Alcohol is no less than water for an alcoholic. It either makes you forget your pain or makes you remember your joy. But daily consumption of alcohol can be harmful to your body.
It can affect you mentally and physically. Let’s go through below to find out more on this.
Known Carcinogen
Many studies pertain alcohol consumption and cancer development, linking rational to regular alcohol consumption for these types of cancer:
Head and neck cancer, Esophageal cancer, Liver cancer, Breast cancer, Colorectal cancer, and more.
Decreased Vitamin B12 Production
Studies prove that drinking alcohol in excess jeopardizes your vitamin B12 levels. If you are already or are deficient in this crucial vitamin, you may suffer vastly. Recent studies have also proved that even regular, rational use of alcohol can affect your B12 levels.
Decreased Vitamin D & Calcium Absorption
Alcohol meddle with the pancreas and its capacity to absorb calcium and vitamin D. Alcohol also affects the liver, which is important for generating vitamin D which is essential for calcium absorption. This stream of effects can lead to difficulties with bone regeneration
Liver Damage (Cirrhosis)
Liver cirrhosis occurs when the liver becomes damaged. A common cause of this is high intake of alcohol. Liver cirrhosis can be very critical and even can end up in death. The only way to reverse it is through surgery which is not 100% positively resulted.
Depressant
Alcohol is a depressant which lowers serotonin levels in the brain though it increases confidence. Many people resort to alcohol to lessen depression, many develop it because of alcohol, That is why this can become a very brutal cycle for some people.
Memory Loss
Consuming alcohol lessen all processes in the brain, often results in memory loss. Excessive drinking can result in precise “blackouts” affecting you to forget where you were, what you did and who you did it with. Overall, this make it difficult to remember incidents that happen even while sober.
Alcohol will cause you emptiness and eventually end up in gastritis also causing dehydration.
Consumption of 50 g of alcohol in 250(mL) of water (approx. 4 drinks) causes the reduction of 600 to 1,000 mL (or up to 1 quart) of water over several hours.
Alcohol will hinder glutamate production which is a stimulant which keep us awake. However, during hangover, our body reacts by overproducing this stimulant results in in unsteady sleep.
How to know when it is too much?
According to the Canadian Centre For Addiction and Mental Health, women should drink not over 10 drinks weekly with no more than 2 drinks a day. Men should drink not over 15 drinks weekly, with no more than 3 drinks a day. Daily consumption is fatal.
We must enjoy alcohol as much as the next person, or maybe even more, as it can be a great way to let loose, have fun, or even just relax. But always do remember the right quantity.
If you are enjoying the occasional glass of wine or a mug of beers now and then, you can disregard this article. It is because if you are living a healthy lifestyle, these negative effects won’t have much of an impact on you. But if you are someone who drinks regularly, this article is worth taking into consideration and apply it.
Benefits of reducing or quitting alcohol
- Increased personality
- More savings
- The lessor or no hangovers
- More time to get things done
- Not regretting a stupid deed you have caused
- Better memory
- Healthier lifestyle
