Good information. My experience exactly. Went from 2 drinks a day to 2 per month. Sipping a diet tonic water now. I discovered that for me it was more of a habit thing rather than alcohol thing. Never would have thought. Love your bedside manner.
I know this is an older video of yous, but I find your explanations to be fantastic. I am 74. Two weeks ago I had a colonoscopy, and during the procedure I was connected to a heart monitor. My colon was perfectly fine, but afib was detected. I contacted my primary care physician and he ordered a 12 lead EKG. Sure enough, afib. In between the appointments I purchased a Kardia monitor and it also detected afib. I am slightly overweight, and consume 2 or 3 alcoholic drinks per week. My diet and exercise programs are solid. So, I am giving up all alcohol, and plan to lose 10-15 pounds. Hoping fpr the best. Thanks again for your work.
Thanks, Dr. Brewer, I've always felt fortunate that, for some reason, the taste of virtually all forms of alcohol is abhorrent to me so I've never developed a taste for it. Very easy to abstain as that is just normal for me. I know many who love the taste so it is a challenge for many to abstain.
I had two (undiagnosed) but extremely uncomfortable episodes of afib (I’m assuming) at the beginning of the month. I’ve been drinking wine with dinner my whole adult life and stopped immediately after these episodes. If I’m tempted to have a drink, I think about how I felt when my heart was beating chaotically and I lose ALL interest. Since I stopped drinking, I haven’t felt a noticeable afib episode and my heart rate variability (per Fitbit) has improved. I’m hoping this nips the problem in the bud.
Thank you so much for creating your channel! I have learned things here my doctor has never told me. I am someone who use to enjoy a glass of wine or two with dinner. I recently started to experience a rapid heartbeat in the evening when I lay down to sleep. After quitting the wine my condition has greatly improved.
Thanks for this excellent information. I’ve drank alcohol all my adult life and have been drinking a bit too much the past year. Not addictive but too much by myself. I’m stopping drinking at home by myself and will drink unsweetened ice tea instead and lose 20 pounds so I’m back to my high school weight.
Useful insight on AF and CVA. I use an iWatch, a valuable and easy way to monitor for AF. Interesting that the study used IV alcohol. For those that enjoy a glass with a meal, food slows down absorption and increases the amount of alcohol metabolised in the gut before it can enter the portal vein, liver and finally the bloodstream to do organ damage. IV and ingested alcohol is not quite the same.
Alcohol causes GERD which in turn interferes with Vagus nerve that controls esophagus & heart. Another pathway to AFib. Typically this happens cuz you produce low stomach acid & your food stays in stomach & kick back causing GERD. Up your stomach acid with lemon, ACV etc. Stay up minimum 3 hours after dinner so food moved on from stomach. Also Magnesium supplementation is essential if you had Afib. If you are on Keto & exercise regimen you will need higher electrolytes or you will experience Afib. Hypoglycemia can also trigger Afib. I did 50 grams of carbs now moved up to 75.
People drink a lot on Sunday night and it is the stress of going to work on Monday morning that triggers a heart attack.. You can't look at alcohol in isolation.
Doc, i just received your email on pre-diabetes , Can you link me to a video you have , that discusses what number glucose numbers look like throughout the day such as , what your fasting glucose should be under 90 etc , then what it should be after meal 1 hr , 2 hr , 3 hr etc ,and what is a healthy number to try and maintain throughout the day ? Just need to know the numbers i should be looking for so i can then accurately monitor for insulin resistence .. Thanks Doc
Or if theres no video like that if you can make one that will be awesome , also if you want to give a short answer here in addition to the link that will be awesome
It may seem silly to a Doctor, but I really had no idea that weight, blood pressure, sleep and alochol impacted AFib. I had it in my head that it was 'random' and 'just bad luck'. It seems like with heart attacks there's some almost sure fire ways to prevent them (plant based diet and exercise). Are there any sure fire or almost sure fire ways to prevent AFib? Do Doctors know the mechanism behind some of these? Like is it the alcohol thinning out the blood or depleting water that causes it?
I couldn’t understand if for people who don’t have a-fib, alcohol makes you more likely to develop a-fib, or alcohol makes it more likely that if you already have a-fib, you increase the chance of hbringing on an episode.
@@CGB65 One likely reason is that beers and wines aren't distilled like others (think expensive grade triple distilled potato vodka). They usually contain trace amounts of methanol. (very toxic... as opposed to ethanol) If I drink small amounts of the good stuff, I'm generally okay, but beer or wine is almost a guaranteed Afib attack. Your mileage may vary.
Good information. My experience exactly. Went from 2 drinks a day to 2 per month. Sipping a diet tonic water now. I discovered that for me it was more of a habit thing rather than alcohol thing. Never would have thought.
Love your bedside manner.
Thank you very much!
I know this is an older video of yous, but I find your explanations to be fantastic. I am 74. Two weeks ago I had a colonoscopy, and during the procedure I was connected to a heart monitor. My colon was perfectly fine, but afib was detected. I contacted my primary care physician and he ordered a 12 lead EKG. Sure enough, afib. In between the appointments I purchased a Kardia monitor and it also detected afib. I am slightly overweight, and consume 2 or 3 alcoholic drinks per week. My diet and exercise programs are solid. So, I am giving up all alcohol, and plan to lose 10-15 pounds. Hoping fpr the best. Thanks again for your work.
Thanks, Dr. Brewer,
I've always felt fortunate that, for some reason, the taste of virtually all forms of alcohol is abhorrent to me so I've never developed a taste for it. Very easy to abstain as that is just normal for me. I know many who love the taste so it is a challenge for many to abstain.
Thank you! I just never drink anything. Not sure that is best for me but that is the path I have chosen.
I had two (undiagnosed) but extremely uncomfortable episodes of afib (I’m assuming) at the beginning of the month. I’ve been drinking wine with dinner my whole adult life and stopped immediately after these episodes. If I’m tempted to have a drink, I think about how I felt when my heart was beating chaotically and I lose ALL interest.
Since I stopped drinking, I haven’t felt a noticeable afib episode and my heart rate variability (per Fitbit) has improved. I’m hoping this nips the problem in the bud.
Thank you so much for creating your channel! I have learned things here my doctor has never told me.
I am someone who use to enjoy a glass of wine or two with dinner. I recently started to experience a rapid heartbeat in the evening when I lay down to sleep. After quitting the wine my condition has greatly improved.
Thanks for sharing
Thanks for this excellent information. I’ve drank alcohol all my adult life and have been drinking a bit too much the past year. Not addictive but too much by myself. I’m stopping drinking at home by myself and will drink unsweetened ice tea instead and lose 20 pounds so I’m back to my high school weight.
Congratulations on making that first step.
I wear a heart rate fitness tracker. Even two or three drinks raises my resting heart rate by up to 10 BPM during sleep. Reduces HRV always.
Useful insight on AF and CVA. I use an iWatch, a valuable and easy way to monitor for AF. Interesting that the study used IV alcohol. For those that enjoy a glass with a meal, food slows down absorption and increases the amount of alcohol metabolised in the gut before it can enter the portal vein, liver and finally the bloodstream to do organ damage. IV and ingested alcohol is not quite the same.
Alcohol causes GERD which in turn interferes with Vagus nerve that controls esophagus & heart. Another pathway to AFib. Typically this happens cuz you produce low stomach acid & your food stays in stomach & kick back causing GERD. Up your stomach acid with lemon, ACV etc. Stay up minimum 3 hours after dinner so food moved on from stomach.
Also Magnesium supplementation is essential if you had Afib. If you are on Keto & exercise regimen you will need higher electrolytes or you will experience Afib. Hypoglycemia can also trigger Afib. I did 50 grams of carbs now moved up to 75.
Thanks for sharing
GastroEsophagal Reflux Disease
(Not Gerd Müller)
It happened to me with one drink I felt something in my chest in the area where I had chest pain a week before never any heart issues till now at 71.
You are so good.
God bless you for educating us.
People drink a lot on Sunday night and it is the stress of going to work on Monday morning that triggers a heart attack.. You can't look at alcohol in isolation.
i don't believe in moderate drinking. i think that those open for a drink get quite drunk some days in a row.
Excellent information! Thank you Dr. 🙏
Great information! Thanks.
Can you please share a link to the device ( on Amazon ) that you mention in this video ?
Doc, i just received your email on pre-diabetes , Can you link me to a video you have , that discusses what number glucose numbers look like throughout the day such as , what your fasting glucose should be under 90 etc , then what it should be after meal 1 hr , 2 hr , 3 hr etc ,and what is a healthy number to try and maintain throughout the day ? Just need to know the numbers i should be looking for so i can then accurately monitor for insulin resistence .. Thanks Doc
Or if theres no video like that if you can make one that will be awesome , also if you want to give a short answer here in addition to the link that will be awesome
Please restate:
I know where my local Quest Lab is. How do I get the labs ordered for what you mentioned in this video?
It may seem silly to a Doctor, but I really had no idea that weight, blood pressure, sleep and alochol impacted AFib.
I had it in my head that it was 'random' and 'just bad luck'.
It seems like with heart attacks there's some almost sure fire ways to prevent them (plant based diet and exercise). Are there any sure fire or almost sure fire ways to prevent AFib?
Do Doctors know the mechanism behind some of these? Like is it the alcohol thinning out the blood or depleting water that causes it?
Would bradycardia and alcohol have the same effect?
What about people outside the US, South Africa, can we just pay for the webinar itself?
Yes. Please email MyHealth@PrevMedHeartRisk.com.
Ok based on this report are you giving up alcohol Dr. Brewer?
Nope. (and I have A fib) But I have definitely slowed my frequency and my dose.
@@PrevMedHealth I hear ya. If I drink, I’ll have a 150ml glass of wine, and only if I’m alone. If I’m with people, I’m much more likely to drink more
Had to switch from 🍺 to a glass of wine 🍷 in the evening, 3-4x a week. Sutter Home little bottles of merlot are just right.
I couldn’t understand if for people who don’t have a-fib, alcohol makes you more likely to develop a-fib, or alcohol makes it more likely that if you already have a-fib, you increase the chance of hbringing on an episode.
The latter for sure. The former - probably.
... whoopsy... i drink 5 tall cans on friday and 7 on saturday nothin during the week low carb high protien med fat
Also im 26 and use to be 314 lbs when i was 23 ive been able to maintain a weight of 170-180 for the past 2 yrs
Lost over 100 lbs in a year
Close to 140 lbs in a year thru low carb/IF
BUDLIGHT IS THE WORST FOR TRIGGER!!!!!
How many budlights? At 4.2% ABV Budlight is perfect drink upto 2
Why. It has reduced alcohol and is low carb. Why does bud light trigger atrial fibrillation.
@@CGB65
One likely reason is that beers and wines aren't distilled like others (think expensive grade triple distilled potato vodka).
They usually contain trace amounts of methanol. (very toxic... as opposed to ethanol)
If I drink small amounts of the good stuff, I'm generally okay, but beer or wine is almost a guaranteed Afib attack.
Your mileage may vary.