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That late night drink or two may be contributing to your symptoms."
Here’s what alcohol isreallydoing to your body.
“Alcohol dehydrates the body,” licensed substance abuse counselorChristopher Gerhart, told me in an interview.
“This is one of the reasons that a hangover is so painful.”
Cue the headache, dizziness and sudden sleepiness.
It damages your gut
Ever felt uncomfortably bloated after a night of drinking?
Well, turns out that beer belly could be doing more than making your pants feel a little tighter.
“A lot of people don’t realize that it is actuallydamaging your gut health.”
But that’s not the case.
This, in turn, leaves you feeling sluggish and unfocused the morning after drinking.
You’ll fall asleep but your sleep quality will suffer."
“Alcohol, no matter what form, has a lot of calories,” Gerhart said.
“I think the weight connection is something people don’t understand,” she told me.
“Sure, they know alcohol has calories but it’s also a toxin.
This means you burn off these calories first.
Oh yea, and let’s not forget the inevitable, and always embarrassing, drunk texting.
Drinking also increases your risk of cancer, and the more you drink the higher the risk.”
“Women who drink alcohol also increase their risk of breast cancer,” Cassoobhoy added.
“Tolerance can develop pretty rapidly for some people.
The National Council of Alcohol and Drug Dependence offers a usefulalcohol self assessmentthat can help you learn more.
Putting your health first
We get it.
Learning all the scary ways alcohol affects our bodies is a major buzz kill.
But not the next day.
It’s too late then.
