Expert explains how excessive alcohol consumption can affect the body
With the Carnival holiday approaching, people begin to prepare to enjoy the revelry. Whether at home with the family, with friends or on street parties, one of the main attractions that are generally not lacking at this time is alcoholic beverages. That’s because, for some people, festivity and drunkenness go hand in hand.
However, even in the midst of celebrations, paying attention to the excessive consumption of this item is fundamental, mainly in order to avoid health problems and the dreaded hangover. Therefore, the homeopath pharmacist Jamar Tejada explains what you can do to drink this drink in moderation and avoid the risk of ending the party before the time. Look!
Alcohol intake process on body
According to Jamar Tejada, the hepatic metabolization process (the one in which the liver processes and transforms everything that is ingested into something usable by the body or not) is more curious when we talk about alcoholic intake.
“As the liver does not produce an enzyme that directly neutralizes the presence of alcohol there, it first transforms it into a substance called acetaldehyde and only then into acetic acid, which is a non-toxic metabolite. The problem is that acetaldehyde is an even more toxic substance than alcohol itself, so its consumption requires some care”, explains the professional.
Effects of alcohol on the body
The absorption of alcohol by the intestine is much faster than the ability of the liver to metabolize it. He can only metabolize the equivalent of 8.5 grams of alcohol per hour, varying from person to person, which is less than 300 ml of beer or even 25 ml of whiskey, vodka and cachaça. Therefore, when ingesting the equivalent of 3 glasses of wine, the body will take, on average, 3 hours to eliminate all that volume.
“This means that, after an exaggerated consumption of alcohol, for several hours, the body will have to deal with two highly toxic substances circulating in the blood: alcohol and acetaldehyde, and acetaldehyde is a substance that causes cancer and can lead to damage to the liver. liver if exposure is frequent”, warns the pharmacist.
Food is an ally against hangovers
To fall into revelry without fear and enjoy every day of the pre-revelry and the Carnival without causing major damage to health, the expert’s tip is to eat very well before drinking. “With a full stomach, the absorption of ethanol is slower, giving the liver more time to metabolize the alcoholic beverage that arrives there. Therefore, ethanol intoxication is more intense when drinks are consumed on an empty stomach”, says the specialist.
Hangover cure techniques
If you, even knowing the information above, overload your liver, the pharmacist’s tip to treat a hangover is to drink lots of water. If it’s coconut water, even better, as it contains sodium and potassium, which help to regulate the body’s chemical reactions, lost with the various trips to the bathroom.
It is also necessary to avoid processed, fatty or industrialized foods, as they overload the liver even more. And, in order to clean the toxins even faster, you can prepare a little tea. The most suitable herbs are: chamomile, fennel, ginger, hibiscus, green tea and mint. When it comes to alcohol, the old adage applies: drink in moderation.
By Mayara Barreto
Source: Maxima
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