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Alcohol: Does It Make You Feel Good or Bad? Try This 2 Week Test

Many people think there are health benefits to having one drink of alcohol a night, but some recent studies call that into question.

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Alcohol: Does It Make You Feel Good or Bad? Try This 2 Week Test

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  1. Alcohol: Does It Make You Feel Good or Bad? Try This 2 Week Test By The Doctor Weighs In

  2. Who doesn’t like a good drink at the end of a long day? I’m a whiskey man, myself. There’s little better than having a good Kentucky bourbon with a friend. 

  3. How much alcohol is in “a drink?” • First, let’s start by defining what we mean by “a drink.” According to the NIH, one drink is the equivalent of one 12-oz regular beer (5% ABV), an 8-oz malt liquor (which includes most microbrews or specialty beers), 5-6 oz of wine, or 1.5 oz of hard alcohol, such as whiskey or vodka.

  4. Drinking and your health • We’ve all heard that one drink/day can lower your risk of heart disease.  But newer studies call that into question. The original studies were based on observations in France showing poor diets but low rates of heart disease (the so-called “French Paradox”). The conclusion was that wine was protective. Related Content:Alcohol, Not Opioids, is America’s Most Abused SubstanceIs it Just a Bad Hangover or Something More Serious?

  5. The Effect of drinking alcohol on your day to day life • But most importantly, alcohol can impact your quality of life. Alcohol has an immediate positive benefit of decreased stress, a feeling of happiness and well-being, and ease of falling asleep. This comes at the cost of difficulty staying asleep, as well as feeling increased stress and a worse mood the next day. The net effect is more often negative. Even though this delayed negative impact can be worse than the benefits, the benefits are immediate, so we tend to weigh these more heavily, and therefore think drinking is a great idea.

  6. The bottom line when it comes to drinking alcohol • This is difficult for me to write since I enjoy a good drink like most others. But I see the impressive negative impacts of alcohol on my patients every day. Having a few drinks with friends on a weekend night is fine.

  7. Get in Touch The Doctor Weighs In Author: Kenneth Zweig Click Here To Read The Full Article: https://thedoctorweighsin.com/alcohol-good-or-bad/ Website:https://thedoctorweighsin.com/ Email:info@thedoctorweighsin.com

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