As the saying goes, for a man, it's not just about ability, but also about kidney health.

Those who frequently socialize at banquets know that processing alcohol happens in two ways: one goes through the 'kidneys,' and the other goes through the 'liver.'

As the names suggest, people who process alcohol through their kidneys eliminate it directly via urine, needing frequent bathroom breaks the more they drink. Those who process it through the liver have faces that turn paler the more they drink, often showing no obvious signs of intoxication.

Medical research indicates that metabolizing alcohol through the liver directly damages liver cells. Excessive drinking can even lead to cirrhosis, commonly known as 'alcoholic liver disease.' For example, metabolizing 30 grams of alcohol takes the liver about 46 hours, which is why some people still feel unwell the day after drinking.

While alcohol metabolized through the kidneys is partially excreted in urine, allowing it to leave the body quickly, long-term drinking or improper post-drinking habits still pose serious risks. For example, drinking tea.

Some common knowledge suggests that a cup of strong tea after drinking can sober you up. This is absolutely wrong!

Tea contains a large amount of theophylline. Although theophylline stimulates the kidneys to produce urine rapidly, helping to expel alcohol from the body, it also promotes the premature entry of undecomposed acetaldehyde into the kidneys, causing significant damage to these organs.

Most men enjoy drinking alcohol and tea, but if consumed incorrectly, these can cause severe damage to the kidneys. Therefore, for the sake of future happiness, every man should take good care of his kidneys.

Besides drinking tea after alcohol, the following harmful tea-drinking practices also damage our kidneys. Please cherish your health and maintain good tea-drinking habits.

Do not drink tea that is too new or has been stored for too short a time.

Most people are unaware that the nutritional content of new tea is not ideal. Substances like phenols, alcohols, and aldehydes have not been fully oxidized. When these enter the kidneys, they place a tremendous burden on them.

Strong tea can easily cause a rapid heartbeat.

Feeling very alert after a cup of strong tea is actually due to the caffeine in the tea. In the long run, besides being bad for our kidneys, it can easily lead to cardiovascular diseases.

Drinking tea on an empty stomach in the morning can easily cause 'drunkenness'.

The caffeine and other substances in tea are absorbed by the stomach and intestines immediately on an empty stomach and can easily be excessive, leading to dizziness, palpitations, weakness in the limbs, and other symptoms of 'tea drunkenness,' and may even cause indigestion and constipation.

Whether family life is harmonious and marital relations are smooth depends largely on whether a man can shoulder life's burdens. Life is not easy; cherish your kidneys, drink tea properly, and a happy life is right by your side.