What amount of alcohol does the speaker say can be consumed without shrinking the hippocampus?

Aaron Hartman, MDFunctional Medicine Specialist | Clinical Researcher

Gut Health 101-2 | The Shocking Truth About Alcohol_No Amount Is Safe!

7 Dec 2024 · 0 min

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This is a short transcript excerpt from Aaron Hartman, MD, asserting that alcohol has no safe/healthy amount and reporting that consuming more than two alcoholic drinks per week is associated with hippocampal shrinkage (memory-related brain region). The speaker expresses personal disappointment and references Blue Zones culturally but emphasizes that even small amounts can be harmful.

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Two drinks per week.

One of the most disappointing things I learned this past year, which was super upsetting, is that alcohol, there's no healthy amount. It's all bad. And I was very upset about that. But that's just an unfortunate reality. I'm not saying that you can't drink it. I'm not saying there's not Blue Zones, they have their little glass of wine. Sardinia, here in America, there's just not a healthy. I think two. Two drinks a week is the amount of alcohol you can consume without it shrinking your hippocampus, which is where your memory sits.