THIS is Why Alcohol is Getting More AND MORE Dangerous | Dr. Chris Palmer MD 

Great timing 💫✊ 499 days No alcohol 🥇

I read a book on quitting alcohol. It said to meditate on how alcohol makes you feel the next day. When you mentally connect alcohol with that kinda sick feeling., it becomes easier to quit. After I quit alcohol, I noticed becoming quicker and smarter. I literally move faster.

I’ve just quit alcohol too🤝 6 weeks Like a switch turned off Love your body and organs Love yourself through it

Almost 4 years without a drink and while I thankfully wasn't at rock bottom, it simply wasn't serving me (physically, mentally, and financially). It was robbing me of time, money, health, energy, and happiness. Greatest decision I ever made - I eventually lost stubborn belly fat simply from quitting (and changing nothing else), and gained mental clarity, self-discipline, and anxiety management skills I never had before.

At the beginning of 2023. I realized i was mindlessly drinking at the end of my day as a habit. So I challenged myself to 26 drinks in 2023. One every other week. And it made me appreciate my decision to have a nice cocktail. No more random beers at the EOD. By the end of the year I just stopped drinking. It allowed me to appreciate my drinks more. And then completely see the uselessness of it.

I was drinking a lot for the last 10 years after losing my wife to cancer. Last year I really focused on quitting alcohol. I am feeling so much better these days and I feel like I sleep better, think better and have my emotions in check.

My husband died from an alcohol related cardiac event. He had been sober (dry), relapsed, gone. Sudden. It's been devastating. I'll never get over losing him and the shock.

Alcohol is like a whirlpool it will keep sucking you in and by the time you realize how deep in you are…you will keep relapsing everytime you want to genuinely quit. It was a real battle for me and all i wish is i could go back in time to avoid all the damage i did to my body

I’m glad this conversation is starting to become more prevalent. I’ve drank my entire adult life and have always had a “high tolerance” so in many instances, I’ve drank a great deal. I’ve cut 99% of alcohol, basically only doing so on special occasions and I’ve been feeling so much better

As someone who doesn’t drink, I think bars should offer more fun healthy options to sip on while you’re hanging out. I would love to taste the creativity that a mixologist could come up with using fresh fruit juice, kombucha, coconut water and probiotic drinks like olipop. The sky is the limit.

I was not an alcoholic. Social drinker long time maybe 2 times a week wine. Older now. I got tired of being tired after having only 1 or 2 glasses of wine. Next day? I was feeling drag. Workouts not as good. Just stopped all and any alcohol about 3 months ago. I...feel..great! Never drag. Always up. Stop the crutch ya'll!

I have 3 weeks sober and a lifetime to go ❤ with Jesus Help

I'm only two weeks into a run at sobriety and it definitely has been disorienting as I feel my body try to come back into normal homeostasis. Thank you for this encouragement to keep on the path!

I wasted so much time drinking alcohol thinking it was the best, happy fun times. What a foolish illusion that was,🤦🏻‍♂️hindsight is 20/20

I quit at 48 over 4 years ago , I miss the social interaction with alcohol but I don't miss all the hangovers and lost days from the binge drinking I used to do the benefits far outweigh the negatives when it comes to quitting the booze.

I knew if I didn’t quit drinking I’d be dead or in jail in 6 months, that was over 30 years ago, haven’t looked back.

I spoke with a cancer specialist who said it's a HUGE dirty secrret thag alcohol causes pancreatic cancer. Like 85% of pancreatic cancer patients are functional alcoholics. He said that the alcohol industry works very hard to suppress this information and they as an industry are not allowed to discuss how many cancers are caused by alcohol. It actually makes since because cancer loves sugar. Alcohol is the easiest and fastest form of sugar to process because the acid in it breaks down the cell barriers and it soaks right in.

Very interesting! I’m sober almost 5 months. SO SO glad.

The reason they used to call people ‘pickled’ is heavy drinkers’ cerebro-spinal fluid eventually turns ammonia-based. When drinkers cracked their skulls open during the inevitable horse accidents which occur from drinking and riding, bystanders noticed the same smell coming from their cracked-open heads as they smelled when grandma was making pickles. Didn’t take long to put two and two together.

My last beer was Christmas Eve. Feel so much better now that i quit.

Day 121 of no drinking. Feel so much better about life now.

36 days clean today loving every moment

13 years sober.

I have now been sober for over 8 months and love it, and will never go back. Whilst I miss wine I don’t miss anything else about it. Couldn’t have done it without the support of AA though, which I highly, highly recommend as an amazing programme and support group.

Never was anything more than a casual drinker. Decided to get leaner months ago(at 203lbs down from 232lbs), so I cut alcohol among other things and while I enjoy a glass of wine or a good whisky, I dont miss it and may never drink again.

Eating healthy and exercising actually motivated me to stop drinking. I told myself that all of the hard work I dedicated to getting into shape would be undone if I drink. Suddenly it became less appealing in the evening.

My husband had several seizures at home but when he had a seizure on the rugby field in front of his teammates it was embarrassing to him. He quit and has been sober going on 5 year. He often says he is happy that he quit drinking. Thank god!

18 yrs clean and sober.

I think we all will realize alcohol is bad as we get older. I’m in my early 20s and alcohol doesn’t feel like it affects my mood or energy levels the next day. But I have older friends that talk about how they can’t drink like how they use to anymore.

We need a cultural shift. Alcohol consumption is seen as classy and badass. All the movies have the protagonists downing hard liquor as part of their appeal. Watching John Wick, you see him in some badass fights and then downs some bourbon like a boss. In reality alcohol limits our peak physical and mental performance. Season three of Reacher should show him downing wheatgrass juice shots instead.

this made me want a beer

Just passed my three year anniversary of quitting alcohol

I relate alcohol with sugar. And sugar with inflammation. It's easier for me to say no to a bottle of inflammation.

I haven't had a drink for 15+ years, one of the best decisions I've ever made in my life. So glad i woke up

It’s tough when all of your close friends drink..

The negative side effects can happen before a person realizes it….i was almost there…I quit and got my life on track just right before it killed me…thankfully I was still young enough to recover and seem to be 100% healthy…it was so fun until it became a problem.

I am on my 29th day sober. I was never able to control it so I stopped it. Feeling much better and have lost 2 KG so far. I actually get quite a good dopamine hit from coffee as an alternative.

Great stuff. At my highest point of alcohol intake I was working part time and had 100K in my bank account and would leave work everyday at noon and head to a bar. I kid you not my weekends were non alcoholic as I needed to recover somehow. I did this for a full year and can tell you that at some point when I took a drink my brain chemistry would insta change. I would be at the bar depressed and the first tequila and beer shot and would start to feel even worse and then instantly felt amazing. Best way to describe the feeling was Christmas eve with family and that happiness.

I've drank off and on my entire life. From 4-6 beers after work every evening in my 20's, to weekend only. Now mid-60's, I only drink between 2 and 4 drinks, Saturday night only, between the hours of 9 pm and 1 am-if that late. Whisky and ginger ale.

Why must one quit if they have no negative effects from a drink now & then?

Hey y’all. I’m probably not going to quit drinking all together, but I am almost done with my first Dry January. I’m shocked at how much more with it and how much more motivated I am without alcohol. Definitely makes me think twice about my alcohol consumption

The only problem I ever had with alcohol was the pointless calories. Got to a point where it just wasn't worth it anymore. Then all this new evidence just pushed me out the door entirely.

I would suggest the book "Quit Drinking Without Willpower" by Allen Carr. This book has helped me more than any other books that I have read - and I have read a few - on this subject. After reading this book, I simply did not want to drink anymore.

Thank you for interviewing Dr. Palmer - a smart, caring doctor indeed. take a deeper dive everyone!

Just lost my oldest brother in early December to alcohol. Still waiting on official coroner's report, but we already know it's the booze that got him--one way or another.

I find alcohol diminishes my A.D.D to a crawl. I seriously focus better but my motor skills suffer.

Awesome info video glad I quit alcohol this month thanks Thomas for sharing

I was a heavy drinker for roughly 15 years (20’s-30’s.) There was rarely a day that passed that I didn’t get drunk. Eventually, I started having excruciating pain and swelling in my knees. The painful was so bad that I couldn’t walk! Come to find out, the pain was gout. Since I stopped drinking every day, the gout flare-up’s are few and far between. That being said, I still occasionally have a drink, but very rarely. Just knowing I could have a flare-up keeps me in check. How I didn’t experience any withdrawals when I quit drinking is beyond me. Y’all take care.🙂

Damn, the hangovers. People must be really bad to tolerate it. It seems worse than almost anything else. Why do it?!?!

I started taking laird performance mushrooms about a month ago… I’ve been a functioning alcoholic for multiple years drinking liquor DAILY. 9 days ago I decided not to have a drink…. I haven’t drank a drop since and don’t plan to. I genuinely think those mushrooms helped me start thinking clearly and aware I’m killing my body. I have no goal of how long to give up alcohol. My only goal is LONGEVITY. Alcohol is death.

I haven’t had a drink since October 28,2015. Be decision ever!!!

I used to play flag football with friends and then Covid hit and now no one plays flag any longer. I go to the same 3 parks that used to be filled. They only play soccer now. It’s terrible.

Hey Thomas…can you tell us, or research on how to heal up faster from leaving an alcohol lifestyle? Sober 5 months and not looking back. ❤

Dry February is coming up too! 😂

4 years without a drink of alcohol

Thankfully I never need to quit alcohol because I’ve never come close to having a problem with it. I have tons of great Scotch but drink it only occasionally Same for beer, I’ll get a good buzz and then I’m good. I might drink 3-4 beers in a month. Sometimes none. Once in a while 8-10. Sucks some people can’t do that

I have been alcohol free since 01/01/2000. My new millennium resolution and I haven’t touched a drop for 25 years.

I told my wife several years ago that when I first drank a couple beers at about age 17 (late bloomer LOL) I said to myself, " this is probably what normal people feel like all the time". Recently, before he passed away I heard Mathew Perry say the same thing. I'm 67 now and I still drink alcohol. I've always been health conscious at the same time and for decades I limit myself to 1 beer a day. Because of this feeling of "normalcy" I get from alcohol it's only by the grace of God I was able to limit my intake. This gentleman makes so much sense.

One of my Sergeants in the Army Reserve was a functional alcoholic. He's show up to drill drunk. We got deployed overseas and had to stay in a hotel overnight and he took a big chunk out of the hotel mini bar. When we had a problem with a vehicle and needed expertise he was our go to mechanic. He probably made it to retirement.

I quit 8 months ago and only wish it were 8 years instead! One of my big motivators was when I went to buy some beer to make myself feel better after drinking too much beer!! I don’t miss it one bit!!

Wonderful 😂❤ love it 😂 thanks so much very informative good luck best wishes sirus London

Got my first vivitrol shot last month. Dropped from having a few to several drinks daily to less than 4 weekly! Amazing how it killed the craving to have a sip…

Thank you for having dr.palmer in your show, Thomas. I do admire what he does

Good Stuff Thomas

When my wife drinks 2-3 beers it’s like her memory shuts off. She may be sober-ish but she won’t remember a conversation from 15 min prior. It pisses me off. I try to tell her how bad it is but she denies it. She only drinks a couple times a week but it’s so irritating, I’m like if you choose to drink, I choose to go upstairs and watch tv alone.

Life has many pleasures, and having a nice glass of wine with a steak is one of them. It's possible to enjoy alcohol responsibly. The French regularly drink red wine, and have done so for 1000+ years and they are among the healthiest people on EARTH.

Really appreciate Dr. Palmers knowledge

Thank you for so concisely describing my exact experience with alcohol and periods without it. Any recommendations on how to improve the “metabolic functions” damaged over the decades and and begin cellular repair?

This is great.. but so what is the solution for either reversing this damage or repairing what’s left once it’s already progressed?

Very interesting video.

Very interesting!

Well now! I knew this was happening to me! I quit 6 years ago and at that time I tried explaining to my counselor and psychiatrist that alcohol gave me energy! I knew it wasn’t normal and over the years it took more and more alcohol to keep my motor running. So I’m not crazy after all.

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8 weeks no Beer .This guy is 100% correct.

This explains a lot.

25 months alcohol free

Do a video on what to do to fix this

It’s kinda like the whole metabolic health issue that people continue to complicate beyond the very simple concept of DIET AND EXERCISE (it really is that simple). But with alcohol, we simply need to abstain completely if metabolic health is the goal.

I was drinking 3 beers a night until a short time ago. Even if you are not classically hung over there are still mild side effects. I feel really great 👍 (no beer)

I last had a drink on New Year's 2022. While I wasn't an alcoholic, I'm certainly glad I no longer consume alcohol at all. It's a poison has no place inside the human body. I definitely feel like a better man now that I don't drink! 💪🏻

Gosh, I couldn’t imagine feeling sharper/better on alcohol. Alcohol sedates me and impairs my judgement/abilities

So how do you get your mitochondria and metabolism back on track?

I always say Alcohol = Poison

omg I love my mitochondria so so so much and I'm so grateful I don't use alcohol ❤

I didn't drink until I was 35, and am quitting again at 37. It was fun at first, but it became a problem which is why I avoided it for so long. It is a waste of money and does no good. I've had issues gaining weight my whole life but in less than two years of drinking I've added 15lbs and it's all on my face and stomach. I miss being able to see my abs

Even moderate consumption of alcohol is thousands of extra calories per week not to mention the hormonal and sleep changes. If anyone is trying to lose weight cutting out the alcohol really is next to mandatory

31 days dry

*_pleased to meet you💞🎉😍_*

Was anyone else distracted by the fact they seemed not to be in the same room but yet are still looking to the side of the camera as if they were facing each other? And then suddenly you see they are actually in the same room.

To much water will kill a person. The human body reacts positively to stresses but if overworked it has a negative affect. Some people are prone to addiction should refrain from alcohol, high-calorie foods, tobacco, extra or whatever they are addicted to.

It's really not worth it to drink

Alcohol is horror for some just kinda bad for others... never goooood for any

It’s not about strength or weakness or guilt @ladymacbeth. It’s about truth. Once you have become an alcoholic and have quit you can’t drink again. I went to one AA meeting, a gentleman stood up and said “there’s no big secret to this, don’t drink “.

“Don’t drink! …but please eat my non FDA approved gummies!” 🤷🏼‍♂️😂

Great info. I've binged drunk for around last 10 years, except for @3 years sober period. Might go month or more between, 4-6 day drunk, don't eat. Otherwise, meticulous ketovore, usually less than 10g net, often 0, train hard rigorous 3+hrs/6days/wk except during drunk and @3-4 day recovery. Maybe this will induce me to stop. Perfectly healthy, haven't been to a doctor for anything except injuries, physicals 45+ years. Haven't been sick since I quit before smoking 31+ years ago...

So may I ask..... Glugacon or Insulin signals the need for the liver to store or release glucose.. Alcohol impairs insulin AMD Glugacon or just Insulin?

153 days without alcohol 🎉 Did it just for health reasons and felt so much better I don’t want to go back

In my family, only my sports car gets some special alcohol. Seriously, interesting guest and a serious subject. I have always found it ironic that people according to commercialism celebrate by drinking a depressant.

As someone who doesn’t drink, I’ll never get it.

One month today 🎉