myth #1
True or false, alcohol warms your body up?
False
True/False: Alcohol isn't as bad as vaping.
False
true or false alchohol helps you sleep?
What is false?
Does alcohol dilate or contract your blood cells?
Alcohol makes your blood cells dilate.
Name three cancers possible from drinking.
Mouth, pharynx, larynx, esophagus, liver, and chest
Does alcohol affect the core REM cycles, and what does this mean
What is yes, it makes you rem cycle non affective slowing eye movement, and dreams
What is one thing that alcohol can take away when it comes to body temperature?
Alcohol takes away the brain's ability to signal your perception of cold.
What can cause fatality from drinking?
Alcohol addiction, leading to a coma.
Consuming this substance before bed suppresses this essential stage of sleep, crucial for memory consolidation and emotional regulation
What is REM sleep?
Does alcohol put you more at risk of hypothermia? Explain.
Yes, because it tricks your mind into thinking you are warm.
Fill in the blank: Alcohol causes severe __ problems, unlike some drugs.
mental health
Even a single moderate drink before bed can reduce your natural production of this "sleep hormone" by nearly 20%, throwing off your body's internal clock.
What is melatonin?
Why do people believe this myth?
People believe this myth is true because although it lowers your overall temperature your skin feels warmer because that's where the blood is going to.
What three factors encourage people to believe this myth?
Legality, social acceptance (Culture), and Glamorization.
Alcohol is a muscle relaxant that can cause the tissues in the throat to collapse, which significantly worsens this common condition where breathing repeatedly stops and starts.
what is sleep apnia