October 11
Glutamine and Alcohol
Many athletes and bodybuilders are concerned about the affect alcohol use will have on the supplements they take. Will there be any serious consequences? What will it do the body?
After a night of alcohol consumption, a drinker will not sleep as soundly as normal because the body is rebounding from alcohol’s depressive effect on the system. When someone is drinking, alcohol inhibits glutamine, one of the body’s natural stimulants. When the drinker stops drinking, the body tries to make up for lost time by producing more glutamine than it needs.
The increase in glutamine levels stimulates the brain while the drinker is trying to sleep, keeping them from reaching the deepest, most healing levels of slumber. This is a large contributor to the fatigue felt with a hangover. Severe glutamine rebound during a hangover also may be responsible for tremors, anxiety, restlessness and increased blood pressure.
However the day after the same glutamine will actually speed the recovery from alcohol consumption by improving the bodys processes of expelling the toxins from your system. So the two items have a strange relationship but the ixture of the two substances should not have any serious effects on your body.
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It sure is a definite that alcohol helps with increasing fatigue.
Wow, thanks for the excellent information. It’s interesting to know the twist towards the end of the article that glutamine and Alcohol can coexist after all. That said, I think alcohol should always be taken in moderation, regardless of whether the person’s taking supplements like glutamine. Excellent article!
Interesting article- I never knew that was the main reason for getting a full sleep