Alchohol and Leptin
Hello,
I had one question regarding alcohol and leptin levels, and how it
could affect the rosedale diet. When researching online I had found
that alcohol actually lowers your leptin levels, which is sortof
what the rosedale diet aims to do as well. Is this true, and is
there any downside to drinking alcohol then, say a concentrated
alcohol like vodka or gin with water?
Thanks for any help!
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Support Staff 1 Posted by Ken on 01 Feb, 2013 01:23 PM
Hi Steve,
You most likely are aware of the following but I thought I would throw some stuff out there.
Alcohol info and a comment …
Side Effects of Alcohol on the Body
Blood
One of the dangers of alcohol is that it can result in the breaking of capillaries and blood vessels.
This can lead to hemorrhage, and even death. It can also cause anemia, decreased resistance to infection, and a lowered ability to fight them.
It can cause sedation of the bone marrow, which is reduction in the red and white blood count. This action weakens the bone structure.
Gastrointestinal Tract
Comprising the stomach, small and large intestines and pancreas, the side effects of alcohol on the gastrointestinal tract can include gastritis and intestinal or stomach ulcers.
Alcohol can prompt the pancreas to produce insulin which causes a rapid drop in blood sugar, and the consequent symptom of low blood sugar or hypoglycemia.
Eventually, the pancreas may stop producing insulin entirely, which can result in diabetes.
Muscles
Alcohol reduces blood flow to the muscles, including the heart. This causes heart muscle to weaken and deteriorate. The outcome of this can be cardiomyopathy (sluggish heart), arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat), or "holiday heart". Some people experience skeletal muscle damages due to alcohol consumption.
Protein synthesis is badly affected, which in turn affects muscle growth. Muscle build-up in the body takes place because of growth hormone.
This growth hormone is secreted during sleeping hours and as the natural sleeping hours are disrupted by alcohol, the growth hormone release decreases affecting muscle development.
Endocrine System
The Endocrine System controls the body's hormones. One of the side effects of alcohol consumption is the decrease in the production of hormones.
The outcome of this decrease includes higher susceptibility to allergies, etc.
Comment
I had a young friend (32yrs old) who died last summer when his liver said, "I'm out of here". In my days of working in the Health Care field I have worked with (alcohol related) patients as young as (27) and up to their mid sixties, male & female. It is sad to see a young woman in her mid 40s whose skin is yellow and dying from a shot liver, even sadder yet is to have, this patient's father, when he was visiting her in hospital die right there in the room from a heart attack, "stress itself can lead to death".
This is not meant to be a chastising, only something to chew on — I haven't forgotten my military days back in the 1960s ...
Ken
Support Staff 2 Posted by Fiona on 02 Feb, 2013 11:22 AM
Thanks Ken, that was a really awesome answer and the hardcore truth about alcohol. Dr. Ron sometimes says if you are really stressed out a little glass of red wine or a spirit (not a sugary one) can calm you down, as stress raises blood sugar the calming effect will help a little. This message can often be taken to the extreme with people feeling they have a green card to drink every night. There are other ways to de stress that one should look at if you are so stressed out.