Fighters for sober lifestyles claim that alcohol consumption is harmful in any dose and leads to terrible diseases. Scientists who have conducted research on the effects of alcohol on the human body for many years disagree with them. They managed to prove that in small doses, high-quality alcohol has a positive effect on the mental state of a person and is the prevention of many diseases.

Statistical confirmation of the benefits of alcohol is a study conducted by Dutch doctors in the city of Zutphen. For 40 years, scientists have observed the life of 1,373 residents of this town, born in the years 1900-1920.

In the group of subjects who took no more than 20 grams of pure alcohol per day, the relative mortality index was 36% lower than in the group of complete abstainers. In moderately drinking people, researchers found a 34% reduction in cardiovascular mortality. Another interesting pattern is that people who drink wine lived 3.8 years longer than others.

Correct conclusions:

1). A daily dose not exceeding 20 grams of pure ethyl alcohol per day can be considered acceptable. In terms of our traditional alcoholic drinks, this is approximately 50 ml of wine or 0.5 liters of beer. It makes no sense to count the amount of vodka, they don't drink it in such small portions.

In Russia, drinking alcohol every day in small doses is unacceptable, we need a different counting system, for example, in weeks. Multiplying 20 grams by 7 days, we get 140 grams of pure alcohol. In terms of drinks, this is 350 grams of vodka (brandy, whiskey, etc.), 1 liter of wine or 3.5 liters of beer. That is how much alcohol can be drunk per week for an adult healthy person who has no contraindications for taking alcoholic beverages.

2). The most useful (at least harmless) alcohol is wine. It is this drink that is best drunk for the prevention of many diseases. Wine must be of high quality, made from grape juice.

Many of the wine drinks and draft wines that we sell are really harmful, but alcohol has nothing to do with it, it's all about chemical additives. This also applies to other types of alcohol. Only small doses of quality alcohol are harmless.

Alcohol helps in the prevention of the following diseases:

• stress;
• violation of brain activity;
• colds;
• osteoporosis;
• lymphoma;
• kidney swelling;
• angina pectoris;
• hypertension;
• type 2 diabetes;
• heart attack;
• stroke.

For many, the words alcohol and harm have long been in the same associative row. The fact that a person is an avid lover of intoxicating drinks automatically suggests that he has a series of concomitant diseases. Needless to say, such a habit negatively affects not only the lover himself to have a glass or two, but also the people around him.

But while some doctors are sounding the alarm and advising to stop drinking alcohol for their own good and the health of society as a whole, another part asserts that alcohol can bring not only harm, but also benefit. You just need to know what to drink and in what doses.

The alcoholic beverages industry is well developed, and today hundreds of varieties of different types of alcohol are produced all over the world. It is impossible to list them all, but it is not required. You should know that all alcohol is divided into three types:

• Weak;
• Average;
• Strong.

Already from the names it is clear that the division of alcohol into types directly depends on its strength.

So, beverages with an alcohol content of 2.8% to 9.5% are classified as low-alcohol drinks. The most common representatives of this group are beer, kvass, cider, toddy, canned cocktails, and home brew. Some of them are very popular in our country, such as beer. But Toddy is exotic. It is produced in some Asian countries, where it is very popular.

The medium alcohol category includes drinks with an alcohol content of 9.5% to 30%. The most popular representative of this group is wine. But champagne, mead, punch and sake are also known to many. Each of these drinks has its own production recipe and culture of use.

The third group includes strong alcohol, these are drinks with an alcohol content of at least 30% - 80%. Representatives of this species include vodka, rum, cognac, brandy, gin, liqueur, liqueurs, absinthe, whiskey, sambuca, tequila.

Reasons for drinking alcohol

1. Social environment. Alcohol is not a vital human need. By itself, it has no motive power. But the need for it arises because, firstly, society produces this product in huge quantities and it is readily available; second, there are a number of alcohol-related prejudices. The availability of free time and the reluctance to look for other ways of rest, except to have a drink, leads to a direct dependence of society on this drink.
2. Fashion. This reason for drinking alcohol is common in adolescents. Not wanting to lag behind their peers, many children do not consider it necessary to give up a glass or two in a noisy company of peers. The fragile psyche of a teenager may not cope, and soon a dependence on alcohol will surely arise.
3. Family traditions. Much depends on the traditions and customs that each particular family observes. Children imitate their parents and, even as babies, develop a certain attitude towards alcohol. Simply put, if a child sees parents constantly drinking, he perceives it as a common occurrence. He already has an attitude that drinking is the norm. It is unlikely that he will have to expect other behavior in the future.
4. Alcoholic traditions. Many countries have their own historical customs based on alcoholic beverages. When planning to celebrate a birthday, a new year, a wedding, drinking is necessarily implied. Without it, the table is considered incomplete, and the holiday is considered a failure. To come to visit and not miss a glass for the health of the owners is equivalent to disrespect.
5. Illusion. This is a fairly common reason for drinking alcohol. A person tries to escape from problems, to detach from reality. But in reality, the problems from such behavior only aggravate, growing like a snowball. Over time, one more is added to them - alcoholism.
6. Physiological dependence. There are situations when a person really has a physical tendency to drink alcohol. Children of alcoholics are primarily at risk. The baby, while still in the womb, regularly receives a portion of alcohol, because women who are addicted to alcohol are not deterred from drinking even by pregnancy. Often, after birth, the mother breastfeeds the baby, being intoxicated. Feel free to give your baby beer to help him sleep better. Such a child has practically no chance to grow up as a healthy person, free from alcohol addiction.

All of the above reasons for drinking alcohol can be grouped into three main ones: physiological, psychological and social. But in fact, it doesn't matter what exactly was the reason for the addiction to alcohol, it is important to find a way to give it up, find the strength to change your life and get rid of the harmful cravings.

What harm is alcohol

There is hardly a single person who foaming at the mouth will prove that alcohol is not harmful. Everyone knows that drinking has a negative effect on the body. But are we aware of all the harmful consequences of this addiction?

Brain

Alcohol does almost the greatest harm to the brain. Frequent abuse of alcoholic beverages of different strengths causes intoxication of the body. The consequence of this process is the violation of oxygen access to neurons. Even children know about the result of oxygen starvation for the brain - brain cells die, but they do not know how to recover. In the best case, there may be a depression of the function of the brain, but alcoholic dementia is not excluded.

There are the most conflicting opinions about the dangers of alcohol on the heart. Someone is convinced that alcohol is more good for the heart than harm. And the scientific evidence does not refute this opinion, emphasizing that alcohol is really healthy, but in small doses. In a large volume, it carries nothing but harm in itself.

Affecting the heart muscle, alcohol leads not only to serious diseases, but also can provoke death. X-rays of the heart in a person drinking alcohol in large portions show a strong increase in this organ. Heart rate abnormalities can occur even in a previously healthy person. Alcohol abuse is a common cause of heart attacks and hypertension.

Many people are mistaken, believing that only strong alcohol is harmful to heart health.

A bottle of light beer in terms of alcohol content is equal to 60 grams of vodka, and this is no longer as harmless as it seemed at first. Many do not know, but to preserve beer foam, some manufacturers add cobalt to their product. What is it fraught with? Cobalt accumulates in the heart muscle and provokes deformation and growth of muscle tissue.

Carbon dioxide, which is contained in alcoholic beverages, does not have the best effect on blood vessels. As a result, the appearance of dilated veins and blood vessels is inevitable.

Respiratory system

For many, the fact that alcohol has a negative effect on the respiratory system becomes a real revelation, but such is the reality. Poisonous vapors released as a result of drinking alcoholic beverages turn into condensation on the lung membrane. In the future, this will certainly cause a deterioration in the state of the respiratory system.

Already at the first stage of alcoholism, a person is faced with the problem of rapid breathing. The lungs are forced to work in an increased mode in order to supply the body with oxygen in a quality manner. Rapid breathing, in turn, leads to dehydration of the mucous membrane. As a result, pathogenic bacteria settle on it. The risk of getting sick with tuberculosis, bronchitis, emphysema of the lungs increases significantly.

The harm that alcohol causes to the digestive system can hardly be overestimated. Alcohol, getting into the body, comes into contact with the gastric mucosa, irritating it. Even a small amount of alcohol leads to an increased secretion of gastric juice, which in the long term can cause the development of gastritis, ulcers and other pathological changes in the digestive system. In the near future, alcohol can lead to vomiting, diarrhea and even bleeding.

At the same time, the process of digesting food becomes difficult, the assimilation of vital proteins and vitamins becomes more difficult. This is because alcohol lowers the enzyme the pancreas secretes to break down food. And there is no qualitative assimilation of the incoming substances. As a result, a person receives less vital elements.

Liver

People who regularly drink alcohol. know firsthand that the liver does not forgive excessive intake of this drink. She is the main filter of the body, and performs an anti-toxic function. Everything that enters the human body necessarily passes through the liver. It is not surprising that the negative effects of alcohol affects this organ like no other.

After being absorbed into the blood, alcohol enters the liver, alcohol is metabolized here, it is split into separate components, and alcohol is neutralized due to enzymes. And if a small amount easily goes through this process, then with frequent abuse, the liver wears out and ceases to perform its function qualitatively. Irreversible processes are started in it. Hepatocytes are destroyed and fat cells take their place. What is the reason for fatty hepatosis.

Alcoholic hepatitis is another disease that threatens lovers of intoxicating drinks. It develops slowly, over 5-10 years, and its symptoms are similar to a number of other liver diseases.

Liver cirrhosis is the most unfavorable outcome of events for all alcohol lovers. It is incurable. The difficulty lies in the fact that the disease develops without vivid symptoms, and those that appear are similar to alcoholic hepatitis. The outcome of the disease is disappointing. Most patients die as a result of bleeding and dilated veins in the esophagus.

To say that alcohol is detrimental to the kidneys is to say nothing, they cannot exist together. When drinking alcohol-containing beverages, the kidneys are forced to switch to an enhanced mode of operation, trying to remove toxic substances from the body as soon as possible. Such a race does not pass without a trace, especially if a person constantly abuses alcohol.

Some beer drinkers justify their addiction to this drink by dissolving kidney stones. In fact, this is not at all the case. Beer significantly increases the burden on the kidneys, provoking urolithiasis.

The most common diseases of the urinary system that occur as a result of alcohol consumption are inflammatory processes, pathological changes in the adrenal glands, intoxication, dystrophy of renal failure, stones.

Nervous system

The nervous system is programmed for two main processes - inhibition and excitement. When alcohol enters the body, the balance between these two processes is disturbed. Inhibition processes are suppressed, while activity increases. This becomes the reason for inappropriate behavior, the higher the dose taken, the more inappropriate the actions.

Already at 0.04-0.05% blood alcohol, control is lost. When the concentration is increased to 0.1%, the parts of the brain responsible for coordination are suppressed.

At the same time, there is vanity, increased animation. But there are those who, when this mark is reached, feel the desire to sleep. With an increase in the ethanol content in the blood to -0.2%, instincts begin to come to the fore, and aggression appears in behavior. At 0.3%, a person's consciousness is often completely turned off. The surrounding reality ceases to be perceived adequately.

The fact that alcohol negatively affects a person's immune system is generally not perceived as true. Many are convinced that this statement has no basis whatsoever. However, most alcoholic beverages do have a negative effect on the metabolism of proteins in immune cells, which directly leads to dysfunction of the immune system.

A healthy immune system produces immunoglobulin - antibodies against various foreign bacteria. With the regular use of strong alcoholic beverages, this ability of the body is reduced to a minimum. A suppressed immune system is unable to resist ailments due to insufficient amounts of produced proteins. As a result, a person easily becomes ill with all kinds of infectious diseases.

The likelihood of activation of existing viruses increases, the risk of developing an immunodeficiency virus increases. The body is susceptible to fungal, bacterial, viral infections. Any illness in a lover of intoxicating drinks is more severe than in a person leading a sober lifestyle.

Sexual function

The harm of alcohol to men's health

Against the background of regular consumption of alcoholic beverages, there is a decrease in sexual function, which inevitably leads to various depression and neuroses in men. Sex cells react sharply to any foreign substances. Alcohol and tobacco are among their worst enemies. Their effect on a young growing organism during puberty is especially harmful.

Scientifically proven, alcohol abuse leads to a decrease in ejaculate by more than 45%, while sperm motility is reduced by 4%. It is also confirmed that if a man's alcohol experience is not too great, as soon as he quits drinking, the quality of the ejaculate is restored completely.

A drunken man exposes his endocrine activity of the genitals under attack. Periodically, the synthesis of hormones is perverted. With regular use, the reproduction of sex hormones decreases steadily. Even a single alcohol intake leads to an inevitable decrease in testosterone by 20% for the next 12 hours. Already an hour after the first glass, alcohol penetrates into the testes of a man.

Impotence is a fairly common disease among alcohol drinkers. It is believed that eight out of ten frequently drinking men suffer from some form of this ailment. It can be a violation of erection, premature ejaculation, alcohol can cause a decrease in libido. All of these symptoms can occur individually or combined. In 80% of cases, 6-8 months after a man quit drinking, his sexual function is restored almost in full. If alcohol is not given up, pathological changes will progress further.

The harm of alcohol to the female body

It has long been proven that the effect of alcohol on the female body is much heavier than on the male. The fact that female alcoholism is incurable is not news, but a fact. Due to alcoholism, not only a decrease in fertility occurs, but a pregnancy that has already taken place is much more difficult, with a greater risk of various kinds of pathologies in the baby. At the same time, there is a great chance that a woman with alcohol dependence will have menopause much earlier than a healthy woman.

Many women tend to choose alcohol with a reduced alcohol content because they believe it is less harmful to their health. But this is a big mistake. Small doses of low alcohol drinks are very harmful to the ovaries. Periodically occurring intoxication against the background of alcohol intake leads to the fact that the tissues in the ovaries stop working and fat comes in their place. Needless to say, the eggs that are reproduced in this organ are subjected to pressure from the fat cells, which prevents their full maturation.

The hormonal background is also negatively affected by alcohol. Often, a woman develops a perverted libido, quite often they note sexual coldness - frigidity. In women suffering from alcoholism, masculinization is noted - the appearance of secondary male sexual characteristics. They manifest themselves in the coarsening of facial features, voice, there is an increased hairiness of the arms, legs and even the face. Often the figure of a woman is also transformed, the belly begins to grow, the waist becomes blurred.

As soon as a woman stops abusing alcohol and stops drinking, her hormonal background gradually levels out and the performance of the reproductive system is fully restored. True, a lot of time must pass for the full conception of a healthy child.

By the way, the addiction to drinking also affects the appearance of a woman not in the best way. Due to severe dehydration, a woman's skin ages quickly, becomes dry and lifeless. And since alcohol dilates blood vessels, the face eventually acquires a reddish-purple hue. Often there are capillary asterisks - these are burst vessels.

The positive effects of alcohol

So much harm is carried by alcoholic products to the human body that it is simply amazing how humanity has not yet completely abandoned it. But not everything is so depressing. Scientists who have proven the harmful effects of alcohol on the human body almost unanimously assure that alcohol can be useful, you just need to know when to stop. The healing portion of alcohol is equal to 20 g of alcohol per day. Such a volume of alcohol is contained in 30 g of vodka, in 300 g of beer and in 100 g of wine. It should be noted that this norm is derived for the male body. For a woman, these parameters are two times less.

It should be borne in mind that different alcoholic beverages are designed to fight various ailments.

• Red wine is an excellent prevention of atherosclerosis, improves metabolism, cleanses the body of toxins and toxins.
• White wine and champagne are able to eliminate minor disruptions in the work of the heart.
• Mulled wine is often recommended for colds, bronchitis and pneumonia.
• Beer in small portions reduces the risk of Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease, and the aging process can also retreat.
• Vodka lowers cholesterol. Doctors recommend 25-30 grams of this product for people forced to breathe polluted air. By lowering blood sugar, the risk of diabetes decreases.

Vodka is also used for the preparation of various tinctures. The addition of garlic, herbs, spices changes the possibilities of the drink, expanding its medicinal properties.

Some of the components that make up alcohol help to actively fight some infections. But we are talking only about natural drinks. But we should not forget that in some situations alcohol is dangerous even in small doses. If a person does not know how to control the amount of alcohol consumed, it is better not to create provocative situations.

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Alcohol is a dangerous substance that is actually a poison, but in a small dose can have a positive effect on the body. This is confirmed by rather serious studies carried out in the USA, France and Italy. Thousands of people of different ages took part in the studies, so the results can be considered quite reliable.

The benefits of alcohol

Everything that will be written below refers to the use of a daily dose equal to 30 g of pure 100% alcohol. It is this amount that can be processed without harm by the body of an adult healthy man of normal constitution. For women, the dose should be one third less.

This amount corresponds to 50 g of vodka, brandy or whiskey, or 1 glass of dry wine. Drinking more alcohol only brings harm and destroys the body. Moreover, it should be borne in mind that if you did not drink anything alcoholic for 6 days, this does not mean at all that on the seventh day you can drink 350 g all week without harm.

So what's good about drinking alcohol in moderation?

High-quality cognac or vodka, noble red dry wine, drunk in small quantities, are really not harmful. Alcohol lowers the level of "bad" cholesterol in the blood, and increases the level of "good", which is good for blood vessels. It prevents the formation of atherosclerotic plaques on the walls of blood vessels, thins the blood and reduces the risk of stroke and myocardial infarction.

Studies have shown that absolute teetotalers and bitter drinkers are a quarter more likely to die from a sudden heart attack, and more and more likely to end up in a state of senile dementia.

Not only that: according to statistics, moderately drinking people are paid more than non-drinkers. Not much, though.

The harm of alcohol

No matter how much they talk about the potentially positive the health effects of good alcohol, there is still more harm from it, and much more. It is a drug and a poison.

When alcohol enters the body, it immediately relaxes a person, reduces the ability of self-control and turns off some of the nerve cells in the brain. And it is already much more difficult for a drinker to stop at a dose that will not harm health. The very first glass jams the brakes, and the amount drunk quickly exceeds the recommended rate.

Damage to the entire body begins:

• Alcohol destroys the liver, which is forced to constantly work with a huge load, processing the poison that has entered the blood. The case can end in cirrhosis and death.
• The digestive organs are affected, from the stomach to the intestines. Peptic ulcer is a common companion of an alcoholic.
• Alcoholism leads to hypertension, atherosclerosis and a high risk of stroke. Alcoholics are more likely to suffer from diabetes and gout, their immunity decreases and even the flu clings more easily.
• The high calorie content of alcoholic beverages and their effect on the digestive system often lead to obesity.
• The poisonous fluid destroys brain cells, causing gradual personality degradation. The alcoholic loses the ability to be responsible for his own actions, cannot do the same job. His memory and reaction deteriorate, coordination of movements suffers.
• All this is amplified many times over when it comes to a woman. Due to the peculiarities of metabolism, a woman quickly becomes addicted to the drug. It is very bad if a woman drinks while pregnant. The development of the fetus may be impaired, and as a result, the child will be born either sick, or may die altogether.

Despite the reports of the benefits of small doses of alcohol, most doctors believe that the risk of harm to the body is so great and serious that the small potential benefits from moderate consumption of alcohol can be ignored.

People who abstain from drinking alcohol, negatively referring to its excessive use, see only harm in strong drinks. But some believe that the health benefits of alcohol are still there when drunk in moderation. There is a belief that if you reasonably approach this issue and take into account the state of your health, then small doses can have a positive effect on the body.

This position has become part of the way of life for many adults today. Almost no solemn event is complete without alcohol. Therefore, it is important to have an idea of ​​how to drink alcohol correctly so as not to cause yourself much harm.

Is alcohol in small doses good for you?

Those who prefer to consume high-quality alcoholic beverages are interested in whether alcohol in small doses is beneficial. There is a belief that the benefits of low-dose alcohol depend on several factors. First, the main thing is that alcoholic beverages do not contain dyes, flavors and other preservatives. Secondly, it is necessary to observe the daily dose and consume it exclusively in the first half of the day. If strong drinks are taken for medicinal purposes, then the feeling of intoxication should not be felt. In this regard, the dosage is limited to 20 g of ethanol.

The beneficial properties of alcohol

People who promote the beneficial properties of alcohol claim that after a week of regular drinking in small quantities, positive changes occur in the body:

• improves appetite;
• headaches go away;
• vigor and energy appear;
• sleep is restored;
• mood improves;
• awakenings from sleep become easy.

But many people have doubts that alcohol is good for the body, even if the daily dose is not exceeded.

Harm to the body from drinking

Opponents of this kind of therapy argue that the health benefits of alcohol are too exaggerated. The statement of some researchers that red blood cells have a lipid membrane that does not allow harmful substances to enter the capillaries of the brain is a misconception. In fact, alcohol has the ability to dissolve fat. After entering the bloodstream, it destroys the fatty membrane of blood cells and damages brain cells.

Recent studies have found that previous results on the beneficial effects of alcohol on humans were based on erroneous statistics. There was no improvement in cardiac activity associated with the use of small doses of alcoholic beverages. New research has shown that even small amounts of alcohol can negatively affect human health. As a result, scientists made the following conclusions regarding its medicinal use:

• the risk of cardiac arrhythmia increases;
• there is an increase in the atria;
• the risk of heart disease increases by 5-6%.

In addition, there is evidence that the size of the brain decreases with a daily intake of a small dose of alcohol.

There are other side reactions as well. If you drink a strong drink on an empty stomach, an active release of hydrochloric acid occurs, which corrodes the walls of the organ, which leads to gastritis and ulcers.

Alcohol intoxication does not pass without a trace for the body. Decreases defenses, increases the risk of developing diseases, including malignant tumors. Just moderate consumption of alcohol often leads to death during sleep. According to statistics, mortality from alcohol dependence is comparable to the number of deaths in road traffic accidents. The drinker rarely lives to old age.

Can high-quality alcohol be harmful to health?

It is most profitable to tell about the benefits of alcohol to its producers. In fact, this fact is worth questioning. True, as for high-quality drinks, they are tolerated by the human body much easier than bad alcohol, due to the lack of fusel oils. Although the decay of ethanol releases the strongest poison - acetaldehyde. This means that if you drink exclusively high-quality alcohol, this substance will enter the body, which can also have a negative effect on health.

A person, without harm to his own body, can process a small amount of alcohol in 1 hour. But this applies only to those who have good health: there are no cardiovascular, gastric, endocrine and other diseases. People with certain health problems will not benefit from alcoholic beverages.

Can alcoholism develop from daily consumption of small doses of alcohol?

Often, people, having come home after a hard day, relax and cheer themselves up with some amount of alcohol. This relaxation can result in severe depression after the effects of alcohol have ceased. Small doses taken daily are bound to lead to alcohol dependence. In this case, withdrawal symptoms in women occurs after about 4 years, in men - after 7 years.

Most of all, this applies to a foamy drink. After all, most people are sure that since beer contains few degrees, there is no harm from it. In fact, fortified can contain sufficient amounts of alcohol. And to improve the taste, manufacturers add various additives to the composition.

It is important for men to understand that beer also affects the endocrine system, increasing the number of female hormones, which provokes the appearance of a beer belly. When the foamy drink is abused, the immune system malfunctions, as a result of which a yeast-like protein is produced in the man's urogenital area, which leads to unpleasant sensations during urination and intercourse.

The body quickly gets used to beer and other drinks containing ethanol. Doses increase over time, becoming far from harmless, which leads to heart and liver diseases. Therefore, whether alcohol is useful is not difficult to judge by looking at people who have been drinking alcohol for several years in a row. It is unlikely that any of them will be able to boast of good health.

For those who are interested in the positive properties of alcoholic beverages, this article presents interesting facts about the benefits of various alcohol and tips on how to use it correctly.

Today in the world there is an active promotion of a healthy lifestyle, calling for a complete rejection of alcohol. This decision is quite rational, because excessive consumption of hot drinks can cause negative consequences and irreversible changes. But is it as harmful to the human body as its opponents say about it? Why alcohol in small doses is needed for a person, what are its positive effects, how the athlete's body reacts to it, as well as when and what drinks should be taken to help your body, read below.

The benefits of alcohol

The fact that alcohol is very useful has been said since the time of the great doctor Avicenna, and in the 18th century it was officially proved by several experiments why alcohol is needed. The processes involved two groups: "teetotalers" and those who consumed 20 ml of pure alcohol (this amount is contained in a glass of dry red wine). In the second group, the incidence of infectious diseases significantly decreased, and their mortality rate was 6% lower than in non-drinkers.

Based on the results of the experiment, it can be argued that alcohol is good for the human body, but only when its daily consumption does not exceed 20 ml of pure alcohol. After giving up the daily use of such a dose, there will be no negative consequences, because this amount is normally tolerated by the body.

What are the positive effects of drinking a reasonable amount of alcohol on a daily basis? It should be noted:

• reduction of stress;
• beneficial effect on the cardiovascular system;
• reducing the risk of heart attacks, strokes;
• smoothing out the negative consequences of hypertension and angina pectoris;
• prevention of diabetes insipidus (type 2);
• reduction of puffiness;
• improvement of the nervous system;
• positive effect on brain function;
• a surge of creativity;
• prevention of lymphoma;
• strengthening immunity, reducing the number of infectious diseases;
• after refusal from the correct use of alcohol, there will be no negative effects.

Many people see other positive effects as well. For example, patients with anemia or anemia claim that after regularly drinking half a glass of red wine before bedtime, the number of dizziness and migraines has decreased, and their blood pressure has increased, which are usually very low. Its benefits were noticed for women who take half a glass of drink a day - many of the surveyed have improved their menstrual cycle and improved skin condition. This is all due to the increased content of antioxidants and vitamins in wine.

What are the benefits of drinks

In order to improve your own health, it is necessary not only to know when and how much alcohol to consume. The benefits of each alcoholic beverage for the human body are different, therefore, knowing their characteristics, you can only have positive consequences.

Wine

Wine is a truly noble alcohol, which since the time of ancient Greece has been equated with the blood of the Gods. Previously, this drink was considered a real panacea for the body, because those who take it every day suffered much less from heart disease, remained young and beautiful much longer. It was even given to wounded soldiers in order to reduce pain shock and accelerate blood coagulation.

The beneficial effects of wine are due to the grape's antioxidants, which are retained and concentrated as the fruit ferments to make a hot drink. When choosing a wine for health improvement, it is important to pay attention to its composition, which should not contain various powdered or sweetening ingredients.

The benefits of wine for humans are great, because it protects the heart and blood vessels from wear and tear, reduces the risk of plaque deposition, improves blood flow to the brain, accelerating its work. This is due to fructose, antioxidants, vitamins B and K contained in the drink.

Beer

Every active supporter of proper nutrition will argue that beer is a useless and harmful product. But this is fundamentally wrong with respect to reasonable doses of the drink! After all, real beer contains only natural ingredients: hops and malt from wheat or barley. The first ingredient helps to restore the hormonal background of girls, because the hop cones contain phytohormones that are similar to female estrogen. Malt is formed when barley or wheat germinates. This sprout sugar contains a huge amount of vitamins and minerals for the body to absorb.

Many people are too addicted to beer during feasts, drinking a few liters. But the normal daily dose is 300 ml of the drink per day. Also, you can not seize it with snacks, nuts, chips or salted fish, because they contain empty harmful fats that poison humans. Swap them for unsalted raw nuts or dried fruit.

Those who consume a small amount of beer with dried fruits and honey several times a week can forget about heart ischemia, hormonal disorders and kidney disease.

Vodka and cognac

You can use vodka or cognac in the form of herbal, fruit, vegetable or berry infusions to fight infectious diseases! It is enough to drink 1 glass before bed, and then go to bed under several blankets. The next morning, the condition will improve markedly. But such treatment cannot be used for children under 14 years old, and for adults, its duration does not exceed a week, so as not to harm the liver.

Athlete's body and alcohol

Many argue that people who do physical activity should not drink alcohol at all, but is this true? How does the athlete's body react to alcohol, what can be the positive consequences for them and what kind of drinks can you drink?

For example, beer contains a lot of simple sugar, which is essential for weight-gaining gym goers. After training, you do not need to drink it in liters, it is enough to drink 250 ml of dark high-quality beer, then there is a quick replenishment and muscle recovery.

Light athletes can afford half a glass of red wine several times a week, because their heart works actively during prolonged exertion, so in order to smooth out the stressful effects, it is necessary to receive a dose of antioxidants, which are rich in wine.

Alcohol is good for athletes, but only for those who consume it in reasonable amounts. The daily dose for such people is halved, that is, you can consume no more than 10 ml of pure alcohol per day.

Alcohol can be not only harmful, but also useful for the human body, the main thing is to monitor its quality, and also take into account your daily dose, which should not exceed 20 ml. pure alcohol per day (this is half a shot of vodka or brandy, a glass of red wine).