I'm not here to say to drink or not. I will say that personally, my alcohol consumption has gone down drastically to almost zero. I do think there is a time and a place for alcohol if you aren't an addict. I love a few cold beers after a long vacation beach day but a few beers every night, for me, is damaging. This podcast is super insightful and comprehensive:Timestamps00:00:00 Effects of Alcohol Consumption00:02:25 Momentous Supplements00:03:19 Low to Moderate Alcohol Consumption & Neurodegeneration00:06:52 Levels, Eight Sleep, ROKA00:10:46 Historical Context & Uses of Alcohol00:13:28 Alcohol Metabolism, “Empty Calories”00:18:23 Inebriation: Top-Down Inhibition, Impulsivity & Memory Formation00:24:23 Long-Lasting Effects & Impulsivity, Neuroplasticity & Reversibility00:27:55 Food & Alcohol Absorption00:30:07 Alcohol & Serotonin, SSRIs & Depression, Risk for Alcoholism, Blackouts00:37:39 Predisposition for Alcoholism; Chronic Consumption, Cortisol & Stress 00:44:53 AG1 (Athletic Greens) 00:46:07 Genetic Predisposition for Alcoholism, Consuming Alcohol Too Young00:52:27 Gut-Liver-Brain Axis: Alcohol, Gut Microbiome, Inflammation & Leaky Gut 00:59:46 Tool: Improving/Replenishing Gut Microbiome01:02:44 Reducing Alcohol Consumption & Stress01:04:25 Hangover: Alcohol & Sleep, Anxiety, Headache01:12:11 Hangover Recovery, Adrenaline & Deliberate Cold Exposure01:17:16 Hangover Recovery, Dehydration & Electrolytes01:20:45 Types of Alcohol & Hangover Severity, Congeners01:25:25 Alcohol Tolerance, Dopamine & Serotonin, Pleasure-Pain Balance01:33:36 Are There Any Positive Effects of Alcohol?, Resveratrol01:35:42 Alcohol & Brain Thickness01:37:11 Alcohol & Cancer Risk: DNA Methylation, Breast Cancer Risk01:44:31 Mitigating Cancer Risk, Folate, B Vitamins01:46:54 Alcohol & Pregnancy, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome01:50:58 Hormones: Testosterone & Estrogen Balance01:55:09 Negative Effects of Alcohol Consumption01:58:35 Zero-Cost Support, YouTube Feedback, Spotify & Apple Reviews, Sponsors, Momentous Supplements, Instagram, Twitter, Neural Network Newsletter, Huberman Lab Clips