Diwali is a time when it is very easy to overindulge in namkeens, mithais, heavy lunches, decadently delicious dinners and ALCOHOL !!
Binge drinking during the festive season is associated with “holiday heart syndrome,” - a cardiac arrhythmia (improper beating of the heart) in people without any previous medical history of cardiac disease.
Alcohol guidelines worldwide recommend that both men and women drink no more than 14 units a week, spread evenly over the entire week. Please do not ‘save up’ your pegs/shots for a particular day or a party. It will do more harm to the health of your kidneys, liver, heart, brain and stomach.
Here are some of our GHA tips for managing your alcohol intake as you partake in the festivities:
- Eat a simple homemade meal before you leave for the party or before you start drinking.
- Nibble on light snacks while drinking.
- Avoid salty snacks like cheese bites, tortilla chips, peri peri and other flavorful nuts, chicken nuggets, fish fingers etc as these can make you thirsty.
- Say No! Do not be pressured into drinking beyond a limit you\"ve set for yourself. Do not let others top up your glass.
- Remember that a glass of wine served at a party or at home may be much larger than the standard 125ml measure - so do not confuse large measures with standard ones.
- Drink slowly, small sips at your own pace - not large gulps, rounds and shots.
- Drink a glass of water after every glass of alcoholic beverage and do not forget to void your bladder frequently.
- Dilute your drinks with plenty of ice, water/soda if you wish to nurse your drinks for longer periods of time.
- Add a couple of drops of bitters to a glass of chilled water/soda if you do not want to drink alcohol and do not want others to know!
- Do not mix alcohol with any other drugs, including prescription medication.
- Do not drink and drive.
- If you are pregnant or planning to conceive ABSTAIN from alcohol.
Have a safe Diwali and stay blessed with good health...always!!!
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