Heart Cells Hate Alcohol

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Could alcohol be damaging your heart? Watch this before you have another drink!

DATA:
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2018.00081/full#:~:text=Excessive%20and%20prolonged%20alcohol%20drinking,et%20al.%2C%202001

Timestamps
0:00 Heart cells hate alcohol
0:13 Alcohol and your heart
3:10 How much alcohol is too much?
3:45 Do this to support heart health
4:29 Keto recipe channel promo

By now, you know the toxic effects of alcohol on the liver. In this video, I want to talk about the toxic effects of alcohol on your heart. It turns out that your heart cells hate alcohol.

Alcoholic heart muscle disease is a condition characterized by a dysfunction heart due to chronic alcohol consumption.

Alcohol will create several problems with heart tissue.

1. Acetaldehyde accumulation - This is a toxic compound that damages your heart and liver. It’s also responsible for the hangover feeling you get after excessive drinking.

2. Decreased protein synthesis - The heart is made out of muscle, and it needs protein to rejuvenate.

3. Dilated chambers - You have four chambers in the heart. Alcohol can cause them to become irregular and cause arrhythmia and murmurs and other heart issues.

4. Increased inflammation - Inflammation in the heart leads to calcium and cholesterol buildup, and fibrosis of the heart tissue. Over time, this leads to heart disease.

5. Deceased ejection fraction and contractibility - The heart’s ability to contract and pump blood throughout the body becomes impaired.

6. Reduced anti-apoptosis pathway - This causes an increase in cells that die in the heart.

7. Increased calcium in cells - Too much calcium inside the cell, causing numerous cellular issues in your heart cells.

I know some of you are curious about how much alcohol is too much. Can you have a glass of red wine every day? Isn’t red wine good for the heart? While there are some compounds in wine that promote heart health, exposure to ethanol is a problem.

If you could stick to just half a glass of wine, you’ll see some benefits. However, very few people can stop at that much.

If you want to support your recovery after drinking wine occasionally, you can do keto. The heart loves ketones and prefers fat fuel over glucose.

The heart also loves omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin E. Make sure you use natural vitamin E instead of synthetic.

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Dr. Berg, age 58, is a chiropractor who specializes in Healthy Ketosis & Intermittent Fasting. He is the author of the best-selling book The Healthy Keto Plan, and is the Director of Dr. Berg Nutritionals. He no longer practices, but focuses on health education through social media.

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Dr. Eric Berg received his Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic in 1988. His use of “doctor” or “Dr.” in relation to himself solely refers to that degree. Dr. Berg is a licensed chiropractor in Virginia, California, and Louisiana, but he no longer practices chiropractic in any state and does not see patients so he can focus on educating people as a full time activity, yet he maintains an active license. This video is for general informational purposes only. It should not be used to self-diagnose and it is not a substitute for a medical exam, cure, treatment, diagnosis, and prescription or recommendation. It does not create a doctor-patient relationship between Dr. Berg and you. You should not make any change in your health regimen or diet before first consulting a physician and obtaining a medical exam, diagnosis, and recommendation. Always seek the advice of a physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.

Thanks for watching. I hope this video cleared up why your heart cells hate alcohol and how you can support your heart health.

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