The World Health Organization has issued a warning that no amount of alcohol is safe even as it recognized that alcohol ruins the heart, destroys the brain and poisons the liver. Alcohol is officially categorized as a Group 1 carcinogen, the same category as tobacco, and has been conclusively linked to at least seven forms of cancer.
Professor Debbie Shawcross, at King’s College Hospital, London, who specializes in lover noted: “In the first few weeks there will be improvements in sleep quality, concentration, hydration and digestion. In the long term, blood pressure will drop and stress on the liver will reduce.”
Various research has shows that even light or moderate drinking elevates the chances of heart disease, liver destruction , depression and more. Every cup is disastrous to our health. Yet experts emphasized that the danger is not permanent, and the advantages of quitting alcohol begin almost immediately.
Doctors say that whether you reduce or Stop taking it, there’s a possibility of living longer and healthier rise from day one.
Alcohol affects the body from top to toe. It sedates the brain rather than helping it sleep, irritates the stomach, raises blood pressure, and fuels inflammation that can trigger clots, heart attacks and strokes. It shrinks brain tissue, distorts memory and dulls mood by interfering with dopamine and serotonin. Over time, the liver which processes nearly all the alcohol we drink, is forced into overdrive, and fatty deposits and scarring can lead to cirrhosis, a condition that kills thousands every year and dramatically increases the risk of cancer.
Note that the human body is remarkably resilient. Within days of giving up alcohol, reflux and indigestion often ease, sleep becomes deeper, energy steadier and concentration sharper. Within weeks, blood pressure falls and in months, the brain’s chemistry begins to rebalance, bringing clearer thinking and better mood. Over the years, the risk of cirrhosis, heart disease and cancer steadily declines.
It is encouraged to drink no more than 14 units in a week which is the equivalent of six pints of beer or 10 small glasses of wine because studies show even one drink a week raises cancer risk by three per cent. A glass daily increases breast cancer risk by 15 per cent, and two bottles of wine a week increases it by 27 per cent.
Alcohol is one of the major causes of preventable disease, killing thousands each year from excessive drinking.
The awareness against excessive consumption of alcohol every day adds risk — but every day without alcohol brings recovery. From the first morning you wake up without a hangover, your body is already beginning to repair the damage.
