Alcohol and aging?

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Does drinking a lot of alcohol make you look old?

It sure does.....No doubt about that.

Smoking, too.

s**t can I reverse the effects of alcohol on ageing by cutting it down?

At the very least, it will slow down or stop the process.

Why do you think alcohol ages your face though?

Drink less alcohol (if quitting completely isn't viable), and drink plenty of water .
Eat healthy foods (especially fruits and vegetables high in antioxidants).
Avoid exposure to excessive sunlight (and use sunblock).
Commission a painted portrait of yourself which will age instead of you - then party like it's 1999.

All of these could - to an extent - improve your skin and thus mitigate or somewhat reverse the aging effects of alcohol...

I drink loads of water and have healthy diet

Well, people usually underestimate my age, even now with my hair completely white, so I can’t say I’ve noticed. I toyed with the thought that I’ve not drunk much hard liquor, preferring beer in the UK, and wine now I’m in France. Most hard liquor drinkers do seem to age prematurely, but I know of one acquaintance of long standing who didn’t. A clue here is that he always had a glass of water with his whisky.

Acetaldehyde is toxic to the human body, cells, organs, etc. That is what becomes of ethanol. By drinking alcohol you chose to shorten your lifespan.

Quantity matters; ethanol production is part of the carbohydrate processing cycle, so evidently, some can be tolerated.

Statistically, on the whole, it doesn't help. Truth be told, there are some people who drink like fishes and smoke like chimneys for decades, but don't appear to be physically affected (on the outside). But do you want to take the chance that you're one of the lucky ones?

In the context of fermenting alcohol, ethanol is a by-product of sugars. That doesn't mean it's anything like a carbohydrate on a molecular level, it's still bad for you. The ethanol to acetaldehyde reaction occurs in your liver.


Exactly. It's likely down to something as physiologically rudimentary as gene expression.

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While alcohol is legal, it is dangerous for the body and mind. Mostly, yes, it gets aging going faster. Keep in mind though, it depends on the sleep, eat and move components of your daily life. If you take good care of yourself outside of the drinking binges, then it might not be so bad.

It impairs the functioning of all the bodies organs, something that can be become permanent and degenerative over time.

The skin, the bodies largest organ, is included in this. As its condition is how others judge our age then that's the main reason.

That's before we get into the impact on cognitive functioning and emotional wellbeing.

Why this toxic substance that impacts so much on individuals, families, communities and the health care system is still legal is perplexing.

Though I do understand that there is a business imperative - not dissimilar to the food industry that loads its products with ingredients that are harmful in quantity to maintain profits and promote addiction.

Another illustration of how illogical the predominantly neurotypical world is in my opinion.

Whilst having been an enthusiastic drinker, Ive always limited my intake of sugar, salt and fat, never smoked, and done loads of exersize to protect my heart and blood pressure. As a result I got heart defects, oedema, and high bp. The other risk indicator, family history, doesnt apply, so the docs biamed it on alcohol! I quit for months but felt no better, and so resumed moderate drinking untill April 1st, when a headache prompted me to quit again. Now here I am in hospital again, having collaapsed from low blood pressure!

Do I look any older? Not a bit of it; Im still wrinkle free, and have skin like a boy; another common A trait the establishment like to play down. Feeling pretty good in other ways too, other than having to wear nappies, and the way the room sways whenever I stand up....