Affect Of Alcohol On Women
Women and Alcohol
It is often quoted that females have a lower tolerance to
alcohol than males and this is an indisputable fact but few
people ever go on to tell exactly what the affect is and why.
Hopefully this article will help shed light on exactly what
happens when you drink alcohol and why you often do things that
you regret later. Also give some insight into what alcohol
actually does to the brain. This is not an anti alcohol article,
it is presented in the hope that knowledge will influence
attitude. The fact that this article is being published at the
height of the Christmas/New Year festive season is coincidental;
it contains valuable knowledge that is useful at all times.
Alcohol is a testosterone stimulant and the affect it has on
women is based upon the fact that testosterone is not the
dominant hormone in the female make-up, therefore they are
usually unable to control the affect of testosterone as men do
on a daily, even hourly, basis. Dealing with the bravado that
testosterone produces is not a common experience to a woman and
therefore they rarely know how to cope with it. This explains
why they are more prone to carrying out acts that are normally
not in their nature when drinking. The stimulation of
testosterone initially makes them loud as the bravado affect
kicks in; a feeling of invincibility that leads them to drop all
inhibitions follows this. If there is a dance floor they are
liable to seek it as a challenge to dance with a view to drawing
self-attention. They meet with strangers when stimulated
testosterone has them feeling invincible and there is no need
for me to point out the dangers that this can create.
As the affect of alcohol dwindles and the real self re-appears
there is true self-doubt regarding what they may, or may not,
have done and whether they can face the people they were
celebrating with again. This is caused by the lack of
testosterone stimulation and the reassertion of the true
personality as opposed to the testosterone induced personality
that occurs whilst drinking.
The other affects that leave terrible hangovers to contend with
are so well known that I will not go into them in this article.
Hopefully if you have knowledge concerning why you become
vulnerable while drinking you will be more careful concerning
the quantity that you drink; especially when you are not in the
home environment with trusted family and friends around you.
To have a drink can be fun, just be aware of what happens to
your body and mind when you have too many. The stimulation of
testosterone starts with the first sip.
A hangover is the result of alcohol dehydrating your body. Try
to drink at least a quart (1 liter) of water between drinking
and bed to help re-hydrate your body.
This article is copyright © David McCarthy 2005. It may only be
reproduced in its entirety with no additions.
About the author:
David McCarthy regularly publishes articles on a variety of
subjects including health, safety, food, diet, weight loss and
is webmaster of http://recipesmania.com. All his articles are
available to be re-produced at no cost providing due credit is
given and they link back to his site.
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