Alcohol... may give you that kind of confidence
but you can find that without booze.
Regularly drinking more than the recommended limits
can have a harmful effect on your heart.
In the short term, alcohol messes with your co-ordination, your balance
and slows your reaction time.
It can slur your speech and make it harder to handle your emotions.
Most of all, it lowers your inhibitions
and can get you into majorly embarrassing situations.
Over a long period of time, it can be linked to certain abnormal heart rhythms.
It can cause higher blood pressure
which increases the risk of heart attacks and strokes
and can lead to the heart muscle getting bigger
and not being able to pump your blood as well.
To be honest, it doesn't do you any favours for your looks.
After three pints of alcohol,
you've consumed the same amount of calories as a whole cup of cream
and yet you'll probably fancy a kebab for afters.
If you're trying to lose weight, cut down on alcohol.
Smoking. Well, it doesn't take a genius to see that isn't such a great idea;
bad breath, smelly hair and clothes,
can cause gum disease and yellow teeth.
Then, there's the increasing risk of one day
getting lung, oral, uterine, liver, kidney or cervical cancer.
Then, puff, just like the money you spend on it,
you're gone.
If you smoke, quitting is the single most important thing
you can do to reduce the risk of heart disease.
So, alcohol and smoking,
basically they're both poisons
and I'm not confident in putting too much of that in my body,
but if you are, dance away.
Not so sure you'll win in the end though.