Question 1

what're ways to reduce alcohol consumption?

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Reduce alcohol use:: Start with a non-alcoholic drink, delay the 1st alcoholic drink & increase the delay, measure your drinks, limit to 1/hr, drink slowly, be aware of each drink, alternate alcoholic & non-alcoholic drinks, eat before & during drinking, rally support of friends, learn your triggers for excessive drinking & modify/avoid them, fill your life with natural highs, & measure your progress.

Question 2

what is "kindling" in the context of alcohol consumption?

Accepted Answer

Alcohol withdrawal: Kindling is the phenomenon which occurs as a result of repeated withdrawal from benzodiazepines or alcohol that leads to increasingly severe withdrawal symptoms, including an increased risk of seizures.

Question 3

does alcohol consumption thin blood?

Accepted Answer

Yes, and that may: Be a good or bad thing for you depending  on your health.  Too much creates obvious social and behavioral problems (including depression) and can raise potential for stroke.  If your doc thinks you are in good health, moderate alcohol can be fine.

Question 4

can alcohol consumption worsen a hernia?

Accepted Answer

Not directly: Advanced alcoholism can cause cirrhosis of the liver, which can cause ascites, which in turn can make your hernia worse.  But this is rare.  Lifting, straining, or coughing usually make your hernia worse.

Question 5

is alcohol consumption for diabetics okay?

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In moderation: No more than 1 daily, [otherwise too many calories and can get drunk:)]and take it with a meal, not separate from meal [ as alcohol can cause low blood sugar].

Question 6

does alcohol consumption affect head dandruff?

Accepted Answer

No: Not unless you are shampooing with alcohol.

Question 7

does alcohol consumption slow your blood flow?

Accepted Answer

Alcohol and Blood: This is an excellent question.

There are two answers that may sound like they contradict each other.

Alcohol thins the blood. This means that it does not clot so easily and too much alcohol, affecting the liver, can lead to easily bruising and such.

But, drinking alcohol is also dehydrating. You pee off more fluid than you consume...Which can make the blood thicker and thus lead to slowing..

Question 8

is alcohol consumption linked to cancer at all?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Alcohol, especially in conjunction with smoking, can increase the risk of head and neck cancers (mouth, larynx, pharynx) and esophageal cancer.  Alcohol also increases the risk of breast, liver, and colorectal cancer.

Question 9

how much muscle can i lose due to alcohol consumption?

Accepted Answer

Alcohol: Depends on the amount consumed & the length of time, as well as the status of your organs such as brain, liver, etc.

Question 10

how does alcohol consumption cause enlarged blood cells?

Accepted Answer

B vitamin deficiency: Alcohol causes vitamin b1 deficiency, the most serious, also resulting in greater alcohol intake.Vitamin b6 can't be converted to its active form.
Decreased liver absorption and increased urinary excretion of many b vitamins and especially Folic Acid is noted. Vitamin B12 and Folic Acid (vitamin b9) deficiency
produce macrocytic anemia
(enlarged blood cells). Treatment: vitamins b12+
b9+b complex.

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