Comments on: How Does Our Body Metabolize Alcohol and What Are the Effects?

By: Evita Ochel

Evita Ochel — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:37:18 +0000

Hi Drinker,

You are welcome, and thank you for your feedback. I really appreciate the constructive criticism, and the mature way in which you shared it. This helps me write better and keep providing high quality information that can be most useful to people, without being a turn off.

By: Drinker

Drinker — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:29:14 +0000

More knowledge less criticism. That would be great. Feel like I’m back in my Philosophy class run by vegetarians telling me I shouldn’t eat meat. I do appreciate the breakdown of how booze filters through the body. I was curious about that–and this article was insightful. But I really had to fast forward through the bouts of finger pointing and tsking. Bottom line is alcohol is not good for the body. This is absolutely true. Learning how it affects the body in specifics is very interesting. But the mother tone in between the facts was a little daunting. Won’t stop me from drinking, but I’m more aware now.

Thank you for the info

By: Evita Ochel

Evita Ochel — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:20:04 +0000

Dear Marcos,

Thank you for your comments. It is natural that you would feel as you do, given all the brainwashing that has gone on in our society about alcohol’s supposed health benefits. We take the information presented by another especially personally, if we are involved in the habit talked about ourselves.

However, Marcos you are more than welcome to say or think anything you’d like. At the end of the day, I cannot support in good faith a substance which is first and foremost toxic to the body. Alcohol is only helpful in a small way if we eat a high animal fat diet. But since that isn’t healthy to begin with, there is no need for alcohol in our life either.

Ultimately, I am not one of those people in society who will tell you what you want to hear. I would only encourage each person to dig to the root of what they think they believe, and where this belief (for example that some alcohol will improve your health) really came from….because if you want to talk about biased, take a look at our society. The ads and studies you hear about alcohol are not biased, right?

So if the information does not resonate with you, move on and only give attention to that which resonates with you. Keep having your drink which you believe to be helping you and we can all go on having our good lives. But there is no need to put down another person because they have a different view of things than you.

By: Marcos

Marcos — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 20:12:30 +0000

I occasionally drink a glass or 2 once or twice a month for health reasons. This author definitely has her head stuck really far up her you know what. She never mentioned one single of the many benefits of moderate alcohol drinking (wine or beer). This is a complete one sided biased, unfactual garbage write up. If we talk about drunks however, then yes, what she wrote about is accurate.

By: Tess The Bold Life

Tess The Bold Life — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 22:28:51 +0000

As a psychologist I graduated with a specialty in “Drugs and Alcohol”, honestly the program was worded in that way. No wonder a lot of people don’t think of alcohol as the drug it is. One can see how well you did your home work on this topic. You’re always spreading such good stuff Evita. Because of you the world is a better place to be.

By: Evita Ochel

Evita Ochel — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 02:59:30 +0000

@ JACQUIE – My pleasure Jacquie and thank you for your comment.

I agree – there are a lot of things we try to ignore, when it comes to good health and nutrition. Unfortunately sooner or later something catches up with us that is harder to ignore.

And again, you got it – the links between alcohol and cancer – but especially breast cancer are pretty big too.

Thanks for adding these great points in!

By: Jacquie

Jacquie — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:15:05 +0000

Thanks for the great article and also the useful links that follow. Most people try to ignore the health effects as they just don’t want to know. One that I find particularly scary is the link between alcohol abuse and breast cancer. Especially this month (October) – breast cancer awareness month.

You spoke of the additional “empty” calories. I’m sad to say that I actually know people who eat less healthy food in their day, just so that they can use those calories to consume alcohol. Very Sad!!!

By: Evita

Evita — Fri, 01 May 2009 18:26:42 +0000

@ HANLIE – Thanks Hanlie!

And I read your article it is fantastic, as it also brings in many facts about how alcohol affects fertility and I encourage readers to check it out here: http://www.fertilehealthy.com/blog/2009/05/01/to-your-health/

By: Hanlie

Hanlie — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 09:26:02 +0000

Very informative! I’m working on a post about the implications of alcohol and tobacco on weight and fertility and will be sure to link to this article.