Lesson 14: Managing Leftover Toxins - Slide 23
Low Blood Sugar
- Heavy alcohol intake disrupts normal blood sugar levels and leads to steep spikes and sudden drops
- When the blood sugar level drops
suddenly, the body releases
epinephrine, a hormone that
instructs the liver to release
more sugar into the bloodstream
- Unfortunately, epinephrine also causes the heartbeat to speed up, blood pressure to rise, and symptoms such as anxiety, fear, nausea, intense hunger, shakes, sweats, pounding heart
Notes:
Pg. 309 “Teens Under The Influence, The Truth About Kids, Alcohol, and Other Drugs-How to Recognize the Problem and What to Do About It,” Katherine Ketcham and Nicholas A. Pace, MD, Ballentine Books, New York, 2003.
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