Hangover Treatment

Alcoholic beverages are available around the globe. They are available almost anywhere on earth you are, in fact, more people drink alcohol than don't. But whether you prefer whiskey to beer, all alcoholic drinks come with strings attached, the worst one being a HANGOVER.

So why the Hangover?

This is what happens when you drink.

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lcoholic beverages are produced for a reason. The world may be composed of different cultures, but drinking alcohol is one of the common denominators.

To some, it is a practice that is a matter of their cultural and religious practices, as well as their geographical and sociological conditions.

WHY DO PEOPLE DRINK ALCOHOL?

A) People drink alcoholic beverage due to social influences. Can you imagine a bar without a drink? A party without a glass of wine? It can happen, but drinking alcohol has become people's means to socialize.

When you are at a party and everyone seems to be a stranger, drinking with them is a way to bridge the gap. Drinking as a social influence is in fact very evident in young adults.

B) People drink alcohol to satisfy their curiosity.
Regulation of drinking alcohol varies from country-to-country, but in the United States, 21 is of legal age to drink liquors. Surprisingly, 80% of high school students have already tried alcoholic drinks. Even adolescents or teenagers aged 11 to 13 are already exposed to this activity out of curiosity - what alcoholic drinks are, and its effects to the body. This not only happens in the United States but in many countries.

C) People drink alcoholic beverage to escape.
Drinking brings a mixture of emotion. Hard liquors are believed by some people to be stress relievers. When drinking becomes part of your personal and social life prefers often the desire is to relieve and reduce stress.

D) People drink alcoholic beverage for medical reasons.
Experiments have been done on the effects of drinking alcohol to the body which results are found to be a good form of medicine. But this only applies to moderate drinking. Alcohol acts as a blood thinner, thus, lowers heart attack risk or any heart diseases. Also, moderate drinking lowers risk of diabetes. It helps improve the body's sensitivity to insulin.

WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL TO THE BODY?

Your body responds to anything you induce on it. The effects may come in a positive or negative way. Drinking alcoholic beverage definitely has an effect to your system, depending on the amount you consume.

1) A Hangover!
Excessive drinking can cause aches and muscle pain and a wicked headache, plus you get that wonderful felling of nausea.

2) Weight Gain
The more you drink, the more you gain weight because high level of calories are contained in most alcoholic beverages.

3) Internal Disorders
High blood pressure, liver problem, respiratory distress, weak immune system, and even mental illness are among the effects of drinking alcoholic beverages.

4) Dehydration
Alcoholic beverages are diuretic -they reduce the amount of water in your body. Plus, vomiting dehydrates your body as well.