DiscoverFoundMyFitness#092 The Truth About Alcohol: Risks, Benefits, and Everything In-Between | Dr. Rhonda Patrick
#092 The Truth About Alcohol: Risks, Benefits, and Everything In-Between | Dr. Rhonda Patrick

#092 The Truth About Alcohol: Risks, Benefits, and Everything In-Between | Dr. Rhonda Patrick

Update: 2024-07-01
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In this special solo episode of FoundMyFitness, we’re taking a deep dive into alcohol. We’ll explore the science, misconceptions, controversies, and health effects of this widely used drug. I believe that a nuanced, scientific discussion on alcohol is the best way to provide you with the information you need to make an informed decision about alcohol use.

Timestamps

  • (00:00 ) Introduction
  • (08:03 ) What does it mean to "have a drink"?
  • (09:39 ) Drinking frequency definitions
  • (12:39 ) How alcohol is metabolized
  • (18:25 ) Can alcoholism be inherited?
  • (19:41 ) How food affects alcohol metabolism
  • (21:40 ) Does age affect alcohol metabolism?
  • (22:29 ) How alcohol affects nutrient absorption
  • (27:04 ) How alcohol affects gut health
  • (28:57 ) Alcohol elevates circulating LPS levels
  • (31:51 ) Gut health & alcohol use disorders
  • (36:30 ) Sick quitter & healthy user biases
  • (39:38 ) How alcohol impacts the brain
  • (43:34 ) Alcohol's effects on anxiety
  • (49:56 ) Alcohol facilitates thiamine deficiency
  • (51:39 ) Alcohol promotes brain inflammation
  • (52:56 ) Dementia & Alzheimer's disease risk 
  • (1:06:50 ) Is resveratrol in red wine beneficial?
  • (1:11:28 ) How alcohol impacts sleep
  • (1:19:47 ) Mitigating alcohol's impact on sleep 
  • (1:22:13 ) Hangover symptoms & causes
  • (1:26:33 ) How congeners affect hangover severity
  • (1:27:58 ) Treating hangovers with fruit
  • (1:30:40 ) Zinc, vitamin B3, & hangovers
  • (1:31:41 ) Managing hangovers with NSAIDs
  • (1:32:22 ) "Hair of the dog” for hangovers
  • (1:32:40 ) Liposomal glutathione, NAC, & hangovers
  • (1:35:56 ) Does ZBiotics prevent hangovers?
  • (1:38:18 ) Dihydromyricetin (DHM) for hangovers
  • (1:39:15 ) Exercise & sauna for treating hangovers
  • (1:40:21 ) Alcohol's effect on mortality risk 
  • (1:44:28 ) Alcohol consumption in Blue Zones
  • (1:49:07 ) Does alcohol increase cancer risk?
  • (2:00:43 ) Can quitting alcohol lower cancer risk?
  • (2:09:46 ) Alcohol & cardiovascular disease (CVD)
  • (2:23:24 ) Alcohol and type 2 diabetes risk
  • (2:28:28 ) Alcohol's impact on your waistline
  • (2:31:33 ) Why alcohol facilitates weight gain
  • (2:34:06 ) How alcohol impacts reproductive health
  • (2:44:31 ) Preconception alcohol risks
  • (2:47:12 ) How alcohol affects testosterone in men
  • (2:48:55 ) Pre-pregnancy alcohol consumption risks
  • (2:53:17 ) Is red wine the healthiest option?
  • (2:57:47 ) Alcohol & post-exercise recovery
  • (3:01:34 ) Does alcohol "blunt your gains"?
  • (3:04:11 ) The BEER-HIIT study
  • (3:05:03 ) Can exercise lessen alcohol cravings?
  • (3:12:57 ) Alcohol damage control tactics

Show notes are available by clicking here

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#092 The Truth About Alcohol: Risks, Benefits, and Everything In-Between | Dr. Rhonda Patrick

#092 The Truth About Alcohol: Risks, Benefits, and Everything In-Between | Dr. Rhonda Patrick