How Alcohol, Salt, Stress, And Sleep Loss Trigger Dangerous Heart Rhythms
Episode Ep 209 13 min 56s

How Alcohol, Salt, Stress, And Sleep Loss Trigger Dangerous Heart Rhythms

Send us Fan Mail Parties feel safe until your heart skips the script. We dive into holiday heart syndrome—the sudden onset of atrial fibrillation that often follows a night of heavy drinking—and unpack how alcohol, salty food, stress, and sleep loss combine to destabilize your heart’s electrical rhythm. You’ll hear clear thresholds that matter, including why more than two drinks within four hours can triple AFib risk and how five-plus drinks in a night drives events, even in younger, otherwis...

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