What Alcohol Does to Your Body: Harvard’s Dr. Sarah Wakeman With the Medical Facts You Need to Know

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🗓️ 14 March 2024

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Today you’re getting a masterclass from one of the most renowned and respected experts on alcohol. She’s here to give you the latest research and science of how alcohol impacts your body, brain, and mind. She’s going to give you facts, dispel myths, and help you be informed about the decisions you are making when it comes to your mental, physical, and emotional health when it comes to alcohol consumption. Dr. Sarah Wakeman is Senior Medical Director of Substance Use Disorder at Mass General Brigham, home to nationally recognized hospitals and cutting-edge research. She's also an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and the Program Director of Mass General Substance Use Addiction Services. How much is TOO much alcohol? Is some alcohol healthy? What happens to your brain when you drink? And how do you help someone you love who drinks too much? Get the latest research so that you make the most informed decisions about the role alcohol plays in your life. For lots more resources, click here for the podcast episode page. Connect with Mel: Get Mel’s free 29-page workbook to make this your best year Watch the episodes on YouTube Follow Mel on Instagram The Mel Robbins Podcast Instagram Mel's TikTok Sign up for Mel’s newsletter Disclaimer

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0:00.0	Hey, it's your friend Mel, and welcome to the Mel Robbins podcast.
0:04.8	I am so glad that you're here and whether you're listening today for yourself or because someone that you love shared this
0:14.4	episode with you. I want to welcome you to the Mel Robbins Podcast family. It's a real honor to just spend some time with you today and I also
0:21.0	want to acknowledge you for something. You know you could be listening or watching. with you know
0:23.4	could be listening or watching a bazillion things right now but you chose to
0:28.2	spend your time listening to something that can help you create a better life
0:31.5	and I just think that's so cool and today's
0:33.8	episode in particular is not only going to help you do that it could change your
0:39.0	life or the life of someone that you love. Today on the show, you and I are getting a master class
0:44.8	from one of the world's most respected and renowned experts
0:48.4	on alcohol and its impact on your body, your brain, and your life.
0:53.2	I am really excited that you're
0:57.0	I am really excited that you're here with me today and I've been looking forward to this
1:06.0	conversation for a long time and I'm going to tell you why because I've been focused recently
1:11.7	on getting super intentional about
1:14.0	creating healthier habits particularly around exercising more and
1:19.1	taking better care of my brain and the more that I do that the more I've been questioning my my think about it. Here you are eating all this healthy food and exercising and taking your
1:34.4	supplements and trying to learn and grow and then you basically end the day if you're like me by washing down a
1:40.2	high noon or a glass of wine or a gin and tonic. If you put it in that
1:43.8	context it's kind of dumb and I don't know if you've ever been in this
1:47.4	situation where you go to see your primary doctor and they ask you that
1:51.9	question so how many drinks do you have a week?
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