In the summer, when visiting places like bars or food stalls, many people find it hard to resist the temptation of alcohol. Experts suggest that if you can't control your drinking, you should at least be aware of some harmful drinking habits.
Smoking and Drinking Go Hand in Hand: The More You Smoke, the More You Drink
Having a cigarette while drinking, a state some might call "being in heaven," is actually detrimental to health. Nicotine in cigarettes numbs the senses, weakening the ideal sense of euphoria people seek from alcohol. As a result, they have to drink more to achieve that feeling. What seems like a high tolerance for alcohol actually means greater damage to the body.
Don't Eat with Preserved and Smoked Foods
After drinking beer, the lead content in the blood increases. Preserved and smoked products contain harmful substances like organic amines. When combined, these can create new harmful compounds. Drinking beer promotes the body's absorption of these toxins, which can induce digestive tract diseases.
Mixing Red Wine with Soda is Harmful to the Stomach
Besides beer, red wine and other spirits also see peak sales in the summer. Many trendy drinking methods are actually very harmful to the body. A familiar example is mixing red wine with soda. While this may seem to lower the alcohol concentration, it actually makes you drunk faster. This is because the carbon dioxide gas released by the soda in the stomach forces the pylorus (the valve between the stomach and small intestine) to open, allowing alcohol to quickly enter the small intestine. The small intestine absorbs alcohol much faster than the stomach, thus accelerating the overall absorption of alcohol.
Hot Shower After Drinking
Feeling warm after a drink, many people love to jump in the shower for a good rinse. However, feeling dizzy afterward is a warning sign of hypoglycemia. A hot shower after drinking accelerates blood circulation, increases energy consumption in the body, and can easily lead to low blood sugar.