Scientific facts about the effect of cognac on hemoglobin levels — does it raise or lower it?

In folk recipes for increasing hemoglobin levels, an ingredient such as cognac is sometimes found. But does this drink really help get rid of anemia and raise hemoglobin levels?

After all, there are supporters of home remedies who claim that its regular use cures anemia.

However, Modern research indicate that alcohol consumption, on the contrary, reduces hemoglobin in the blood.

To understand the intricacies of this issue, it is necessary to understand the mechanism of cognac's effect on red blood cells — red blood cells, which contain hemoglobin.

The effect of the drink on hemoglobin

In addition to useful vitamins, minerals, sugars and organic acids, which cognac inherited from grapes, the drink contains ethyl alcohol, which is associated with the usual dispute between supporters and opponents of the treatment of anemia with this noble drink.

The mechanism of alcohol's effect on hemoglobin levels is not simple. The erythrocyte is the main blood cell, which has a complex structure. The composition of the erythrocyte includes the protein compound hemoglobin, which includes iron as the main component: if there is no iron, there is no hemoglobin.

When drinking alcohol at the first moment:

1. The absorption of iron increases;
2. The amount of iron increases due to increase blood viscosity and dehydration of the body.

But few people think about what happens next.

Improving, on the one hand, the absorption of iron, alcohol is still subsequently reduces hemoglobin levels by destroying red blood cells — erythrocytes . But they contain hemoglobin along with iron. Ethanol simply dissolves the outer shells of red blood cells, causing them to stick together and lose their functionality.

Therefore, answering the question about the effect of a noble drink on the circulatory system, we can unequivocally say that its regular use leads to anemia.

Is it possible to drink at a low level?

No one denies the increase in iron content after using cognac. But this happens only at the first moment, with a small dose.

With the systematic use of the drink, a decrease in hemoglobin levels is observed, since the destruction of red blood cells is much faster than the absorption of iron from food. As a result persistent anemia or anemia may develop .

In addition, the regular drinking alcohol leads to blood clot . This increases the likelihood of clots and blood clots. Thrombosis develops into life-threatening pathologies such as brain stroke and myocardial infarction.

Is it possible to drink at elevated levels?

If regular alcohol consumption leads to a decrease in hemoglobin, does this mean that alcohol can be used as a means of purposefully lowering it? High hemoglobin is often observed in such pathologies of the cardiovascular system , how:

1. Increased blood clotting;
2. Thrombosis;
3. Varicose veins;
4. Increased blood pressure.

And if alcohol is consumed in the presence of these diseases, then, in addition to the development of anemia, the patient aggravates his condition by receiving:

1. Increased blood clotting;
2. Thrombosis;
3. Varicose veins;
4. Increased blood pressure.

Therefore, both low and elevated hemoglobin are contraindications to the use of cognac as a drink.

Is it ever useful?

Why do folk recipes for getting rid of anemia often contain cognac? The fact is that in microdoses it helps the beneficial substances from medicinal drugs to be absorbed into the blood.

And these doses are very far from those that are used if cognac is consumed as a drink.

1. Tincture to improve blood composition. For her, take 100 ml of beetroot, carrot and lemon juice, the same amount of honey and cognac. Everything is mixed and placed in a glass container. Stored in the refrigerator, take a dessert spoon of the mixture three times a day on an empty stomach. The proportion of cognac in this spoon is only 1/5, which cannot adversely affect the condition of the blood.
2. Cranberry tincture. There is even less cognac here: 100 ml of carrot, beetroot, cranberry juice, honey and only 50 ml of cognac. Take this dare as well as a dessert spoon three times a day 15 minutes before meals. It lasts for about two days. This is a recipe for a quick rise in hemoglobin, and cognac here is a symbolic amount.

Features of reception during pregnancy

There is a fairly common opinion that small doses of alcohol can even be useful during pregnancy because the placenta allegedly does not pass ethyl alcohol to the fetus, and alcohol dilates blood vessels, improving blood circulation. In this case, doses up to 50 ml are called.

In fact, cognac contains the same ethyl alcohol as in any other alcoholic beverages. And the effect of alcohol is the same in all cases, first it:

1. Dilates blood vessels ;
2. Lowers blood pressure;
3. Dilutes the blood ;
4. Improves blood circulation.

Then the reverse process begins. It is difficult to determine the measure of ethyl alcohol when it begins to:

1. Constrict blood vessels ;
2. Destroy the main blood cells — red blood cells;
3. Raise blood pressure;
4. Increase blood viscosity and lead to thrombosis;
5. Disrupt blood circulation;
6. Dehydrate the body.

All this has a bad effect not only on the condition of the pregnant woman, but also on the development of the fetus: hypoxia occurs, developmental pathologies may occur, and miscarriage.

It is also necessary to take into account the fact that in the third trimester of pregnancy, women often suffer from hypertension and increased viscosity and without drinking alcohol. And taking alcohol with high blood pressure is deadly for both the expectant mother and her child.

Some people, and not only pregnant women, begin to feel unwell even after 50 ml of alcohol, drunk for "medicinal" purposes and supposedly harmless to the body.

There are few chances to worsen the condition by consuming this dose of alcohol once. But cognac cannot cure anemia either: for this there are a huge number of really useful remedies for mom and baby. Therefore, responsible mothers try to avoid such radical ways of dealing with anemia.

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Conclusion

There are a lot of folk remedies for getting rid of anemia, which include cognac, and they really have a beneficial effect on the health of the circulatory system. But do not confuse them with drinking the drink in its pure form: alcohol itself is only capable of temporary changes in blood quality indicators.