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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