Biography Doug Setter is an award-winning author who draws on his background, education and life experience to write books that change his readers lives. His work as a crime reporter, UN peacekeeping soldier, paratrooper and competitive kick-boxing inspired "One Less Victim: a crime prevention manual." His background in nutrition and decades of fitness instruction experience along with overcoming his own injuries produced Stomach Flattening, Flat Gut After 50, Fit Femme After 50, Flat Gut After COVID and Beating the Overactive Bladder Blues. His personal story of watching his sister slowly dying of alcohol poisoning created, Reduce Your Alcohol Craving. His first novel about crime and childhood bullying, Selo won first place Global eBook award for teen literature. When he is not writing, he spends his time personal training, and enjoying the west coast of British Columbia, Canada.
Biochemistry and Alcohol Cravings
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Having strong cravings for sweets, tobacco, alcohol, etc. does not classify you as a morally weak individual. Some cravings are learned behaviors and some are biological, medical and even, I hate to say, genetic[i]. Something as simple as a genetic background can predict potential alcohol problems. For instance, people from Middle East background have been using alcohol for over two centuries. As a sharp contrast, some groups of people, such as the Inuit or Eskimo have been exposed to alcohol and refined starches for less than 100 years. Their bodies have not had the thousands of years to adapt to a substance that is largely foreign to them. (Before you dismiss me as a racist, read on.) Some people may lack a certain enzyme (such as acetaldehyde dehydrogenase) to break down the harmful effects of alcohol. Others can process large amounts of alcohol without (immediate) ill effects. As the saying goes, “One man’s meat is another man’s poison.” According to Joan Mathews Larson, Phd., director of Health Recovery Center in Minnesota, alcoholics physically process alcohol differently than non-alcoholics. How the Body Breaks Down Alcohol[ii] The natural alcoholic’s body will break down alcohol into poisonous acetaldehyde very quickly. Then the alcoholic’s body will retain the acetaldehyde longer than average and sometimes produce tetrahydroiosoquinolines (THIQ), which are euphoric morphine-like substances. This type of biochemistry will then slowly convert the acetaldehyde into acetic acid, which leaves the body as carbon dioxide through the lungs and water through the urine. The natural non-alcoholic’s body will break down alcohol to acetaldehyde more slowly. Then it will rapidly convert the acetaldehyde to acetic acid and release it as CO2 and H2). Hence, the nonalcoholic will tend to make more bathroom trips than the alcoholic. Hence, alcoholism tends to be higher than average among some ethnic groups such as the Irish and American Indian. These groups of people tend to have high amounts of acetaldehyde producing enzymes and low amounts of acetaldehyde-destroying enzymes. I say tendency as humans are always evolving. Certain medical conditions can also influence the tendency towards alcohol (and cigarette or sugar cravings). Researcher Joan Mathews Larson explains that most alcoholic patients also suffer from the following medical conditions:[iii]
Generally speaking, and from my own personal experience, an unhealthy body will tend to crave alcohol, tobacco, and sugar more than a healthy body. Video recap: Six Basic Alcohol Reactions Learn more: Reduce Your Alcohol Craving. [i] Pearson, Durk and Shaw Sandy (1983) Life Extension: A Practical Scientific Approach. Warner Brother Books: New York. p.271. [ii]Fredericks, Carlton. p.31 [iii] Larson, Joan Mathews Phd. (1992) Seven Weeks to Sobriety: The Proven Program to Fight Alcoholism Through Nutrition. Fawcettt Columbine: New York. Pp. 204. Doug Setter, BSc is health and wellness researcher and former paratrooper and U.N. Peacekeeper. Having grown up in an alcoholic family and work places, sought out natural solutions for breaking the alcoholic cycle. You can learn about his research at www.dougsetter.com and www.flatgutafter50.com |
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Biography Doug Setter is an award-winning author who draws on his background, education and life experience to write books that change his readers lives. His work as a crime reporter, UN peacekeeping soldier, paratrooper and competitive kick-boxing inspired "One Less Victim: a crime prevention manual." His background in nutrition and decades of fitness instruction experience along with overcoming his own injuries produced Stomach Flattening, Flat Gut After 50, Fit Femme After 50, Flat Gut After COVID and Beating the Overactive Bladder Blues. His personal story of watching his sister slowly dying of alcohol poisoning created, Reduce Your Alcohol Craving. His first novel about crime and childhood bullying, Selo won first place Global eBook award for teen literature. When he is not writing, he spends his time personal training, and enjoying the west coast of British Columbia, Canada.
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