China has been a big brewing country since ancient times, the wine culture has a long history, and many writers and writers have left popular masterpieces after drinking. The fast-paced life of today’s society still makes it difficult to avoid all kinds of alcoholic beverages. Some people will find that after drinking a small amount of liquor, blood pressure did not rise, but rather a trend of decline. So can we drink liquor in our daily lives to achieve the effect of lowering blood pressure? In fact, drink a small amount of white wine to lower blood pressure effect, that is because the alcohol into the blood to achieve a certain capillary dilatation, there is a slight diuretic effect, and drinking will lead to the human brain in an excited, active condition, the general mood will be relaxed, the annoying things will be forgotten to the back of the mind, under the influence of all factors, will show the effect of lower blood pressure. But this effect is temporary and does not last. The main substance in alcohol is ethanol, which is considered to be a “double-edged sword”, i.e. a vasodilator at low doses and a vasoconstrictor at high doses. Long-term alcohol consumption is more damaging to the health of the heart: 1. Alcohol and its metabolites – acetaldehyde and acetate – can have a direct toxic effect on cardiomyocytes, leading to edema and fibrosis of cardiomyocytes, making myocardial contraction and diastolic function diminished. 2, due to the loss of appetite and diuretic effect after drinking alcohol can cause the body to lack certain vitamins (such as: vitamin B1), minerals (such as: etc.) or electrolytes (such as: magnesium, phosphorus, potassium), which will aggravate the impact of alcohol on myocardial function. 3. Studies have found that about half of asymptomatic heavy drinkers have left ventricular hypertrophy and reduced diastolic function as confirmed by cardiac ultrasound. As many as 30% of asymptomatic chronic drinkers had left ventricular systolic dysfunction confirmed by ultrasound. Because the main component of alcohol are alcohol, also known as ethanol, is the essence of food from sorghum, barley, grapes and other substances, high energy, into the body by the gastrointestinal absorption directly can provide energy, if not used up in a timely manner, can also be converted into glycogen and fat in the liver and muscle, excess fat will be deposited in the walls of blood vessels to produce atherosclerosis. Alcohol also tends to dilate blood vessels and raise blood pressure, which can easily lead to death due to blood vessel rupture, or adverse symptoms such as irregular heart rhythm and rapid heartbeat. Whether drinking alcohol raises or lowers your blood pressure depends not only on how much alcohol you consume. It is also closely related to your age, sex, species, and body mass index, as well as your reactivity to alcohol. In fact, drinking alcohol in small amounts over a long period of time does not improve the effectiveness of combating hypertension. Overall, health benefits are not an excuse to drink alcohol, but perhaps just a marketing advertisement for the alcoholic. Patients with hypertension, must quit smoking and drinking to keep their blood pressure under control and avoid life-threatening complications. So, alcohol is so harmful, do you still want to drink.