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Alcohol - What it Does to Your Looks

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Everyone knows that alcohol abuse results in damaging your health, but excessive drinking can ruin your looks too.  Alcohol can make you look much older than you actually are.

Broken Veins – Even though it is a stereotype, alcoholics really can get red noses and redness on other parts of the face too.  This is due to alcohol dilating and sometimes bursting the blood vessels that are close to the skin, causing the ugly red veins in the nose and cheeks. Other people can probably guess where those veins came from.  This is not attractive in a man or a woman.

Bloating – Heavy drinking even in the short term can cause a bloated, puffy look in the face and an overall "hard" look to the face.  It can also cause bloating in the stomach area.  Bloating in both of these areas with heavy drinking is common.

Weight Gain –
The research on weight gain is mixed, but alcohol does cause significant weight gain in some individuals. Dieting while you are drinking won't have the desired results.

Dry Skin - Alcohol dehydrates your body and skin because it blocks the release of anti-diuretic hormones, causing your kidneys to work overtime processing and removing too much water from your system.  The drier your skin gets, the more wrinkles you will acquire.

Bloodshot Eyes – Alcohol can cause your eyes to be bloodshot around the clock, not just when you are drinking or hung over.  The cause is alcohol inflames and enlarges the small blood vessels on the surface of your eyes.

Bruising and Scars – Heavy drinkers will be more prone to accidents and fighting, which will lead to the cuts, bruises, burns, and broken bones, and the scars that come with them.

Alcohol is metabolized through the liver, and the alcohol leaves your body by being excreted through sweat, urine, and breath, many times causing an odor that can be hard to cover. This kind of toll is something you can't cure with a haircut or face cream.
 
Excessive drinking can result in some or all of these conditions, at any age and regardless of sex, ultimately wiping out your good looks.  Definitely not the ending to the story most of us had in mind.
 
Do you have a drinking problem?  There is a formula to help you to stop drinking today, even if all of your other efforts have failed.





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» left by Tim Hicks (288) (1 year 185 days ago.)
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Excellent article. I would also like to add that heavy drinking can also lead to the devlopment of gout. This is an extremely painful afflication, can last for days, and can reoccur. I guess the old adage still applies....everything in moderation. Thanks again for a great article.

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» left by Susan Thom (12,099)
Susan Thom
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hi samantha,
very well written, true article, and i know it to be true because i stopped drinking 14 years ago after drinking for 20. i feel much better physically, and emotionally. no blackouts, bad behavior, etc. thanks for an interesting article,
best regards,
sue thom
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