Is alcohol good for your health?

You have probably heard a bunch of stuff about alcohol and health. How much do you think it is possible to consume without causing harm?

In order for you to understand a little better about the differences regarding the low risk consumption of alcoholic beverages and the harmful version of it, which may even turn into something worse, like alcoholism, we have organized this post.

Keep reading to know more.

How many doses of alcohol can I have a day without causing any kind of harm to my system?

Drinking isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Alcohol is seen as beneficial when ingested in small amounts. According to some researchers, there is an alcohol-consumption-pattern considered low risk, no toxic, which can indeed be good to your health.

According to some doctors, a regular adult, free of contra indications, can consume up to two glasses of wine or beer, or a dose of a distilled drink a day.

Therefore, it is worth mentioning that the larger the dose, the more toxic the beverage becomes in the organism. You got to have self control in order to not having one too many drinks. On the contrary, you’ll be exposing your body to a great level of toxicity.

I drink every day. Am I an alcoholic?

Not necessarily. First, you need to understand that there are distinct patterns of alcoholic consumption. The low risk, the abusive use, and the chemical dependance.

If you have up to two doses a day, the risks of you being an alcoholic are low. But once you start having more than that on a daily basis, you might be entering a dangerous, harmful path, probably subjecting yourself to negative consequences.

If you are one of those people who drink a little and soon becomes aggressive, pay attention, for you might also be crossing a dangerous line.

Dependance has distinct characteristics, usually presented as: abstinence crisis, tremor, sweating, regularly feeling the need of consuming large quantities of alcoholic beverages, and being tolerant to alcohol. If the symptoms disappear after you have your first dose, that’s a sign a dependance.

But when is someone considered an alcoholic, after all?

When a person manifests the consumption pattern linked to chemical dependency and suffers negative consequences after drinking alcohol, he/she might be considered and alcoholic.

Therefore, we need to bear in mind that there is a limited amount of alcohol we can ingest without creating a harmful environment to us. Beer, for example, when drank in moderation, brings several benefits to our health.

Unfortunately, few are the people who are able to maintain a healthy pattern when it comes to consuming alcoholic drinks.