DRINKERS LIVER VS NON- DRINKER

 

In a post that has now gone viral on social media platform X, a doctor posted the pictures of the liver of a "weekends only" drinker, leaving the internet shocked. He compares it with the liver of his teetotaller wife.

Alcohol is a poison. Period. Your liver works overtime to process it, and when you binge—even if it’s ‘just on weekends’—you’re overwhelming it. Over time, this leads to fatty liver, fibrosis, cirrhosis, and eventually liver failure. And guess what? By the time you feel the symptoms, it's already too late. This man didn’t just wake up one day with a failing liver. He spent years slowly killing it, one drink at a time, while probably telling himself, 'It’s not that bad.'

Dr Cyriac Abby Philips, famously known as ‘The Liver Doc’, often posts pictures and stories of his patients. He is an avid social media user and also debunks several myths around liver health.

In a recent post, he shared the two pictures and wrote, “Hello. Just wanted to show the inside of the liver of a 32 year old, ‘weekends only’ alcohol-drinking man, and the healthy donor liver of his wife, that he received, that will help him survive to see their little daughter grow up".

In the post, the wife's liver looks healthy, but the drinker's liver is dark and spotty.

Irrespective of popular belief, research has now shown that even a small consumption of alcohol could have a harmful impact on a person's health. There is no safe quantity of alcohol consumption. It impacts not only the liver but other organs like heart and brain as well.

https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/health/liverdoc-weekend-drinking-man-extremely-damaged-liver-alcohol-even-once-a-week-liver-to-malfunction-9713168/lite/

Dr Cyriac Abby Philips, the Indian doctor who shared his post on the effects of alcohol consumption on the liver. (File Photo, X@theliverdr)

https://www.sciencephoto.com/media/297397/view/liver-post-mortem

EVEN ONE DRINK A DAY INCREASES CANCER RISK

 

Just one alcoholic drink a day can increase your risk of cancer. But most Americans don’t know the dangers, new survey says.

BYLINDSEY LEAKE

December 5, 2024 at 6:30 AM EST

While the immediate dangers of alcohol, such as blackouts and impaired driving, are well-known, the substance’s ties to cancerapparently aren’t. Most Americans (60%) are unaware that drinking alcohol increases their risk of cancer, per a new survey conducted by the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) at the University of Pennsylvania.

Public health messages about the risks associated with drinking alcohol have to overcome the effects of decades of sophisticated marketing and positive media portrayals,” Patrick Jamieson, PhD, director of APPC’s Annenberg Health and Risk Communication Institute, said in a news release about the survey.

Beer, wine, liquor all tied to cancer

If you consume alcohol at all, you’re at risk. Whether your go-to beverage is beer, wine, or liquor, all alcoholic drinks are associated with cancer, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 

Your body metabolizes the ethanol in your drink into a possible carcinogen called acetaldehyde. This toxic chemical can damage your DNA, creating ruined cells capable of turning into cancer. And that’s just one way alcohol can heighten your risk of the disease. Alcohol can increase your blood levels of estrogen, a sex hormone linked to breast cancer risk, as well as hamper your ability to absorb and break down nutrients thought to be associated with cancer risk, according to the National Cancer Institute (NCI).

Alcohol ups your odds of developing these types of cancer, per the American Cancer Society: 

• Breast (in women)
• Colon and rectum
• Esophagus
• Liver
• Mouth 
• Throat (pharynx)
• Voice box (larynx)

In addition, the CDC notes that alcohol may increase the risk of prostate cancer in men, and research has shown that drinking three or more alcoholic beverages a day increases your risk of stomach and pancreatic cancers. Annually, alcohol-related cancers kill about 20,000 adults nationwide.

The more you drink, regularly and over time, the higher your chances of developing cancer, the NCI says—even if you consume only one drink a day. And once the damage has been done, it can take years to reverse, if at all. One study, for example, showed that it would take more than 35 years for former drinkers to lower their risks of laryngeal and pharyngeal cancers to those of people who don’t drink.

DISTURBING TRUTH ABOUT CIRCUMCISION

 

I CURED MY DISEASE!!

In a sick society, drinking ethanol is normal, sexy, cool, and heavily glorified. ( just like cigarettes were) Giving it up forever is not. Who wants to be looked at as an alcoholic with a lifelong disease when they can be looked at as normal, cool, sexy and fun? NOBODY. And that's why nobody wants to question their relationship with booze. 

I'm no miracle worker. I didn't cure any disease. I just chose to stop drinking a poison that made me feel, look, and behave like shit. It’s not willpower it’s determination. After a few months the cravings went away, and after a year or so I broke the decades long habit. Just like when I quit smoking. And toxic relationships. And eating mostly processed food. Anyone can do it if they truly want it. 

I never miss drinking poison. It's not a one day at a time kinda thing, and I don't need meetings or chips as motivation. The truth is, I can't crave or miss what I don't want. Everything in life is a frame of mind and once we change our thoughts, we change our beliefs so we can then break bad habits. Once we break bad habits we change our life.

It's insane to hear former drinkers label themselves as alcoholics burdened with an incurable disease. They need to change their thinking or they will never be free, which is why AA has such a low success rate. Instead of thinking they are missing out for not "being able" to drink (poison) ”normally” they need to believe they did themselves a HUGE favor and never have to drink that filth ever again! They will be healthier and happier, just as an ex smoker would feel. These types of thinkers NEVER have the desire to go back to drinking poison. Instead of looking at drinkers as being "normal" or lucky to be able to "handle” a Class 1 carcinogen that brings out the worst in people, they should pity them for how stupid they behave, how unhealthy they look, wasting their entire next day hungover and useless. Mindset is everything!!!

People who make the choice to stop drinking poison aren't diseased, or unfortunate. They are fortunate, and wise. Just like ex smokers. People who continue drinking are in denial for thinking there's anything beneficial about drinking ethanol, and that life would suck without it. (People used to think cigarettes were beneficial.) They ignore their own bodies screaming STOP feeding me poison! By definition, THEY are diseased. Look up the definition of disease.  Those are the symptoms of drinkers. Not non-drinkers. Drinking or not drinking is a choice. Not a disease. Enough with the absurdity. 

Alcoholic is no longer the scientific term for ethanol addicts. The new scientific term is “Alcohol Use Disorder.” 

 You may have AUD if one or more of these statements is true:

• You can't relax or fall asleep without drinking.
• You need a drink in the morning to get going.
• To be social, you have to drink.
• Alcohol serves as your escape from feelings.
• After drinking, you drive.
• You mix alcohol and medications.
• You drink when you're pregnant or caring for small children.
• When loved ones ask how much you drink, you don't tell the truth.
• You hurt people or become angry when you drink.
• It's tough for you to remember what you did when you were drinking.
• Your responsibilities suffer because of your drinking.
• Drinking has caused you legal problems.
• You tried to stop drinking but failed.
• You can't stop thinking about drinking.
• To feel the effects of alcohol, you have to drink more and more.
• You have withdrawal symptoms after you stop drinking for too long, like shakiness, nausea, trouble sleeping, or seizures.

Most drinkers I know have most of these symptoms. And it’s only a CHRONIC disorder if you continue drinking even though it’s hurting your social life, your job, or your health.

Meaning, non-drinkers don’t have a disorder. Only drinkers. 

The word alcoholic is a derogatory word. It's so derogatory that anyone who abuses alcohol refuses to admit it for fear of being labeled “alcoholic”. No other former addict (smoker, heroine junkie, pothead) gets a lifelong label like that. Why? Because it’s heavily marketed and glorified by big alcohol and everyone is doing it and if you’re not then you must have a problem. 

Which brings me to the question..what power do people get by vehemently choosing to identify as a lifelong alcoholic?

https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/addiction/what-is-alcohol-abuse

NO SUCH THING AS ALCOHOLIC

9 REASONS NO SUCH THING AS ALCOHOLIC

PART II

Maybe, identifying as an alcoholic gives people power? They have a disease therefore, an excuse to fail at whatever they want to get away with? "Oh, she has a disease, let's not be so hard on her" "She’s an alcoholic, therefore has to work harder than the rest of us" It's a license to be pitied and coddled like a child instead of an adult with responsibilities, choices and consequences. 

Identifying as an alcoholic could be a ticket to get away with all kinds of nonsense. It's powerful and comforting. I never understood why people in AA, insist on being called lifelong alcoholics who are soldiering through life to stay off the bottle. Why else would someone want to be identified with a lifelong disease that is completely out of their control? A lot of folks don't give up the booze for fear of being looked at in this way. So why do others embrace it like a security blanket?  

Maybe because they love identifying as a perpetual victim of circumstance. It gives them a crutch to fall back on when they don't want to do what everyone else in life is expected to do. "I'm just this way" is a license to stay a certain way and never evolve into your higher self. So everyone walks on eggshells around the diseased one, who has no other choice. 

Words are spells, they have power over our subconscious. That's why they call it spelling. We cast spells on ourselves and others everyday with our words. So telling ourselves that we have an uncontrollable disease, will keep us frozen and stagnant. But, if we identify with the things we actually DO and ARE, science shows that we can in fact rewire our brains creating new pathways and new behaviors. Who do you want to be? Whatever we tell ourselves, that's who we will become. Careful with what spells you put on yourself, it can change your world around. 

Sadly, most people hate change and choose to remain lifelong victims, craving pity and endless pats on the back for their ability to crawl through life with the shackles of alcoholism around their feet, as an acceptable excuse for their every blip in life, without having to take full responsibility for their choices and consequences. 

P.S.

Some like to tell me that I was never REALLY an alcoholic because I don’t crave or miss alcohol. Somehow it's unfathomable to think an ex drinker can live a happy life without the desire to ever drink. I know plenty of ex smokers who no longer miss cigarettes once they break the habit. In fact, they cringe when they think about it and look at smokers with disgust wondering how they could be so stupid smoking that nasty thing. But for some reason, ex drinkers go to their graves with a longing for booze. Maybe because everywhere you look alcohol is being shoved down our throats? I know if cigarettes were still advertised as sexy, cool and harmless like it once was, I would definitely have a problem not lighting up again. I blame big alcohol for their endless false advertising. 

There's no question that I was addicted to alcohol from ages 14 to 41. I needed it to be social, relax, celebrate, mourn, and have sex. When I had kids, I would fill up my thermos with wine and bring it to their sports practices and games and drive them home while intoxicated. I had many cuts stitched up and broken bone surgeries from falling down stairs to horse riding accidents while drunk. I wasted many days trading quality time with my family and friends for nursing hangovers while I detoxified from ethanol poisoning. I got in horrible fights, some physical, with the people I loved and cared about. I lied a lot to others and especially to myself. I tried and failed many times to quit, even using hypnotherapy. I even gave AA a shot, but I hated the vibe and never went back. 

Does this sound like someone who had an alcohol problem? Well, nobody told me I had a problem, in fact I had many friends and family who supported my drinking and they still to this day say they had no idea I had a problem with alcohol. And the ones who are still alive today, many have died from alcohol, still drink heavily and proudly according to social media. They do show support by congratulating me on my sobriety, while in the same breath insisting they have no problem controling their drinking...

I know it's unusual to hear ex-drinkers say they don't miss drinking and don't attend AA meetings in order to “stay on the wagon”. But that's no reason to insinuate they never had a drinking problem, because they believe real alcoholics die alcoholics, and must keep coming back to AA just to stay alive. 

Diabetes and hypertension can be genetic but healthy diet and exercise can prevent it. Alcohol addiction can be genetic, but not drinking can prevent it. It's the only disease that can be turned on and off by the diseased. Some people love cigarettes after the first puff and get addicted while others don't. So what? Do we call them diseased for getting addicted? There's big money to be made in that logic. 

THE HIGH PROTEIN $$$ HEAVY LIFTING FAD

 I keep getting told from the “menopause community” and health gurus that yoga and hiking and plant based food will cause my 53-year-old post menopausal muscles to shrivel and bones to shatter unless I take HRT, eat animals, and lift heavyweights at the gym. Well… I just laugh. 

Obviously, it doesn’t take money, meat, and memberships to stay fit and healthy as we age. 

ALCOHOL IS NOT A ONE PERSON SPORT

Recovering alcoholics like to say "just because I can't handle my booze, doesnt mean those who can shouldn't be free to imbibe and enjoy themselves.' Well, if drinking was the type of drug that only affected the user I would agree wholeheartedly. But, as we all know, it doesn't work that way. You dont have to be a drunk driving wife beating maniac to negatively affect those around you while intoxicated. Social drinkers become lazy parents, neglecting simple tasks of caring for their children when they have to nurse a hangover the entire next day. They make for louzy partners, co-workers, friends, and bosses. Alcohol affects the brain and every other organ to react in very negative ways as it tries to detox the body from the poison. Not all alcoholics kill people driving drunk or beat their kids. So what!! not all psychopaths are serial killers but they’re still dangerous people to be avoided.

To say live and let live, everyone has the right to have fun without interference, I agree. That's why I rail against drinkers because THEY prevent people from having fun by having to deal with their obnoxious intoxication and detoxification. If you must intoxicate yourself in order to be around people and have fun, then do it in the safety of your own home, away from children and animals and the internet. That way you only endanger yourself allowing everyone else to have fun and enjoy themselves, without having to deal with your charades. It's not fun being around loud, repetitive drinkers and people who can handle life without dumbing and numbing themselves down shouldn't have to accept and tolerate such madness. 

“NO body has a body that is meant to handle alcohol.” And that is 100% true. Alcohol is a drug, an intoxicant, and no human body is designed to tolerate it with ease. Just because we as a society have come to believe that tying one on or relaxing with a glass of wine or drinking to such excess that we puke is normal doesn’t mean that it’s what we are supposed to do or designed to do. Doctors smoked in the 1950s and suggested it to patients, even appeared in cigarette ads endorsing their favorite brand. Just because they did that doesn’t mean they were right. It just means that we accepted it as being right. It just means we didn’t question.” Holly Whitaker 

THE ENEMY FROM WITHIN

 

Why are people surprised how close the polls are between Harris and Trump, as if it's shocking that half the American people want to vote in a malignant narcissist convict as their leader? Well, I'm not at all surprised. Why? Because, when you look at some of the things the American people stand for, voting for a convicted Malignant Narcissist makes perfect sense. 

The worst being forced sexual mutilation of our men at birth while calling it "healthcare" You can't get more shocking than that, yet the majority of American's truly believe the male sexual anatomy is so prone to disease and ridicule, that surgical intervention is necessary. Other developed countries look at us with horror for this barbaric medical practice, because scientifically and morally it's unnecessary and torturous with crippling consequences for both men AND their partners, which affects society as a whole. Research "Imprinting at Birth" and it may explain why our young men are shooting up schools. You don't think cutting off the most pleasurable half of a man's penis has consequences? Think again. 

The majority of Americans also vehemently defend the relentless, century long, slaughter of women and children in other countries such as Palestine. All while using their Bibles to justify it, in the name of the most peaceful prophet they call Jesus. Well, Jesus was born in Palestine and the Palestinians revere Jesus and his mother Mary. I wonder what Jesus would do if he really did return as they keep praying for, to these so-called Christians who worship a false god while practicing idolatry on a nauseating scale? I would love to witness that. Jesus always shocked his phony followers with rebuke while embracing their enemies. Read your bibles America!

The majority of the American people shamelessly invest in factory farming by eating animals who are born into this world who's sole purpose is to suffer a miserable life, then be tortured to death. These Americans laugh at, mock, and ridicule plant eaters who refuse to partake in this corrupt "food" industry. Then they deny all evidence presented to them in defence of their food addiction. Vile. 

The majority of the American people throw their own children in "daycare" institutions in order to afford all the unnecessary luxuries to keep up with the Joneses. Things and conveniences have replaced compassion, sacrifice, and love. Because they also throw their aging parents into institutions, without a thought as to the corrupt care they receive until death. 

The majority of the American people think Americans are the greatest people on earth dispite all of this. But other cultures/countries don't sexually mutilate their men at birth. They don't rely on restaurants and fast food to feed their families, causing the need for factory farming.  They raise their own children instead of farming them out for strangers to raise. And they care for and revere their elders, because self sacrifice and family is everything, not luxuries, self gratification and convenience. 

So no, I'm not shocked at all that Trump, a ruthless convicted pervert, has almost half the country behind him. In fact, America deserves him. The rest of the world is laughing at us because of him. And shaking their heads at the horrific way we live and treat our loved ones. We are the laughing stock of the world! And Trump is a reflection of that.