using fruit (in moderation) to deal with sugar cravings in early recovery. Her advice was to eat whole foods as much as possible. I had really high blood pressure (which I knew nothing about) so she wanted me to run any supplements I might think about taking by her first to make sure there were no known interactions with the bp meds she put me on. She was in favour of trying supplements, but under medical supervision.

Change4good

For sugar cravings, I put pitted dates, sliced almonds, and coconut in a food processor. Add a little water to turn it to paste. Then I roll them into balls, then roll in coconut. Put them in the freezer.

They are awesome, and one ball will hit the spot. Natural sugar and protein from the nuts.