The Dangers Of Booze, Cigarettes And Abusing Your Body's Health

Proverbs 20:1, “Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.”

There are umpteen good reasons NOT to drink booze. Besides the risk of developing cancer if you drink alcohol, as an intoxicated drunk driver you may also ruin someone's else's life. It has always bothered me that murderers get sentenced to life in prison, but drunk drivers who murder people only get a few years in prison, if that.

“𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗸, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸.” —𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗠.𝗗. 𝗣𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻

On 19 September 1999, Jacqueline Saburido (1978-2019) attended a birthday party near Lake Travis. She and her friends left after a few hours, and accepted a ride home from a classmate. A short while into the drive, their 1990 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Regency was hit by a 1996 GMC Yukon driven by Reginald Stephey, who had been drinking beforehand and was intoxicated. The driver and one passenger of the vehicle she was in were killed, with the other passengers injured; of the three survivors, Saburido was the only one trapped in the car when it caught fire, and was unable to escape the flames.

“Ladies and gentlemen, this is a jungle we live in here. Life is a veil of tears.” —Pastor Jack Hyles, “The Patient Waiting Of Christ”

Jacqueline suffered second and third degree burns to more than 60% of her body, but survived despite her doctor's expectations. Her fingers had to be amputated, but there was enough bone left on her thumb to construct an opposable thumb. She lost her hair, ears, nose, lips, left eyelid, and much of her vision. Jacqueline subsequently underwent more than 120 reconstructive operations, including cornea transplants to restore her left eye. The ungodly monster who did this to her is enjoying a good life today. I hate booze!

Woe unto America! We live in a reckless society of irresponsible fools in the United States. How many more people are going to have to die before we wake up and stop eating at the Devil's table; before we stop playing with the Devil's fire? I love the following meme, because it is absolutely true. Society tells their children that they cannot drink alcohol until they are age 21, while being surrounded by a culture of booze. We live in a major wicked hypocritical society!

I have a serious problem with the primary message of the organization, Mother Against Drunk Driving (MADD). Their motto is: 'Don't Drink And Drive!' Sadly, that is the wrong message. Their motto should be: 'Don't Drink Booze!' Total abstinence from alcoholic beverages is the only remedy for society's woes caused by drunk drivers. The idea that someone can drink a narcotic beverage on a regular basis without ever going overboard by drinking too much is a flawed concept. All it takes is just one bad day!

I thank God that I have never drank a drop of booze in my life. That is quite remarkable considering that both of my parents drank beer, and my father drank Vodka. They were both true born again believers, thankfully. The only time I ever saw my father truly drunk was when my mother died in 2001, which I humbly think is understandable. My father was happy when he got buzzed, thankfully. My mother was a drunk. I watched her when I was a little boy puke her guts out in the kitchen sink on a regular basis, more times than I can remember. My sister one day counted 50 empty beer cans that Mom had left under the coach, which she slept on. 

Mom was also a heavy smoker, she loved Kool cigarettes. Believe me, they weren't cool! So, it didn't come as a surprise that in 1989 she suffered a crippling major stroke and would never walk again. For the remaining 12 years of her life the entire left side of her body was completely paralyzed. Even when she talked, the left side of her mouth couldn't move. It was difficult to see my mother in such a tragic condition, but she did that to herself by abusing her health for decades. She started smoking cigarettes at age 15. Dear reader, learn from my parent's mistakes, as I have. I have never smoked a cigarette and never will. Granted, smoking cigarettes won't send you to Hell, they'll just make you smell like you've been there.

In 1989, my sister came running to tell me that Mom fell on the floor and couldn't move. I called my Dad right away at work and he instructed me to carry Mom to Cook County Hospital. I did that. As you can imagine, it was s surreal and frightening experience for all of us. Due to poor circulation, my mother eventually had both legs amputated below the knee. Ouch! I remember seeing her cry in pain, and I saw the bloody stump where doctors had amputated her leg. Dear friend, please don't smoke tobacco! The tobacco companies don't care about you. They just want your money. Please take care of the healthy body God has blessed you with.

And I'd like to mention it, while we're on the subject of taking care of one's body, I am against tattoos. In my humble opinion, nothing robs a beautiful woman of her God-given beauty than getting ugly manmade tattoos imprinted on her skin. Ladies, I am going to share a secret with you—men love a natural woman. Normal men do not like lipstick, rouge, plastic surgery, breast implants, rhinoplasty, butt lifts, et cetera. Just be yourself. When you start tampering with the natural body that God gave you, I promised you that down the road you will regret it.

I am 57 years old. I have never been drunk even once in my life. I don't have to wonder what I may have done while intoxicated. My lungs are clear because I have never smoked a cigarette. I was severely rear-ended by a church bus in 1992 that permanently ruined my health. Albeit, that wasn't my fault, some irresponsible person left their abandoned automobile on the roadway, which caused a major accident involving three buses. We live in a reckless culture of drug and alcohol abuse, tobacco abuse, tattoo abuse, et cetera. Everywhere I go I see women, even female police officers and emergency room doctors, covered with ugly multi-colored tattoos, which make those women look like foolish clowns. It is abuse to one's health.

Getting a bunch of tattoos on your body is not a healthy thing to do. It will affect your mind and how you view yourself. I pride myself in not having any tattoos, which I consider marks of wordiness. To me, tattoos identify someone with the world, not Bible Christianity. Even getting a religious tattoo is still a worldly thing to do. It is common knowledge that tattoos are closely associated with the prison gang subculture. I want no part of that! So, be good to yourself folks. If God wanted you to smoke anything, He would have put a chimney up on top of your head. If God wanted you to have marks on your body, He would have put them there. The human body is sacred, created in the image of God almighty. Love yourself by taking care of your body, health and well-being dear reader. 1st Corinthians 6:20, “For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.”

“You can't buy mental health, it's the gift of God.” —Brother Lester Roloff (1914-1982), 'Steps In The Degeneration Of Our Nation'

Drinking Alcohol Causes Cancer

Proverbs 23:29-34, “Who hath woe?  who hath sorrow?  who hath contentions?  who hath babbling?  who hath wounds without cause?  who hath redness of eyes?  They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine. Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright. At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder. Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things. Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast. They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake?  I will seek it yet again.”

I was surprised to learn today that the U.S. surgeon General warned Americans that drinking booze causes cancer, which evidently is a well documented fact. ...

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 

U.S. Surgeon General Issues New Advisory on Link Between Alcohol and Cancer Risk

Alcohol Consumption is the Third Leading Preventable Cause of Cancer in the United States

Washington, D.C. – Today, United States Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy released a new Surgeon General’s Advisory on Alcohol and Cancer Risk, outlining the direct link between alcohol consumption and increased cancer risk. Alcohol consumption is the third leading preventable cause of cancer in the United States, after tobacco and obesity, increasing risk for at least seven types of cancer. While scientific evidence for this connection has been growing over the past four decades, less than half of Americans recognize it as a risk factor for cancer.

The Surgeon General’s Advisory includes a series of recommendations to increase awareness to help minimize alcohol-related cancer cases and deaths, including updating the existing Surgeon General’s health warning label on alcohol-containing beverages.

“Alcohol is a well-established, preventable cause of cancer responsible for about 100,000 cases of cancer and 20,000 cancer deaths annually in the United States – greater than the 13,500 alcohol-associated traffic crash fatalities per year in the U.S. – yet the majority of Americans are unaware of this risk,” said U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy. “This Advisory lays out steps we can all take to increase awareness of alcohol’s cancer risk and minimize harm.”

The direct link between alcohol consumption and cancer risk is well-established for at least seven types of cancer including cancers of the breast, colorectum, esophagus, liver, mouth (oral cavity), throat (pharynx), and voice box (larynx), regardless of the type of alcohol (e.g., beer, wine, and spirits) that is consumed. For breast cancer specifically, 16.4% of total breast cancer cases are attributable to alcohol consumption.

In the U.S., there are about 100,000 alcohol-related cancer cases and about 20,000 alcohol-related cancer deaths annually. Cancer risk increases as alcohol consumption increases. For certain cancers, like breast, mouth, and throat cancers, evidence shows that the risk of developing cancer may start to increase around one or fewer drinks per day. An individual's risk of developing cancer due to alcohol consumption is determined by a complex interaction of biological, environmental, social, and economic factors. SOURCE

Here is some more helpful information from the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Texas...

There are many reasons why alcohol can increase your cancer risk. These include:

Acetaldehyde: Alcoholic beverages contain ethanol. When the body breaks down ethanol, it becomes acetaldehyde, which Bevers says is a known carcinogen. “This compound damages DNA and stops our cells from repairing the damage. This can allow cancerous cells to grow,” she explains.

Hormonal effects: Alcohol can affect the levels of hormones like estrogen, Bevers says. She notes that these hormones act as messengers that tell our cells to grow and divide. “The more cells divide, the more chances there are for something to go wrong and for cancer to develop,” she says.

Reduced nutrient absorption: Alcohol makes it harder for the body to absorb and use nutrients that protect it from cancer. These include vitamins A, B1, B6, C, D, E, K, and folate, iron and selenium. “These are just a few vitamins and minerals that are responsible for immunity, protecting cells from oxidative damage, reducing inflammation and aiding in DNA synthesis and repair,” Lee says.

Weight gain: Consuming more calories than your body burns leads to weight gain. “Alcohol can contribute to weight gain from excess calorie intake. Excess weight is linked to over 12 types of cancer,” Lee says.

It increases the risk of tobacco-related cancers: If you drink and smoke, you may be at an even higher risk for certain cancers including oral cancer and throat cancer. Lee says alcohol may make cells more sensitive to other substances that cause cancer. “The combination of drinking and smoking increases the risk of developing mouth or throat cancer more than drinking or smoking alone,” she says. SOURCE

Why in the world would anyone continue drinking booze after reading this? I thank God that I have never drank a drop of booze in my entire life, and I don't plan to start now at age 57. Booze is a menace to every society. Alcohol is a monster! What surprises me is that it took over 50 years for the government to finally warn people about the truth that alcohol causes certain types of cancer. Dear reader, no one needs to drink booze. I value being in my right mind all the time. I would hate to sober up one day, just to find out that while intoxicated I committed some unimaginable crime. When you are drunk, you have no control over your behavior! You become a vessel for demonic possession. If you don't believe that, simply search online for what drunk people have done while under the influence of alcohol.

Alcohol causes cancer! That is a disturbing truth.

“You can't buy mental health, it's the gift of God.” —Brother Lester Roloff (1914-1982), 'Steps In The Degeneration Of Our Nation'