Mar 21
31
By Dr K K Aggarwal
Filed Under Wellness | Tagged With: Contraindications: Pregnancy, liver disease, pancreas disease | | Comments Off on Don’t start if you do not drink; if you cannot stop, limit your intake
- The definition of a standard drink differs in countries: US = 14-15 gm alcohol equivalent to 12 oz beer, 5 oz wine and 1.5 oz 80 proof liquor; UK 8 gm alcohol, Japan 19.75 gm alcohol and India 10 gm alcohol.
- A standard drink usually means a US drink.
- Alcohol contents: Beer 5%; Malt liquor 7%; Table wine 12%; Fortified wine (sherry, port) 17%; Cordial liquor (aperitif) 24%; Brandy (single jigger) 40% and 80 proof gin, Vodka, whisky 40%.
- 10 ml of alcohol (hard liquor) = 0.8 gm of alcohol; 1 oz = 30 ml; 12 oz of beer = 360 ml of beer (360×5% = 18 ml of alcohol = 14.4 gm of alcohol); 18 oz of beer = 8 to 9 oz of malt liquor = 5 oz of table wine = 3-4 oz of 45 wine = 2-3 oz of cordial liquor = 1.5 oz of brandy = 1.5 oz hard liquor.
- Binge drinking means 4 or more drinks at one time for women or 5 or more at one time for men.
- Heavy drinking means more than 7 drinks per week or 3 drinks per occasion for women or more than 14 drinks per week or 4 drinks per occasion for men.
- Moderate drinking means less than 2 drinks per day for women and less than 3 drinks per day for men, and for people aged more than 65, less than two drinks per day.
- Safe limits: No level of alcohol consumption can be 100% safe for some people.
- Contraindications: Pregnancy, present or strong family history of alcoholism, previous paralysis because of brain hemorrhage, liver disease, pancreas disease, running potentially dangerous equipment or machinery.
- Limit alcohol in acute gastritis, esophagitis, strong family history of breast cancer and pre-cancerous GI lesions.
- Ideal dose of alcohol = 6 gm per day.
- 10-15gm of ethanol is found in one glass of wine, one can or bottle of beer or one mixed drink.
- One should not take more than two drinks (men) and one drink daily (women).
- Men below 45 may experience more harm than benefit from alcohol consumption.
- Alcohol benefits for the heart are only in people aged over 45.
Mar 21
31
By Dr K K Aggarwal
Filed Under Spirituality - Science Behind Rituals | Tagged With: Drugs, Spiritual Awakening, Tendency | | Comments Off on Signs of Spiritual Awakening
- More experiences of telepathy.
- More experiences of reverse telepathy.
- More spontaneous fulfilment of desires.
- Tendency to let things happen and not trying to make them happen. Work done with the least effort.
- Change in the nature – more smiling, laughter and thankful nature.
- Feelings of connection with others and nature.
- Frequent episodes of appreciation.
- Tendency to think and act spontaneously and not from fears from past experience.
- Ability to enjoy each moment.
- Living in the present.
- Loss of worry.
- Loss of interest in conflict.
- Loss of interest in interpreting others’ actions.
- Loss of interest in judging others and self.
- Ability to love without expectations.
- Quality of converting an adversity into opportunity.
- Dislike for drugs, smoke and excess of alcohol.
- Happiness in doing random acts of kindness.
- Looking for good in every one.
