Your Brain On... Dry January

The Brain Health Revolution Podcast

Dean and Ayesha Sherzai

Life Sciences, Intelligence, Alzheimers, Mood, Mind, Stroke, Brain, Iq, Braincapacity, Anxiety, Brainy, Mental, Depression, Science, Memory, Parkinson, Dementia, Longevity, Health, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 604 Ratings

🗓️ 7 February 2024

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

What happens to your brain when you stop drinking? Is doing Dry January the best way to quit?

In this second preview episode of Your Brain On, we discuss the neuroscience and psychology of:

• How alcohol affects your brain, at a cellular level
• Why a gradual detoxification might be better than the hard stop encouraged by Dry January
• The fascinating history of alcohol’s role in culture, from ancient civilizations to the Prohibition era

We also speak to Dr. Howard Rankin, an incredible psychologist who has done remarkable work in the realm of addiction and behavior.

Dr. Rankin talks to us about the challenges of overcoming alcohol dependence, the differences between avoiding and confronting temptations, and the importance of focusing on progress over perfection.

‘Your Brain On’ is a brand new podcast from hosts Ayesha and Dean Sherzai. We’re excited to preview this second episode here on Brain Health Revolution. Your Brain On launches February 14th. Search ‘Your Brain On’ via your favorite podcast app, or check our social media for more information.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Brain Health Revolution podcast, where your hosts, Aisha and Dean Sharesai.
0:05.2	We're both neurologists, scientists, and public health advocates.
0:09.3	Last week, we shared the first of two preview episodes from our brand new podcast, Your Brain On.
0:15.7	The first episode was all about the neuroscience of New Year's and resolutions.
0:20.0	The second preview episode explores the neuroscience of dry January and giving up alcohol.
0:27.0	As we said last week, we're so proud of what we've achieved with the Brain Health Revolution
0:31.5	podcast, and we couldn't be more excited to take neuroscientific storytelling to the next level
0:37.0	with your Brain On.
0:38.9	Next week, we'll be releasing the first episode of Your Brain On. So on February 14th, be sure
0:45.5	to search Your Brain On via your favorite podcast app or find links to the show on our website
0:51.9	or social media. Until then, we hope you enjoy the second installment.
0:57.3	Welcome to Your Brain On, a podcast about the neuroscience of everything. We're your hosts,
1:05.8	Drs Aisha and Dean Cherzai, and we've shaken up a stirring story about how drinking affects our brain
1:12.2	just in time for Dry January, a time of year when tens of millions of people around the world
1:18.2	give up alcohol for the month. Ready to pour over the neuroscience of booze on the brain?
1:23.7	This is your brain on Dry January.
1:37.3	Alcohol may be a social lubricant, but in the brain, it causes friction, interfering with the brain's communication pathways
1:41.3	and disrupting the delicate balance of neurotransmission.
1:44.9	When you drink, the alcohol is absorbed into your bloodstream through the linings of your
1:50.1	stomach, where it spreads into your tissues and within five minutes it reaches your brain.
1:56.5	In about 20 minutes, your liver begins to process the alcohol, metabolizing it in an attempt to reduce the toxic effects.
2:02.6	A typical liver can break down 1 ounce, 30 milliliters of alcohol per hour.
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