Skin docs reveal how fast you’ll look better after you quit alcohol
How surprisingly quick my puffy, flaky face repaired itself
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Alcohol and Drugs Rewire Your Brain and Change How Your Genes Work
New understanding of the neurobiological and genetic basis for addiction
How Gen Z feels about drinking
When it comes to Gen Z’s drinking habits, the script has flipped. In fact, some Gen Xers and boomers are downright confused about why young adults are sober.
Less alcohol, or none at all, is one path to better health
It’s wine time. Beer Thirty. Happy hour. Five o’clock somewhere. Maybe it’s also time to rethink drinking? Moderate drinking was once thought to have benefits for the heart, but better research methods have thrown cold water on that.
Alcohol: Misled About Its Health Consequences? | Read or Die — HQ
How responsible reassurance and informed dissent can disarm an ideological battle.
Alcoholism is associated with accelerated biological aging
Alcohol dependence accelerates biological aging, as measured by epigenetic clocks, but a three-week treatment program can significantly decelerate this process and improve biomarkers associated with aging.
The Truth About Alcohol: Risks, Benefits, and Everything In-Between | Dr. Rhonda Patrick
Active Targets and Potential Mechanisms of Erhuang Quzhi Formula in Treating NAFLD: Network Analysis and Experimental Assessment. | Read by QxMD
I’m a Dietitian Who Practices Damp January Instead of Dry January. Here’s Why | Well+Good
I find that once January ends, my newfound habit carries over into February, March, and beyond, which isn't always the case for those who practice Dry January.
Alcohol consumption abundant in the natural world, study finds | Animal behaviour | The Guardian
Range of species have ethanol in diet, normally arising through fermented fruits, sap and nectar
The Exact Age to Quit Alcohol to Avoid Dementia, According to Study
Research indicates that stopping alcohol consumption later in life significantly lowers the risk of dementia.
The Great Alcohol Health Flip-Flop Isn’t That Hard to Understand—if You Know Who Was Behind It
More than 30 years ago, the "French paradox" got America bleary-eyed.
New evidence on the relationship between moderate wine consumption and cardiovascular health | ScienceDaily
Light and moderate consumption of wine is associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular complications, according to a multicenter study. The study is based on the analysis of a biomarker of wine intake -- specifically, tartaric acid, present in grapes. It was carried out in 1,232 participants in the PREDIMED project, a major scientific epidemiological study in nutrition on the effects of the Mediterranean diet on cardiovascular health.
Food Theory: Why Did Gen Z QUIT Drinking Alcohol?
Reframe: Quit or Cut Back on Drinking, Build Healthier Drinking Habits
The new way to quit or cut back your drinking. Reframe brings together an evidence-based program and all the tools you'll ever need to drink less
Breaking the Silence: Europe Unites Against Alcohol Harm
Heavy drinkers who have 8 or more alcoholic drinks per week have signs of brain injury that are associated with memory and thinking problem. They also had higher odds of developing tau tangles, a biomarker associated with Alzheimer’s disease. : r/science
Alcohol vs. Weed: A Traditional Chinese Medicine Perspective - Activeherb Blog
What does TCM say about alcohol vs. cannabis? Learn how each affects your Qi, Jing, and Shen—and which herbs may help restore balance.