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Amidst the hectic modern lifestyle and corporate culture, partying with friends on weekends, going to a club or having a glass of wine or beer to relax at home has become a common trend today. Often this belief is spreading very fast in the society that if alcohol is consumed in limited quantity i.e. in a moderate manner, then it does not cause any major harm to health. Especially among women, this misconception is very common that after a week’s stress, if they have a few drinks on the weekend, it will not have any bad effect on their health. But recently many shocking researches conducted by medical science, cancer research institutes and health experts have completely broken this myth. Experts clearly say that the physical structure and metabolism of women’s body is different from that of men, due to which even a single drop of alcohol cannot be considered safe for their body. Especially in women, alcohol consumption has been found to be directly related to dangerous breast cancer, about which every woman needs to be very conscious.
In common parlance it is often heard that ‘there is no harm if you drink in limit’. But when it comes to women’s health, this theory completely fails. According to medical science, women’s bodies digest alcohol much slower than men and they have less water and more fat in their bodies. Due to this, even small amounts of alcohol remain in high concentration in women’s blood for a long time. The World Health Organization (WHO) and Global Health Reports confirm that there is no safe limit of alcohol consumption for women that can be called ‘harmful’. Whether you have a glass of red wine on the weekend or drink a few cocktails at a party, your body’s cells are exposed to this toxic element every time. Those who think that only those who drink daily have health problems, they should know that women who drink occasionally, i.e. only on weekends, also start developing chronic diseases.
The most dangerous effect of alcohol on women’s health is breast cancer. Renowned oncologists and medical research from around the world have provided strong evidence that there is a direct and deep scientific link between alcohol consumption and the risk of breast cancer in women. When a woman consumes alcohol, her body breaks it down into a toxic chemical called acetaldehyde, which damages DNA and causes abnormal growth of cells. Apart from this, drinking alcohol increases the level of estrogen and other hormones in women’s body disproportionately. Increased estrogen hormone stimulates breast cells to divide rapidly, which later leads to tumors and breast cancer. Researchers even say that if a woman drinks alcohol more than the prescribed limit regularly or even only on weekends, then her risk of getting breast cancer increases many times compared to women who do not drink alcohol at all.
Often people think that after working for five days, partying hard on Saturday and Sunday i.e. ‘binge drinking’ is not a bad thing. But this habit proves to be even more fatal for the liver, heart and brain of women. Drinking excessive amounts of alcohol at once causes excessive pressure on the body parts, which causes blood pressure to increase rapidly, immunity to weaken and mental health to be adversely affected. Women tend to develop liver disease (such as alcoholic fatty liver) at a much lower rate and in a shorter period of time than men. Apart from this, due to this weekend habit the sleep cycle gets disturbed, the skin starts aging prematurely and there is constant inflammation in the body. Women who believe that weekend intoxication is reducing their stress, are actually hollowing their bodies from within.
Nowadays, due to the influence of social media, films and pub culture, drinking alcohol is becoming a ‘modern status symbol’ among women. Many times women start social drinking under pressure from friends or to make themselves look modern and gradually it becomes their habit. Advertisements are also designed to portray wine or beer as a ‘healthy lifestyle’. But this is a clear message from health experts that it is very important to recognize the bitter truth hidden behind the glamor and shine of advertisements. A fatal disease like cancer does not come based on one’s status or modernity, rather it keeps track of the toxic elements that enter the body. Therefore, it is very important that women themselves come forward and reject these misconceptions and give priority to their health.
In the end, the conclusion is that there is no safe measure of ‘a little alcohol’ when it comes to women’s health. If you want to keep your future life healthy, energetic and free from serious diseases, then the most sensible step would be to give up the habit of consuming alcohol in the name of party on weekends. To relieve stress and gain mental peace, instead of drinking alcohol, make yoga, meditation, regular exercise, good sleep and balanced eating a part of your daily routine. When you keep your body free from chemical poisons, not only your physical capacity increases but your skin, hair and internal organs also remain healthy and young for a longer period. Therefore, take a pledge today that you will not compromise with your health and will secure the future of yourself and your family by adopting a conscious lifestyle.