by admin | Jan 17, 2015 | Uncategorized
Have you found this to be true, that it’s the 3rd drink that does you in? I have. After the second drink, sometimes I wonder why I ordered the third drink, but by the time it’s gone, I want another and another. These are 33 reasons that third drink...
by admin | Mar 25, 2014 | AA, Addictions, Detox, Recovery, Sobriety, Uncategorized
I wish AA worked, it just doesn’t, despite being mimicked as the way to recover from every malady and bad habit you can think of. If it truly was the way to a new lifestyle America would look like a very different place. A new book by Lance Dodes, MD, “The...
by admin | Feb 10, 2011 | AA, Addictions, Cravings for a Drink, Recovery, Sobriety, Uncategorized
A recent study shows that when we aren’t paying attention to what we eat, we tend to eat more and even get hungry sooner. When we are distracted, we can’t remember how much we’ve eaten and memory is tied to satiety. Researchers found that distracted...
by admin | Feb 4, 2011 | AA, Addictions, Brain, Cravings for a Drink, Recovery, Sobriety, Uncategorized
The desire to drink is truly “wired into our brains.” Bad habits are ingrained very deeply and intensely. Why are they stronger than good habits? -because we’re like toddlers who love and crave immediate reward. Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the...
by admin | Dec 21, 2010 | AA, Cravings for a Drink, Health, Moderation, Sobriety, Uncategorized
Bad news for alcohol moderators, researchers are now saying that “even a small increase in alcohol intake can up the risk of several different kinds of cancer”-including liver, breast and oral cancer. Those that conducted the study at MD Anderson Cancer...