Alcohol – The side effects outweigh the benefits
Alcohol – the side effects outweigh the benefits
Short-term side effects of using alcohol include:
- Can reduced concentration
- Can affect co-ordination and slower reflexes
- The loss of inhibitions and more confidence
- Can cause a flushed appearance
- Can blurred vision and slurred speech
- Can intense moods, e.g. aggression, elation, depression
- Can cause headaches
- Can cause nausea and vomiting
- Increase risk of injuries associated with falls, accidents, violence and intentional self-harm
- Can increase motor vehicle, bicycle and pedestrian accidents
- Can cause blackouts
- Increase risk of drowning
- Can increase risk of fires
- Can cause alcohol poisoning, coma and death
- Slows your metabolism and can cause weight gain
Long-term side effects of alcohol
Drinking a lot of alcohol regularly over time is likely to cause physical, emotional or social problems. These may include:
- Liver cirrhosis
- Cancer of: mouth, pharynx, larynx, oesophagus, bowel (in men) and breast (in women)
- Heart disease: a range of diseases affecting the heart and blood, and including stroke and hypertension
- Nerves of the arms and legs can get affected
- Brain injury: alcohol-related
- Alcohol addiction
- Toxic effects on pregnancy or and breastfeeding
- Leads to poor diet and defiecencies
- Digestive problems
- Reduced resistance to disease and more frequent infections
- Aggravate skin problems
- Sexual impotence and a reduction in fertility
- Long term and short term concentration and term memory problems
- Aggravate and initiate depression
- Family and relationship problems that can lead to divorce
- Reduction in work performance
- Legal and financial difficulties over the long term
- Alcohol disrupts the harmony between the chakras and meridians
Alcohol disrupts the harmony between the chakras and meridians
The more you become aware of the effects alcohol has on your physical self, the more your consciousness makes this a reality for you. Because of this imbalance, you can notice stronger headaches, aches and pains and a general low energy. This may also trickle into your mental state bringing up negative thoughts, behaviour and swinging moods.
The aura is vulnerable to negative energy
Auras are very sensitive depending on our emotional state. When you drink, it is more difficult for your intuitive self to guide you which may leave you open to the energies of other people and other beings. When your inhibitions are lowered from alcohol you allow your energetic body to be influenced. Places like bars and clubs don’t particularly carry high vibrations or vibrational beings.
Drink responsibly, don’t drink and drive and if you suspect to have an addiction to alcohol get help. First port of call National Helpline: 0861 HELP AA (435-722).
