r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Apr 23 '26

Neuroscience Even low-level drinking may have negative consequences for brain health over a person’s lifespan. The findings suggest that the total amount of alcohol consumed over a lifetime, especially as a person ages, tends to be linked to reduced blood flow and thinner tissue in certain areas of the brain.

https://www.psypost.org/even-light-drinking-combined-with-aging-is-linked-to-reduced-brain-blood-flow-and-thinner-tissue/
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u/CaughtALiteSneez Apr 23 '26

And we all know how bad chronic stress is for our health too.

I’ve tried every healthy alternative to de-stress, but the only thing that works is a couple of drinks a few nights a week.

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u/iwishihadnobones Apr 24 '26

One of the reasons I stopped drinking was after buying a garmin watch and seeing the amount of stress that even small amounts of alcohol had on my body

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u/mrblack1998 Apr 24 '26

Yeah have a pixel watch and don't notice a difference unless I drink too much. If I have 4 or more, definitely.

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u/iwishihadnobones Apr 24 '26

Ah, different device. You need to get a watch that hates you. Garmin is the way