237. 6 Tips to Help Prevent Alcohol Damage Over the Holidays
The Kris Gethin Podcast
Kris Gethin
4.9 • 598 Ratings
🗓️ 11 December 2025
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
Most people underestimate how much alcohol destroys their progress during the holidays. They think a few drinks only affect their sleep or recovery, but the real damage happens on a deeper level. Inflammation shoots up, blood sugar swings all over the place, the liver gets overloaded, electrolytes crash, mitochondria slow down, and the gut takes a beating. That is why one night out can leave you feeling sluggish, puffy, and unmotivated for days.
In this episode you get a clear protocol to reduce that damage fast. You will learn how to support your liver with glutathione, control oxidative stress with hydrogen tablets, restore minerals with electrolytes, use bitters for digestion, protect your mitochondria with ESS60, and stabilize blood sugar with GDA. I give you the exact timing for each tool so you can bounce back cleanly and stay on track.
This is your complete plan to drink smarter, recover faster, and keep your progress intact through the holidays.
What's Discussed:
(00:01) What Alcohol Is Really Doing Inside Your Body
(03:00) Why Hangovers Hit Harder Than They Should
(05:21) The Glutathione Timing That Makes a Difference
(08:11) Hydrogen and Electrolytes for Next Day Recovery
(14:53) The Complete Holiday Damage Control Protocol
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• Dr. Shade's Bitters No. 9
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Chris Getten podcast where we dive deep into the science of building a stronger physique, |
| 0:11.9 | unlocking the secrets of anti-aging and optimizing your health through cutting edge biohacks, |
| 0:17.6 | fitness strategies and mental resilience. I've been a personal trainer for nearly 30 years now and voted the number one transformation |
| 0:25.2 | trainer by governing bodies such as PT Academy, bodybuilding.com and trainerize. |
| 0:31.9 | I am the co-founder of unmatched supplements, co-founder of the Chris Kathleenethyn Jims franchise, and co-founder of my |
| 0:39.6 | online coaching platform, Chris Kethin Coaching, and author of several books. I'm a hybrid athlete, |
| 0:46.2 | a natural pro bodybuilder, and I've competed in events such as Iron Man Triathlon, Ultramarathon, |
| 0:52.0 | Spartan, and many more. My goal with this podcast is to cut through |
| 0:56.7 | the noise of fitness myth, misconceptions, and deliver clear protocols, actual tips, and real |
| 1:04.1 | resilience and science to help you optimize your physique, elevate your physical and mental |
| 1:10.4 | health span, and, of course, |
| 1:12.8 | enhance your life. |
| 1:17.5 | Hello, everybody, and welcome back to another Chris Gethett podcast. |
| 1:22.6 | Now, we're getting close to the holidays, and you know what the holidays is all about, |
| 1:26.6 | overconsumption, a lot of jolly, a lot of fun, a lot of social gatherings, which usually leads to a lot of social drinking. So if you're one of my clients, you probably know that you're not really allowed to drink. If you're one of my followers, you shouldn't really be drinking. However, I do understand there has to be a compromise much like any relationship. So here is Chris Gethyn |
| 1:46.0 | compromising with you because I'm going to give you five things, or maybe six. Actually, if I'm |
| 1:51.3 | feeling really, really generous, I'm going to give you six things to help prevent damage if you |
| 1:56.8 | are drinking alcohol through the holidays. Okay. You know, every holiday, I kind of see the same |
| 2:03.3 | pattern play out. People go into November and December with the best intentions. They're training |
| 2:08.0 | hard. They're dalled in. They're eating well. They're supplementing. And then the parties hit. |
| 2:13.0 | The travel hits. The stress hits. And it's cold outside. And suddenly alcohol becomes the reoccurring theme, |
| 2:20.0 | whether it's an office party, a family gathering, New Year's Eve or just social pressure to join in. |
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