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Leading preventive neurologist Dr. David Dodick joins the show to unpack what alcohol is really doing inside the body. We dive into how it affects the brain, why it&rsquo;s linked to an increased cancer risk, how it influences the immune system, and what makes alcohol especially impactful for women navigating perimenopause and menopause.
If you&rsquo;ve ever wondered what alcohol use might mean for your long-term health, this conversation is for you.
Special thanks to <a href="https://profiles.auckland.ac.nz/antonia-lyons">Antonia Lyons</a>
Links to resources mentioned in this episode:
<a href="https://www.hhs.gov/surgeongeneral/reports-and-publications/alcohol-cancer/index.html">Office of the Surgeon General: Alcohol and Cancer Risk</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(24)01296-0/abstract">Dementia prevention, intervention, and care: 2024 report of the Lancet standing Commission</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41059530/">Women&#8217;s alcohol use in mid-life: Identifying associations between menopause symptoms, drinking behavior, and mental health</a>&nbsp;
Note: In this show, we use &ldquo;women&rdquo; as shorthand for people with XX chromosomes. We understand sex and gender are more complex, and acknowledge the experiences we describe reach beyond that word.
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Decoding Alcohol with Dr. David Dodick

Excellent Food Sources of Calcium

What if psychedelics could transform the way we treat trauma, chronic pain, and insomnia? This week, neuroscientist and psychedelic researcher Grace Blest-Hopley joins the show to break down the research on psychedelics and female biology. She discusses how psychedelics work in the brain, and the ways that psychedelic-assisted therapies might be beneficial for women in midlife.
Links to resources mentioned in this episode:
<a href="https://hystelica.com/retreats/">Hystelica&rsquo;s resources on psychedelic retreats</a>
<a href="https://heroicheartsproject.org/about/hhp-research/">The Heroic Hearts Project</a>
<a href="https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.724606/full">Psychedelics and Neuroplasticity: A Systematic Review Unraveling the Biological Underpinnings of Psychedelics</a>
<a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/brb3.70660">Exploring the Therapeutic Effects of Psychedelics Administered to Military Veterans in Naturalistic Retreat Settings</a>
<a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33420592/">The acute effects of classic psychedelics on memory in humans</a>
<a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29119217/">Psilocybin with psychological support for treatment-resistant depression: six-month follow-up</a>
<a href="https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2206443">Single-Dose Psilocybin for a Treatment-Resistant Episode of Major Depression</a>
<a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5367557/">Psilocybin produces substantial and sustained decreases in depression and anxiety in patients with life-threatening cancer: A randomized double-blind trial</a>
<a href="https://hopkinspsychedelic.org/alzheimers">Johns Hopkins study on psychedelics and Alzheimer&rsquo;s</a>
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