Those who try, discover their limits...then break them.
Out of the ashes will tomorrows leaders rise.
A closed fist is like a closed mind, nothing good comes from it.
When your face is slammed into the mud, you can still claw your way forward.
A man with no weakness is like thunder with no rain.
Fear of failure only leads to fear of greatness.
Alcohol has been a social lubricant for centuries. A source of uninhibition and feelings of euphoria. But why is it illegal in some countries, cultures, religions, and even once prohibited in the United States?
Heart Disease - Heavy drinking weakens the heart muscles in and around the heart. Ergo: high blood pressure, hypertension, & increased risk of some strokes.
Brain - "Speeding up" of normal aging, or premature aging of brain. As a result, shrinkage of the frontal lobes which is related to intellectual impairment in both older and younger drinkers. Prolonged alcohol consumption will make you stupid.
Liver Disease - Some drinkers develop hepatitis, or inflammation of the liver. Symptoms are: Fever. Yellowing of the skin, eyeballs and urine('jaundice'). and Pain in the abdomen. Another affect on the liver is 'cirrhosis', scarring of the liver. This prevents the liver from filtering out the waste from the body and can lead to death. It is impossible to reverse the damage done to the liver by cirrhosis.
Digestive Problems - Heavy drinkers are prone to excessive heartburn, ulcers, and bleeding in the digestive system. The pancreas also also may get inflamed and extremely painful. This is known as 'pancreatitis'. The pancreas helps regulate the amount of blood sugar by making insulin. As a result drinkers can develop diabetes, or death.
Sex - In MEN: Direct harm to the testes, causing reduced testosterone levels. This may contribute to a 'feminization', or man boobies. In WOMEN: Irregular menstruation and increased risk of spontaneous abortions. All the above medical problems also progress quicker in women than in men. Also women are at greater risk of breast cancer. For both Men and Women, cancer of the colon and the rectum.
