RE 534: Alcohol and Sleep

Today we have Ben. He is 45 years old from Liverpool, UK and had his last drink on September 26th, 2021.

 

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[02:01] Thoughts from Paul:

 

According to Stanford neuroscientist Andrew Huberman, all health, longevity, and your daily moods, along with your overall state of being, is tied to the quality of your sleep.

When you drink alcohol, the quality of your sleep drastically diminishes, leaving you in a state of disrepair the following day.

 

Paul shares many examples of how poor sleep affects our bodily functions and how drinking even small amounts of alcohol adds fuel to that fire.

 

When we remove alcohol and we begin entering deep sleep cycles again, all of these negative consequences of poor sleep start to disappear. It may not happen in one night but within time, trust the body and this function will return to normal.

 

[09:22] Paul introduces Ben:

 

Ben was a previous guest on Episode 364.

 

Ben started drinking when he was 14. It was tied into music and his social life. Alcohol and music helped him to escape the strife that he was having at school with bullies and being different than everyone else.

 

Drinking was a huge part of his rock and roll lifestyle. Drinking with bandmat