2O Reasons To Stop Consuming Alcohol Now

Alcoholism is a chronic and fatal disease. After prolonged exposure to alcohol, your brain adapts to the changes alcohol makes and becomes dependent on it. The craving for alcohol can be as strong as the need for food and water.

Drinking alcohol in moderate amounts may not be bad for your health. A woman can have 1 drink per day and a man can have 2 to 3 drinks per day. But the consumption should not go beyond these levels. Heavy drinking is the leading cause of early deaths in several countries like Finland, United States etc. And women are at a greater risk of diseases of the liver and certain types of cancer than men.

Here are some reasons to stop drinking:

1. Alcohol is bad for your blood pressure. Even modest amounts of alcohol can cause the blood pressure to rise, especially in older adults.
2. Alcoholics are more vulnerable to liver disease. It can cause varicose veins in the stomach lining which may swell up due to liver blockage and suddenly burst. The bleeding can be very difficult to stop.
3. It weakens your body’s defenses. Chronic drinkers have weaker immune systems and are more likely infections, allergies,  and diseases. Their injuries also take more time to heal than usual.
4. Heavy drinking can make your bones weak and make you more susceptible to bone  disease. Drinking can inhibit the formation of new bone cells and cause low bone mass.
5. Alcoholics have a higher risk of infection after a heart surgery. Long-term alcoholics are 4 times more likely to develop post-operative infections following cardiac surgery than nonalcoholic patients.
6. Alcohol upsets your body’s biological clock. Alcohol affects your heart rate, body temperature, hormone levels and pain threshold. Drinking alcohol can have negative consequences on these biological rhythms. Alcoholics also do not eat properly and have disturbed sleep at nights, thus affecting their health in the long run.
7. Long-term effects of consuming alcohol are permanent damage to vital organs such as the brain and liver. Drinking alcohol leads to poor memory and coordination, poor judgment, slowed reflexes and even blackouts.
8. Mothers who drink alcohol during pregnancy give birth to infants suffering from fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). These babies may suffer from mental retardation and other irreversible physical abnormalities.
9. In addition, research shows that children of alcoholic parents are at higher risk than other children of becoming alcoholics.
10. Alcohol is often associated with Obesity. Alcoholics are generally overweight  because alcohol is full of calories, so, even some drinks a day will fatten you up in no time. And alcohol has no essential nutrients such as vitamins and minerals.
11. Alcohol cause irregular heart beat. It increases the risk of developing a certain type of irregular heart beat, known as atrial fibrillation, or atrial flutter.
12. Alcohol can act as a ‘Blood Thinner’. Drinking even moderate amounts of alcohol can affect blood coagulation and act as a blood thinner.
13. Research shows that heavy smokers are also heavy smokers.
14. Alcoholics often suffer from depression and stress.
15. Alcoholics may have severe sleep disorders and those who are trying to quit, also suffer from sleep problems for many months.
16. Alcohol may harm the thyroid function in women.
17. Alcohol is bad for your sexuality. It gives a high for sometime but may lead to impotence and erection problems.
18. Alcoholism makes you more prone to violent and abusive behavior. Alcohol also increases the risks of domestic violence, child abuse and accidents while driving. Alcohol consumption makes your mind temporary insane and you may not realize what you are doing. Hence there are more chances of sexual violence.
19. You may also suffer from a hangover after consuming large amounts of alcohol. You may experience headache, nausea, thirst, dizziness, and fatigue.
20. Prolonged use of alcohol may lead to addiction (alcoholism). And sudden stopping may produce withdrawal symptoms, including severe anxiety, tremors, hallucinations and convulsions.

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