Wiktionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: electromagnetic spectrum (Noun). The entire range of wavelengths of all known electromagnetic radiations extending from gamma rays through visible light, infrared, and radio waves, to X-rays.
Excessive alcohol can damage the immune system because the alcohol will prevent nutrients from feeding your immune system. The alcohol is absorbed into your bloodstream through your stomach. Once in the bloodstream, alcohol will reduce the white blood cell count in the body.
You've probably heard this myth, but it's not really true. Moderate alcohol intake doesn't kill brain cells, or even damage them. That's because the amount of alcohol needed to kill brain cells would also kill the person drinking it! That doesn't mean that alcohol can't damage the brain, though. Alcoholics can experience brain damage related to drinking, but it's not because alcohol kills brain cells. There are a few things that can happen when people drink a lot of alcohol over a long period of time.