Mainstream Media constantly warn us about side effects of Drugs, ignoring alcohol in the process. Why is that so? In reality, alcohol does far more damage to our cognitive function, and children drink it from youngest of ages... It sure does sound like a Conspiracy Theory.

You know how it is in the system:

Caffeine to keep you energized through the week,
alcohol to forget on the weekends.
Curing hangover on the Sundays,
just to be able to enter the Circulus Virtiosus again...

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Meanwhile, get caught with 0.5 grams of Cannabis & face serious complications. The most funny part is, weed is being legalized over North America at the moment - but not the organic one! The one which many already consume, differs highly from authentic cannabis and is not beneficial for us rather even dangerous...

Monsanto is setting themselves as a standard for weed production. Especially after partnering with Bayer they will aim to make it completely legal over time, since it has no real value that organic Cannabis posses.

Answer to why holding organic seeds is strictly prohibited!

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Back to the topic now, there was a study published in The BMJ (British Medical Journal) at 2017. The study shown in details how brain problems are related to alcohol consumption.

The study followed 550 men and women for 30 years, measuring their brain structure and function to determine how alcohol use affects the mind over time.
What they found is that the more people drank, the more atrophy occurred in the brain’s hippocampus, a seahorse-shaped structure in your brain that plays a role in storing memories.
The highest risk was for people who drank 17 standard drinks or more of alcohol per week. But even people who drank moderately saw an elevated risk for cognitive changes

You can read the full study HERE.

Word alcohol comes from Arabic Al-Kuhl, meaning Body Eating Spirit.

Realizing the connections?

Not only it is highly dangerous for our beautiful bodies, it as well damages our mental wellness in the process.

Many are unaware, but many cases of depression are closely linked to alcohol consumption, since it does damage to our Hippocampus. Pretty similar what depression does, how abigail-dantes explained in her article here.

Even when it comes to moderate consumption, alcohol still does damage to our Hippocampus and it causes problems as: Memory issues, blackouts, slurred speech and many more:

When you realize the reality, the question is why is it encouraged in every culture to drink alcohol? It surely isn't Taboo or something like that, unlike all the other drugs, some of which have healing properties in reality.

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In case you didn't know, psilocybin from Magic Mushrooms effectively treats PTSD after only one dosage. That could be an answer why is it criminalized. Not to mention that most of PTSD sufferers, turn their attention exactly to Alcohol and anti-depressives.

How that results in the end? It pretty much finishes them off.

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Alcohol undergoes zero order kinetics of elimination from the body. It is only one of the three drugs that does so.
This means a constant AMOUNT of drug gets eliminated per unit time, not a constant FRACTION, like most drugs. This makes its rate of elimination very slow.
If it had undergone first order kinetics, a person drinking alcohol at night maybe all fresh in the morning as all the alcohol may get eliminated from the body very rapidly.

Meaning, it is impossible to wake up refreshed after night of drinking. In that set of events, everyone have higher chances of developing adverse and acute effects. Even the day after...

You can read much more in the article here.

Alcohol actually has some Beneficial effects, that is why individuals gets stuck on it:

• Anxiety Relief
• Increase In Self-Esteem
• Sedation
• Euphoria

But on the other side, it adversely affects pretty much every bodily-system you can imagine:

Liver

Most common alcohol related complication, due to reduced hepatic metabolism of lipids (fatty liver -> cirrhosis -> liver failure)

Gastrointestinal Tract

Due to increased gastric and pancreatic secretions by ethanol, result is increased incidence of gastritis and pancreatitis. Ethanol has direct toxic effects on the mucosal membranes of the stomach, causing gastritis.

Metabolism

Alcohol consumption reduces glucose uptake by the tissues leading to an initial increase in blood glucose.
Also, alcohol inhibits gluconeogenesis and a fasting person or a person whose hepatic glycogen is low could experience a hypoglycemic attack, which may cause irreversible brain damage.

Effect on smooth muscle

It is in direct connection whit smooth muscle caused by its metabolite acetaldehyde.

Effects on Sexual Function

It is increasing sexual desire but impairing the sexual performance at the same time. It lowers testosterone production, performance in athletes is also impaired.

Damage to CNS (Central Nerve System)

One of the most serious long consequences. It causes cerebellar degeneration, as well as serious brain damage. Many chronic alcoholics show degrees in dementia, connected to ventricular enlargement.

Wernick-Korsakoff’s syndrome

Connected to Thiamine deficiency -> resulting in paralysis of external eye muscles,
loss of memory and state of confusion. A.k.a. Alcohol amnesic disorder

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Conclusion

In case you are still wondering whether to consume alcohol or not, I guess you didn't read this article. Do it again. Don't blindly follow the masses, especially media and the mainstream sources of information. They will most probably point you in wrong directions... Try to find alternative when having fun. Pretty much anything else you consume, is better for your body short and long-term.