Drinking Alcohol and its Effects in the Day vs. at Night

About 80% of all adults have taken alcohol at one point in their lives, and a lot of people cannot do without the beverage, making it the beverage to unwind but then, alcohol is a drug that decreases neuronal excitation in the brain and releases Acetaldehyde and other byproduct that impacts the body.

So many people take alcohol in the morning, while some other people take it at night. Some people have argued that it is not a good time to take alcohol at night, while some believes that taking it at night before going to bed is the best.

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When you consume alcohol, about 20% is absorbed in the stomach, with the remaining 80% making its way into the bloodstream through the small intestine. It then journeys to the liver for metabolism. It gets into the cell by passive diffusion thereby causing a increase rate in getting drunk faster when consumed at a high rate. From the bloodstream, it begins to act and it gets to the brain where it supresses the neurotransmitter glutamate.

With glutamate being reduced, information signal transfer is very slow and only the largest signal being sent is recieved. At this point, people the drink causes the inability to feel less, notice less, percieve less, and find it difficult to remember things. So ith this, we can say that taking alcohol in the afternoon isn't a good idea as it can lead to the inability to complete ones daily task.

But then, humans have been drinking alcohol a very long time,, and the drunk monkey hypothesis shows that we are able to drink alcohol becase of a mutation in our gene where the enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase became more efficient at metbolizing alcohol thereby givig us an ability to take more alcohol, and taking small amounts were able to serve as a new source of energy.

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Although in can increase the amount of calories in our bodies, drinking alcohol can make lead to lathergic effects as the brain can reduce its ability to send signals in the prefrontal cortex which reduces impulses and causes people to loosen up but this feeling wouldn't last because the liver is still funcioning and would do its job of detoxifying. Alcohol dehydrogenase is found in the liver and it breaks down ethanol to acetaldehyde. If acetaldehyde is excessive in the body, it can lead to memory impairment, incoordination, and sleepiness but while it can lead to sleepiness, it actually affects sleep.

When alcohol leaves the system, there is a rebound of glutamate and this can lead to excitability and irrtation and this excitatory rebound usually happen in some cases when people have fallen asleep as a result of the sleepiness that its inhibition first caused. Sleeping after taken alcohol isn't natural sleep, it is similar to being sedated with anesthesia. The kidney metabolizes alcohol to becoe ketones, and aldehydes, and aldehyde production blocks the brain ability to produce good REM dream sleep.

Studies suggest that the type of alcohol consumed can influence mood. People reported varied expectancies for different types of alcohol, with spirits often linked to negative feelings and beer/wine associated with positive ones. Another study showed that people felt agressive after taking spirits. While these studies are of great help, there is no physiological evidence that a particular type of alcohol affects our mood but the perception of the alcohol, and the mood prior to drinking that is execerbated by the alcohol.

In the complex relationship between alcohol and our bodies, timing does matter, but it's only one piece of the puzzle. Alcohol at the end is a physiologically addictive drug that can lead to neurological and cardiovascular disorders when taken excessively. It can also lead to liver disease, cancer, and so on when taken at excess. So it is left to you to take that beverage either cold or with some ice in it, but from the above written post, there are effects of alcohol intake can affect both day and night activities. Remember that alcohol, despite its allure, is a physiologically addictive drug that can lead to various health issues when consumed excessively. So, sip responsibly, knowing that the effects of alcohol can influence both your day and night activities.

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