hotter & smarter in 5:: why does alcohol raise my heart rate?
Join us as we get hotter & smarter learning about how alcohol affects our resting heart rate! Have you ever realized that your heart rate increases the night after a cocktail or glass of wine? I went on a journey in college cutting out alcohol because I hated thinking I was negatively affecting my cardiovascular system through alcohol. Why does alcohol increase my resting heart rate? Why does it matter?
We cover all of that and more in 5 minutes, so check it out!
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00:00- 00:40 the effect alcohol has on our heart
00:41- 01:49 what is our resting heart rate
01:50- 02:21 alcohol stimulates our sympathetic nervous system
02:22-03:22 alcohol vasoldilates our blood vessels
03:23- 03:31 alcohol is a diuretic
03:32- 03:40 alcohol impairs deep sleep
03:41- 05:13 the balance between alcohol and health
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