Brain Damage, Neuron Loss, Lower Resilience and Psychological Stress With Even Low To Modest Alcohol Consumption
What Alcohol Does to Your Body, Brain & HealthTo be clear, I am not opposed to healthy adults having a few drinks a week but I think @ChrisWillx statement is very true. Telling people what to do one way or the other is simply wrong. Do what you like but know what you’re doing…
— Andrew D. Huberman, Ph.D. (@hubermanlab) August 23, 2022
A consistent effect of alcohol is that, even low to modest consumption disrupts the hypothalamic-adrenal axis and predisposes to more stress (lower stress threshold). No judgement on drinking here… but it makes people less resilient overall.
— Andrew D. Huberman, Ph.D. (@hubermanlab) August 4, 2022
It has to do with altered Cortisol:ACTH ratios. Basically alcohol makes people more (psychologically) wobbly when not drinking.
— Andrew D. Huberman, Ph.D. (@hubermanlab) August 4, 2022
Average drink (beer, wine, shot of liquor) in Japan: 7g alcohol, USA: 10g; Russia: 24g. 10-20g/week probably safe for most healthy adults, but no clear benefits post consumption. >20g/week is where negative health effects start to emerge, including neuron loss over time. #science
— Andrew D. Huberman, Ph.D. (@hubermanlab) August 6, 2022
Alas, any purported health benefits of alcohol are non-existent. Most healthy adults can probably have 1-2 drinks per week (20 grams of alcohol) without harm but consuming none is far healthier. Full episode of the HLP on health impact of alcohol: https://t.co/TphgkozQyg pic.twitter.com/Rzkw0SjnR3
— Andrew D. Huberman, Ph.D. (@hubermanlab) August 27, 2022
The 3 major changes that even low-to-moderate alcohol consumption cause to your brain, body & psychology over time. Full episode at https://t.co/TphgkozQyg pic.twitter.com/aiuPILq3Vw
— Andrew D. Huberman, Ph.D. (@hubermanlab) August 26, 2022
New Huberman Lab Podcast Out Now: WHAT ALCOHOL DOES TO YOUR BODY, BRAIN & HEALTH
— Andrew D. Huberman, Ph.D. (@hubermanlab) August 22, 2022
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