Show Notes
In today's episode, Dr. Jeremy London, a board-certified cardiovascular surgeon, shares his top 5 lessons learned since quitting alcohol. He explains what happens when you drink any type of alcohol, the effects and risks, and what's changed in his life. Drinking alcohol is a personal choice, and the goal of this podcast is to help you find what works best for you.
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The articles discussed:
New England Journal of Medicine on Alcohol Use:
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2507457
National Cancer Institute on Alcohol as a Group 1 Carcinogen:
https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/alcohol/alcohol-fact-sheet
American Heart Association:
https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIR.0000000000001341
Timestamps:
00:00:00 The Lessons I Have Learned From Removing Alcohol
00:00:36 My Experience with Alcohol
00:02:44 How Our Bodies Digest Alcohol
00:04:17 Alcohol is Toxic to Every Cell in Our Body
00:06:46 Sponsor: LMNT
00:08:20 The Risks of Drinking Alcohol
00:11:28 Is Any Amount of Alcohol Safe? Red Wine?
00:14:12 Sponsor: Function
00:15:37 Alcohol Increases the Risk of Cancer
00:16:32 Alcohol Effects on the Brain
00:17:19 The Truth About Alcohol: Reviewing the Data
00:20:44 5 Lessons I Have Learned From Removing Alcohol
00:26:48 Thank You For Listening
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