New Year And Alcohol: The Most Harmless Drinks

How to combine the New Year and alcohol without harming your health? The most harmless drinks are those that are drunk in reasonable doses.

How to combine New Year's Eve and alcohol without harming your health? The most harmless drinks are those that are drunk in reasonable doses.

New Year's holidays are not complete without alcohol. A merry feast at your disposal before the consumption of strong drinks. But sometimes, in the festive euphoria, it is difficult to control the amount drunk and refrain from trying different alcoholic beverages. It is not surprising that many people feel bad the morning after the party: their head hurts and spins, they are thirsty, their hands are shaking... All these are signs of a hangover.

In order for the morning after the holiday to be kind and cheerful, it is not necessary to give up alcohol at the table. You just need to properly combine the New Year and alcohol. The most harmless drinks can lead to a severe hangover if you don't know the measure. At the same time, strong alcohol during a feast will not harm your health, if you drink it in a reasonable amount and with a good snack. What and how to drink at the New Year's table so that your health does not deteriorate?

We are looking for a compromise

Most doctors agree that there is no such thing as harmless alcohol. In large quantities, it will definitely harm health. But since the composition of various alcoholic beverages differs, each of them affects the body in its own way. Many people drink only vodka at the festive table. For this drink to be relatively harmless, the rate of intake should not be higher than about 50 ml per hour. The longer the breaks between toasts, the easier it is for the body to cope with alcohol (if there is a good snack).

Champagne is a traditional New Year's drink in our country. It is produced from grapes by the fermentation method. This beautiful, tasty and, at first glance, light alcoholic drink can play a wicked joke on those who do not know the measure. The sparkling bubbles in the glass are carbon dioxide. It stimulates the process of absorption of alcohol, and when it enters the intestines, it contributes to the decay of food residues and poisoning by toxins. In order not to harm themselves, women can drink 1-2 glasses of champagne during the festive evening, and men - up to 3-4 glasses. Naturally, without mixing them with other alcoholic beverages.

Alcohol made from grapes is considered the most harmless alcohol. It includes wine and types of brandy produced from this raw material (cognac, chacha, grappa).

Wine

Due to its low alcohol content and high content of flavonoids (antioxidants), wine is considered one of the most harmless drinks. It will be a good choice for your table in the New Year.

In small quantities, wine helps increase the tone of blood vessels, lower cholesterol, dissolve blood clots, and break down fatty tissue.

Dry red wines are considered the most useful. They contain more flavonoids than white ones and not as much sugar as in sweet and semi-sweet drinks.

Cognac

Cognac is one of the most common types of brandy. For its production, the juice of white grape varieties is used. In addition to flavonoids, this drink contains tannins that have bactericidal, astringent, anti-inflammatory properties.

However, tannins slow down the absorption of alcohol into the blood, so it's easy to get drunk with this drink. In addition, the impurities contained in brandy complicate the work of the liver.

Cognac is drunk in small sips, enjoying its taste and smell. Unlike vodka, it does not need to be eaten. But if you want something to snack on, use a piece of chocolate, cheese, apple, nuts. So that this drink does not harm your health, the dose of the drink should be 30-40% less when converted to a dose of vodka. In other words, 100 g of brandy will be enough during the festive feast.

How to drink properly

Each drink has its own rules for "healthy" consumption. Whichever drink you choose for the festive feast, remember that:

• Do not start drinking on an empty stomach. It is advisable to eat something fatty (for example, a piece of meat) before starting to celebrate with alcohol.
• Do not mix different alcoholic beverages. If you want to start the evening with one drink and continue with another, then, first of all, these should be drinks based on the same raw material (vodka, whiskey, beer from grain; wine, cognac from grapes). Secondly, you cannot lower the degree. And remember the doses.
• You need to eat. A hot and nutritious snack slows down the absorption of alcohol into the walls of the stomach.
• Do not drink alcohol, especially carbonated water.
• You need to know the measure

Who can't drink

Even the smallest doses of any alcohol can worsen the condition of people suffering from diseases of the cardiovascular system, disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, thyroid gland, and central nervous system. Pregnant women and nursing mothers are not allowed to drink alcoholic beverages.