Drinking problem
Have you experienced insomnia and low tolerance for anxiety lately? Do you feel in need for alcohol at the beginning of the day or at time of stress? If you have a yes for both questions you might be in the brink of suffering from alcoholism. It is a psychological and physiological dependence on alcohol which leads to chronic disease and disruption of interpersonal, family and work relationships.
Alcohol adversely affects brain, central nervous system, liver and heart. Alcoholism may develop at any age, when drinking begins. Here are a list of some symptoms for early stages of drinking problem. Get help immediately when you feel that you get addicted to drinking.
- Habitual Monday-morning hangovers, and frequent absences from work
- Preoccupation with obtaining alcohol and hiding drinking from family and friends
- Guilt or irritability when others suggest drinking is excessive.
Water for our health
The facts. Can you remember any single day in your life where you can be independent from water?
I bet the chances are vanishingly zero. In fact, as an adult human being, 60 to 70 per cent of our totalbody weight consists of water, and without regular top-ups, our body's survival time is limited to a matterof hours or days. Even though water contains no nutrients, it has an important role for the maintainanceand growth of our bodies. How much is enough? The British Dietetic Association advises that the average adult should consume 2.5litres of water per day. Of this, 1.8 litres - the equivalent of six to seven glasses of water per day -must be obtained directly from beverages. This should be increased during periods of hot weather or duringand after periods of physical activity.
| Beverages | Calories | Fat(g) | Caffeine(mg) |
| Coffee | |||
| Brewed, 6 oz | 4 | 0 | 103 |
| Instant, decaf, 6 oz | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Expresso, 4 oz | 0 | 0 | 102 |
| Low-fat Mocha, 12 oz | 300 | 17 | 102 |
| Nonfat Mocha | 260 | 11 | 102 |
| Low-fat latte | 170 | 6 | 102 |
| Nonfat Latte | 120 | <1 | 102 |
| Tea | |||
| Black, 6 oz | 2 | 0 | 53 |
| Herb, 6 oz | 1 | 0 | 32 |
| Iced tea, instant, 8 oz | 1 | 0 | 30 |
| Soda | |||
| Mountain Dew | 179 | 0 | 55 |
| Coca-Cola | 154 | 0 | 47 |
| Pepsi | 190 | 0 | 37 |
| Diet Pepsi | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| Slice | 152 | 0 | 11 |
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Why drinking is a bad idea
While the alcohol in red wine can help protect your heart, the benefit must
be fairly weighted with its associated risks. Here are the top five risk due to
alcohol:
- Heavy drinking can cause liver disease and eventually liver damage
- Regular drinking can impair mental function and memory
- Drinking increases the risk of breast cancer for women
- Heavy alcohol consumption causes hypertension increasing the risk for
stroke and kidney failure - Drinking increases the risk of injuries and accidents on roadways and
workplace
If you want to combine red wine to balance your fatty menu, just remember
that moderation is always the key.
