What is alcohol? Alcohol is a common term called Ethanol or Ethyl Alcohol, a chemical found in alcoholic beverages such as wines, beer, and hard cider, which is created by the combination of sugars and starches by yeast.

A regular alcoholic drink contains 15.0 grams (0.6 Ounces) of pure alcohol.  Normally, this amount of alcohol is found in beers, wines, and 2.1 ounces or a small shot.  Health organizations use certain alcoholic guidelines regarding alcohol to provide a healthy way for people to determine the amount of alcohol they consume.  However, the alcohol numbers may not reflect the normal amount people consume daily.

Most health studies indicate that the more alcohol a person consumes daily overtime, the higher his or her risk of developing alcohol-related cancer, such as Head and Neck Cancer, Breast Cancer, Esophageal Cancer, Liver Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Prostate Cancer, and other known forms of cancer.  

Alcoholic drinks may also contain several carcinogenic contaminants that are created during the production process of certain liquors such as nitrosamines, asbestos fibers, phenols, and hydrocarbons. The chemicals used to develop most liquors can damage your genes, and proteins in the body, eliminate the body's ability to break down and absorb certain nutrients that are associated with fighting certain cancers, and increase blood levels of estrogen in women, which can cause breast cancer.

Health experts warn the public to decrease their alcohol consumption, which will lower their risks of developing certain cancers over time, which will increase their lives.

Overall, whatever your body consumes daily, determines your health and longevity of your lifespan.