Apart from impaired judgment, alcohol can have detrimental effects all over your body, from being your kidney’s worst enemy to causing your skin to dry up. Your hair, in particular, can be affected by it, as alcohol directly focuses on components that the hair depends on for its strength and longevity. If you needed any valid reason to hold up on your drinking habits, reading the following might give you more than one:
Diuretic Nature
Alcohol is a diuretic beverage, which means that it dehydrates the body by producing urine. Water is vital for the survival of the human body, and without it, the performance of various organs start to take a hit. One of the effects is on the skin and the hair, which start to lose elasticity and become brittle due to the lack of nutrition they receive from water. This way, they can fall off much more easily because of how weak they are, causing an overall increase in hair loss.
Poor Nutrition
A proper diet is essential for the proper functioning of your body. Alcohol contains far too many calories. It isn’t coming in from a diet that is nutritious but still continues to satiate your hunger or push you toward consuming unhealthy junk food.
The stomach lining can be damaged by alcohol, which can make it difficult for the body to absorb nutrients. Because of all these reasons, the body starts to weaken down altogether, and your hair does not get the nutrients it requires to grow and stay healthy.
Excessive Sugar
Alcoholic drinks contain a high amount of sugar in them, which is generally bad for the body. With too much sugar in your system, a blood spike might be generated, which requires some level of insulin resistance. But due to insulin resistance of the body, there are signs of follicle miniaturization, which causes the hair follicles to grow thinner until the hair strands eventually fall out.
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