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Anyone involved in addiction treatment knows who Bill W. was. Fewer people know that the co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous was convinced that nutrients can make it much easier to overcome addiction and lead to faster, more stable sobriety.

Bill Wilson, Founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, and His Vitamin Therapy for Alcoholism

Bill W., co-founder of AA, believed niacin could ease withdrawal and improve recovery. History, science, and what modern research says ...
Black heart as a symbol of damage caused by alcoholic cardiomyopathy

Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy – When Alcohol Attacks the Heart Muscle

Alcoholic cardiomyopathy is one of the most dangerous yet often overlooked consequences of chronic alcohol consumption. Symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, recovery ...
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Could Vitamin D Be the Key to Beating Addiction?

Vitamin D – the “sunshine vitamin” – is best known for supporting bones, muscles, and the immune system. Yet emerging ...
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Alcohol is no vitamin source – and never healthy

Bernd Guzek, MD, PhD Introduction “A glass of red wine a day protects the heart.” “Beer is healthy because of ...
Psychiatric effects of nutritional deficiencies in alcoholism

Psychiatric effects of nutritional deficiencies in alcoholism

Malnutrition is common in chronic alcoholics. A nutrient deficiency in alcoholics also leads to neurotransmitter dysfunction. Summary of an older, ...
Alcohol to blame for more than 700,000 cancers annually

Alcohol to blame for more than 700,000 cancers annually

Alcohol causes cancer - but not only heavy alcohol consumption. Already two glasses of wine are enough for it, calculates ...
England: Alcohol kills 20 percent more people during Corona

England: Alcohol kills 20 percent more people during Corona

Shocking figures come from England: compared to 2019, the number of alcohol-related deaths in 2020 shot up by an astronomical ...
Vitamin B1 against heart damage caused by alcohol

Vitamin B1 against heart damage caused by alcohol

Vitamin B1 may be an effective agent against alcohol-induced heart enlargement. Indian researchers studied the effect of thiamine (vitamin B1) ...
Female lawyers drink more often than their male colleagues

Female lawyers drink more often than their male colleagues

Female lawyers are more likely to suffer from work-related stress and more likely to reach for the bottle than their ...
Flying and alcohol - mixed messages from the airlines

Flying and alcohol – mixed messages from the airlines

Alcohol and flying don't mix very well. For most full-service airlines, however, alcohol remains a central part of the in-flight ...


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