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About Us Foundation 49: Men’s Health is a not-for-profit Men’s Health Promotion initiative of the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute. We promote good health and wellbeing in all men through the...
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Postal Address Foundation 49: Men's Health PO Box 6492, Melbourne Vic 3004 P: (03) 8532 1516[tel:0385321516] F: (03) 8532 1100 E: foundation49@baker.edu.au[mailto:foundation49@baker.edu.au] Visit us Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute 75 Commercial Road, Melbourne Vic...
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Health in your 20s *Your 20’s are an awesome and challenging time* — a period of change — your body changes, you mature emotionally and you might adjust the way you...
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Health in your 30s You’re probably pretty busy right now – perhaps establishing yourself at work, developing a relationship, starting a family or paying off a house. A quick...
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Health in your 40s So, you’ve been working hard and you’re expected to be at your most productive. Are you spending extra time at work, missing your kids and...
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Health in your 50s When you reach your 50’s you may be as busy as ever, as you continue on your career path and support the family as they...
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Health in your 60s Are you still working, retired, volunteering in the community or planning to travel? Busy at home with grandchildren in your life? This is a decade...
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70s +
Health in your 70s and beyond Your lifestyle is directly affected by your health and it is vital to do all you can to maximise your wellbeing. It...
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Due to the different ways that alcohol can affect people,there is no amount of alcohol that can be said to be safe for everyone.
How much you drink is your choice, but the national guidelines can help you make informed choices and help keep your risk of alcohol-related accidents, injuries, diseases and death as low as possible.
Drinking alcohol can affect your liver or cause brain damage, heart disease, high blood pressure and increases your risk of many cancers. It may also increase your risk of injury through road trauma, violence, falls and accidental death.
It is recommended that healthy men and women drink no more than 2 standard drinks on any day to reduce the harm from alcohol related diseases or injury over a lifetime.
Drinking no more than 4 standard drinks on a single occasion reduces the risk of alcohol related disease or injury arising from that occasion.
There are a number of things you can do to make sure you stay within low risk levels and don't get to a stage where you are no longer capable of controlling your drinking.
- Set limits for yourself and stick to them
- Start with non-alcoholic drinks and alternate with alcoholic drinks
- Drink slowly
- Try drinks with a lower alcohol content
- Eat before or while you are drinking
- If you participate in rounds of drinks try to include some non-alcoholic drinks
There are many good reasons to encourage your teenager not to drink alcohol before turning 18.
Early drinking is related to increased alcohol consumption in adolescence and young adulthood and the possibility of damage to the developing brain and development of alcohol related harms in adulthood.
Young people who drink are more prone to risky and antisocial behaviour than older drinkers. The risk of accidents, injuries, violence and self-harm are high among drinkers aged under 18.
- Set a good example in your own consumption of alcohol
- Parents can't keep an eye on their teenagers all of the time, yet can encourage responsible use of alcohol
- Talk to your teenager about alcohol laws and the potential consequences for breaking them
- Reward good behaviour if they show a responsible attitude towards alcohol
- Talk to your teenager about how to deal with peer pressure about alcohol or binge drinking
Quite clearly, heavy drinking is not good for your health. If you regularly drink more than two drinks a day or you drink every day, and you can’t say “No”, it is likely you have a problem.
