Alcoholism Effects On The Body | Rehab Care Treatment Services

ALCOHOLISM Effects on the body Alcohol should be drunk moderately. Drinking excessive alcohol can make you lose control and can slowly damage your body over time. BRAIN Excessive drinking can harm the tissues of the LUNGS lungs and lead to serious illnesses, including pneumonia. Heavy drinking over the long-term changes brain chemistry. Alcohol deprives the brain of necessary vitamins and can weaken abrain tissue. Too much alcohol can cause the heart to beat irregularly. Irregular heartbeats are called arrhythmias and can have serious consequences Even one occurrence of heavy drinking can irritate the stomach, for your health, including swelling in the legs and feet, trouble breathing, causing pain and illness. Long-term heavy drinking can cause these symptoms to keep occurring. and even heart failure. STOMACH HEART Long-term excessive drinking can lead to sexual dysfunction in men, as well as Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and lowered sexual desire in women. Babies born to alcoholic mothers are at increased risk for any number of physical and mental conditions, including growth deficiency, brain damage, and central nervous system damage. Source: http://www.bupa.co.uk/individuals/health-information/health-news-index/2013/How-alcohol-affects-your-heart http://www.alcholanswers.org/alcohol-education/health-topics/alcohol-effects-on-liver.cfm http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/55970.php Created by: Rehab Care Call now! Treatment Services http://rehabtreatmentservices.com (720) 450-8629