Women and Alcohol
It is often quoted that females have a lower tolerance toalcohol than males and this is an indisputable fact but fewpeople ever go on to tell exactly what the affect is and why.Hopefully this article will help shed light on exactly whathappens when you drink alcohol and why you often do things thatyou regret later. Also give some insight into what alcoholactually does to the brain. This is not an anti alcohol article,it is presented in the hope that knowledge will influenceattitude. The fact that this article is being published at theheight 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 onwomen is based upon the fact that testosterone is not thedominant hormone in the female make-up, therefore they areusually unable to control the affect of testosterone as men doon a daily, even hourly, basis. Dealing with the bravado thattestosterone produces is not a common experience to a woman andtherefore they rarely know how to cope with it. This explainswhy they are more prone to carrying out acts that are normallynot in their nature when drinking. The stimulation oftestosterone initially makes them loud as the bravado affectkicks in; a feeling of invincibility that leads them to drop allinhibitions follows this. If there is a dance floor they areliable to seek it as a challenge to dance with a view to drawingself-attention. They meet with strangers when stimulatedtestosterone has them feeling invincible and there is no needfor me to point out the dangers that this can create.
As the affect of alcohol dwindles and the real self re-appearsthere is true self-doubt regarding what they may, or may not,have done and whether they can face the people they werecelebrating with again. This is caused by the lack oftestosterone stimulation and the reassertion of the truepersonality as opposed to the testosterone induced personalitythat occurs whilst drinking.
The other affects that leave terrible hangovers to contend withare so well known that I will not go into them in this article.Hopefully if you have knowledge concerning why you becomevulnerable while drinking you will be more careful concerningthe quantity that you drink; especially when you are not in thehome environment with trusted family and friends around you.
To have a drink can be fun, just be aware of what happens toyour body and mind when you have too many. The stimulation oftestosterone starts with the first sip.
A hangover is the result of alcohol dehydrating your body. Tryto drink at least a quart (1 liter) of water between drinkingand bed to help re-hydrate your body.
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About the author:David McCarthy regularly publishes articles on a variety ofsubjects including health, safety, food, diet, andis webmaster of http://recipesmania.com. All his articles areavailable to be re-produced at no cost providing due credit isgiven and they link back to his site.
