Nakakatulong Ba Ang Pag-Inom Ng Alcohol Para Maiwasan Ang COVID-19?

Noong Martes, January 18, 2022, marami ang namangha sa pagbahagi ng aktres na si Gretchen Barretto ng kanyang routine para maka-iwas sa COVID-19.

Sa kanyang Instagram, dalawang tips ang ibinahagi ni Gretchen: pag-inom ng honey at paggamit ng bio-resonance therapy machine.

Ayon sa aktres, “For those who are asking bakit hindi pa ako nagkaka-COVID since the beginning of COVID. Well I’m doing a lot of things to prevent it.”

"One thing that I do every morning and every evening is (hawak ang honey) one teaspoon at night and in the morning as well." Kapag hindi daw maganda ang kanyang pakiramdam, dalawang kutsarita ng honey ang kanyang tine-take.

Ibinahagi din ng aktres kung paano niya ginagamit ang ini-regalo sa kanya na bio-resonance therapy machine. “I don’t know if this is the miracle (the machine) but some people tell me that hindi daw ako nakakapitan ng virus because I drink gin or tequila."

Pero diin ni Gretchen, "I’m not promoting alcohol but I am just saying drink moderately, and I still do that in spite of my allergy, I still take a shot or two of alcohol every 30 minutes, kidding every hour," ang pabirong sabi ng aktres.

Drinking alcohol and COVID-19

Ayon sa fact sheet ng World Health Organization, "Heavy use of alcohol increases the risk of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), one of the most severe complications of COVID-19."

Sa parehong report, sinabi din na walang ebidensiya na mayroong "safe limit" ang pag-inom ng alcohol. "Overall, the evidence suggests that there is no “safe limit” – in fact, the risk of damage to your health increases with each drink of alcohol consumed. Alcohol use, especially heavy use, weakens the immune system and thus reduces the ability to cope with infectious diseases."

Inilathala din ng WHO sa fact sheet ang myths and facts sa pagitan ng pag-inom ng alcohol at ng pag-kakaroon ng COVID-19 infection:

General myths about alcohol and COVID-19

Myth: Consuming alcohol destroys the virus that causes COVID-19.

Fact: Consuming alcohol will not destroy the virus, and its consumption is likely to increase the health risks if a person becomes infected with the virus. Alcohol (at a concentration of at least 60% by volume) works as a disinfectant on your skin, but it has no such effect within your system when ingested.

Myth: Drinking strong alcohol kills the virus in the inhaled air.

Fact: Consumption of alcohol will not kill the virus in the inhaled air; it will not disinfect your mouth and throat; and it will not give you any kind of protection against COVID-19.

Myth: Alcohol (beer, wine, distilled spirits or herbal alcohol) stimulates immunity and resistance to the virus.

Fact: Alcohol has a deleterious effect on your immune system and will not stimulate immunity and virus resistance.

Para sa mga gumagamit ng birth control pills, at mga ina nagpapa-suso or nagbe-breastfeed, basahin ito bago magpasok ng alcohol sa inyong katawan. Paalala ng WHO, "Alcohol, even in small amounts, is a risk to the unborn child at any time during pregnancy."

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