The Language of Shakespeare. The English language has changed a great deal over the last few hundred years, and it is still changing. Several words in use during Shakespeare's day either have different meanings today or have been nearly forgotten. Here is a list of some of the most common words in Shakespeare with which you might not be familiar. There is also a link to a printable version of this list at the bottom of the page.
Heart: Drinking a lot over a long time or too much on a single occasion can damage the heart, causing problems including: 1  Cardiomyopathy â Stretching and drooping of heart muscle. 2  Arrhythmias â Irregular heart beat. 3  Stroke. 4  High blood pressure.
The role of your liver. Your body can't store alcohol, so it has to break it down-mostly via your liver. Through a complex metabolic process the liver firstly changes alcohol into acetaldehyde, a highly toxic substance.our body breaks down alcohol at a rate of roughly one standard drink per hour. Because it takes time for your body to break down alcohol, drinking more than one unit of alcohol an hour will build up your blood alcohol concentration (BAC) and it may be many hours before you are safe to drive.