onsuming or taking both at the same time. At the very least, inform your physician about it before committing what could be an unforgivable sin to your health.

What Alcohol Can Do AGAINST You

Firstly, excessive consumption of alcohol will increase your risk of having several kinds of cancer. Naturally, being diagnosed of having cancer may lead to a shortened or less-fulfilling life. Habitual drinking of alcohol can also lead to addiction; addiction, in spite of what you may think, is still a disorder, albeit of the psychological kind, and is certainly not easy to treat. It takes a lifetime of vigilance for most ind

Bound by the Hippocratic Oath and an innate selfless desire to help their fellow human beings, physicians may sometimes feel that there are certain things in this life that are better left unsaid, such as the shocking relationship between alcohol and HDL or high density lipoprotein.

A lot of us think that there’s no love lost between HDL and alcohol: HDL, after all, is the “good guy”, the type of cholesterol that’s beneficial for our health. Alcohol however is the “bad guy” because it can become an addiction or substantially lower our lifespan.

But that’s where we’re wrong. Contrary to popular belief, there’s a positive relationship between HDL and alcohol:

The Good Stuff about HDL

Majority of the composition of HDL appears to be dedicated in protecting the body from heart attack. Its evil twin, LDL, on the other hand, mostly works by increasing the risk of having a heart attack. Also, HDL supposedly carries cholesterol away from danger zones like our artilleries and put it back to safe zones like the liver, where it can be properly disposed of. Lastly, a number of experts believe that HDL also has the power of getting rid of excess cholesterol that build up in the artilleries, allowing blood to flow more freely to and fro the heart.

The Role of Alcohol

Alcoholic beverages have certain components that lead to a small increase in HDL. Obviously, this is a good thing to know and would make lots of beer-loving people happy.

The Hitch

Unfortunately, there is not enough evidence yet to give people license to drink as much as they wish in order to “preserve” their health.

What to Do?

Obviously, since it’s your life and your health and nobody else’s, you have the sole authority to decide whether or not to increase your alcohol consumption to increase HDL production. Whatever you decide, we deem it prudent to warn you about the following:

Pregnant and Drinking

Unfortunately for mothers-to-be, years of medicinal research are virtually unanimous in saying that drinking is bad not just you but more so for the baby. The increase in HDL notwithstanding, the safest path for you to take is to temporarily abstain from drinking alcohol, or at least until you’ve delivered the baby.

Sick and Drinking

Aspirin, similar to alcohol, has certain ingredients that can lead to an increase in HDL production. Even though both alcohol and aspirin have the same benefits, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration still cautions people against consuming or taking both at the same time. At the very least, inform your physician about it before committing what could be an unforgivable sin to your health.

What Alcohol Can Do AGAINST You

Firstly, excessive consumption of alcohol will increase your risk of having several kinds of cancer. Naturally, being diagnosed of having cancer may lead to a shortened or less-fulfilling life. Habitual drinking of alcohol can also lead to addiction; addiction, in spite of what you may think, is still a disorder, albeit of the psychological kind, and is certainly not easy to treat. It takes a lifetime of vigilance for most indi

itive relationship between HDL and alcohol:

The Good Stuff about HDL

Majority of the composition of HDL appears to be dedicated in protecting the body from heart attack. Its evil twin, LDL, on the other hand, mostly works by increasing the risk of having a heart attack. Also, HDL supposedly carries cholesterol away from danger zones like our artilleries and put it back to safe zones like the liver, where it can be properly disposed of. Lastly, a number of experts believe that HDL also has the power of getting rid of excess cholesterol that build up in the artilleries, allowing blood to flow more freely to and fro the heart.

The Role of Alcohol

Alcoholic beverages have certain components that lead to a small increase in HDL. Obviously, this is a good thing to know and would make lots of beer-loving people happy.

The Hitch

Unfortunately, there is not enough evidence yet to give people license to drink as much as they wish in order to “preserve” their health.

What to Do?

Obviously, since it’s your life and your health and nobody else’s, you have the sole authority to decide whether or not to increase your alcohol consumption to increase HDL production. Whatever you decide, we deem it prudent to warn you about the following:

Pregnant and Drinking

Unfortunately for mothers-to-be, years of medicinal research are virtually unanimous in saying that drinking is bad not just you but more so for the baby. The increase in HDL notwithstanding, the safest path for you to take is to temporarily abstain from drinking alcohol, or at least until you’ve delivered the baby.

Sick and Drinking

Aspirin, similar to alcohol, has certain ingredients that can lead to an increase in HDL production. Even though both alcohol and aspirin have the same benefits, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration still cautions people against consuming or taking both at the same time. At the very least, inform your physician about it before committing what could be an unforgivable sin to your health.

What Alcohol Can Do AGAINST You

Firstly, excessive consumption of alcohol will increase your risk of having several kinds of cancer. Naturally, being diagnosed of having cancer may lead to a shortened or less-fulfilling life. Habitual drinking of alcohol can also lead to addiction; addiction, in spite of what you may think, is still a disorder, albeit of the psychological kind, and is certainly not easy to treat. It takes a lifetime of vigilance for most ind

he heart.

The Role of Alcohol

Alcoholic beverages have certain components that lead to a small increase in HDL. Obviously, this is a good thing to know and would make lots of beer-loving people happy.

The Hitch

Unfortunately, there is not enough evidence yet to give people license to drink as much as they wish in order to “preserve” their health.

What to Do?

Obviously, since it’s your life and your health and nobody else’s, you have the sole authority to decide whether or not to increase your alcohol consumption to increase HDL production. Whatever you decide, we deem it prudent to warn you about the following:

Pregnant and Drinking

Unfortunately for mothers-to-be, years of medicinal research are virtually unanimous in saying that drinking is bad not just you but more so for the baby. The increase in HDL notwithstanding, the safest path for you to take is to temporarily abstain from drinking alcohol, or at least until you’ve delivered the baby.

Sick and Drinking

Aspirin, similar to alcohol, has certain ingredients that can lead to an increase in HDL production. Even though both alcohol and aspirin have the same benefits, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration still cautions people against consuming or taking both at the same time. At the very least, inform your physician about it before committing what could be an unforgivable sin to your health.

What Alcohol Can Do AGAINST You

Firstly, excessive consumption of alcohol will increase your risk of having several kinds of cancer. Naturally, being diagnosed of having cancer may lead to a shortened or less-fulfilling life. Habitual drinking of alcohol can also lead to addiction; addiction, in spite of what you may think, is still a disorder, albeit of the psychological kind, and is certainly not easy to treat. It takes a lifetime of vigilance for most ind

about the following:

Pregnant and Drinking

Unfortunately for mothers-to-be, years of medicinal research are virtually unanimous in saying that drinking is bad not just you but more so for the baby. The increase in HDL notwithstanding, the safest path for you to take is to temporarily abstain from drinking alcohol, or at least until you’ve delivered the baby.

Sick and Drinking

Aspirin, similar to alcohol, has certain ingredients that can lead to an increase in HDL production. Even though both alcohol and aspirin have the same benefits, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration still cautions people against consuming or taking both at the same time. At the very least, inform your physician about it before committing what could be an unforgivable sin to your health.

What Alcohol Can Do AGAINST You

Firstly, excessive consumption of alcohol will increase your risk of having several kinds of cancer. Naturally, being diagnosed of having cancer may lead to a shortened or less-fulfilling life. Habitual drinking of alcohol can also lead to addiction; addiction, in spite of what you may think, is still a disorder, albeit of the psychological kind, and is certainly not easy to treat. It takes a lifetime of vigilance for most ind

onsuming or taking both at the same time. At the very least, inform your physician about it before committing what could be an unforgivable sin to your health.

What Alcohol Can Do AGAINST You

Firstly, excessive consumption of alcohol will increase your risk of having several kinds of cancer. Naturally, being diagnosed of having cancer may lead to a shortened or less-fulfilling life. Habitual drinking of alcohol can also lead to addiction; addiction, in spite of what you may think, is still a disorder, albeit of the psychological kind, and is certainly not easy to treat. It takes a lifetime of vigilance for most individuals to get over or manage their addiction to alcohol.

One Last Tip for Alcohol Lovers

Now that you know alcohol can potentially improve your health through increased HDL production, that doesn’t mean you can drink as much as you wish. Drink moderately, and you’re safe. If your partner chides you for it, at least now you have an excuse to save you: “it’s good for the health, honey.”