BREAKING: New Alcohol Guidelines And What It Means For Your Health

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Introducing the Stop Drinking Podcast

Speaker 1 0:00

Welcome to the Stop Drinking Podcast , where we help you make stopping drinking a simple , logical and easy decision . We help you with tips , tools and strategies to start living your best life when alcohol-free . If you want to learn more about stop drinking coaching , then head over to wwwsoberclearcom . So I've just seen this video and I'm pretty annoyed . I don't want to be a gossip and I don't want to be too harsh , but we need to watch this .

Speaker 2 0:29

It's the 3rd , but we're heading into the 4th of July . Weekend it's upon us and that means barbecues , festivities and , for some , you know , alcoholic beverages . Now , for years , the general guideline has been to limit alcohol to two drinks a day , but that may soon change . Joining us with some insight Dr Jolene Hubber . She's a line of health medical oncologist . Dr Hubber , thanks for being with us this morning . Yes , thanks for having me . I think it's really interesting that we're talking to an oncologist , because we've heard more and more recently about a possible connection between alcohol and cancer . Can you tell us what the latest research says ?

Speaker 1 1:08

Wait , let's just interrupt right there . Did she just say a possible connection between drinking alcohol and cancer Possible ? It ain't possible . It's scientifically proven . The problem is most of the population don't know about it . There have been surveys that show that most of the adult population are blind to this fact . There is actual evidence of this . In 2020 , they found out that only 27% of the population think that there's a link between alcohol and cancer . So I don't know what the heck she's using this language for . Maybe they're afraid of people clicking off the TV show if she gets too brutal . But let's continue .

Speaker 3 1:38

Yeah , so the research has been a little bit conflicting and a little bit complex , but we know that there's definitely evidence that certain common cancers are associated with alcohol use and alcohol is technically classified as a carcinogen .

Speaker 1 1:55

We know that there's . Why can't they just say it black and white ? Alcohol causes cancer . Why are we beating around the bush here ? Sorry , but anyway .

Speaker 2 2:03

And when you say certain common cancers like breast cancer , are those what we're talking about ?

Speaker 3 2:08

Correct . Yeah , so biochemically we know that alcohol can increase the risk or increase the levels of estrogen which can influence the development of breast cancer , particularly the hormonal sensitive breast cancer . We also know long-term alcohol use can lead to cirrhosis of the liver and inflammation which can lead to liver cancer . So there are definitely clear risks for certain cancers .

Speaker 1 2:35

Okay , I guess they were building up to the point , but it doesn't take 90 seconds to say alcohol causes cancer . I feel like they're really just delivering this blow very softly and it's not necessary . Let's see what else they've got to say , and very quickly . If you want instant access to a brand new video training that I've just finished showing you how to control alcohol in as little as 48 hours , then click the link in the description . This new method is not about using willpower therapy or AA meetings . It's totally different . I do not publish this video anywhere else online and it's already changing thousands of lives , so click the link below for instant access . Once you're on the next page , enter your name and email address and your free training will begin . It takes just seven minutes to watch , but it'll feel like somebody flicks a switch in your brain and , honestly , I'm not sure when I'll start charging for this seven minute video training . That's how good it is . But whilst it's still available , click the link below , enter your name and email address and watch that video now .

Speaker 2 3:28

For a long time the guideline was two drinks a day .

Speaker 3 3:31

but those are changing . What are the new recommendations ? Yeah , so it was actually the . Historically it was one drink a day for women , two drinks a day for men , and now we expect that those guidelines will be eliminated . They'll change to recommending that Americans drink in moderation and limit their alcohol use due to certain health effects .

Speaker 1 3:51

What does that even mean ? What does ?

Speaker 2 3:53

that mean ? First question is why is that recommendation changing ? Why is the wording changing ? And then second in moderation . What does that mean ? Does that mean less than one drink a day ? That is an excellent question . A lot of people listening being like , okay , well , what should I do ?

Speaker 3 4:12

Yeah , I think people's choices on whether to drink or not really should be individualized right . So people may have certain medical risk factors or family risk factors that may influence their decision and they may wanna come back . Other people may be comfortable with more moderate consumption . We generally try to stick to that one to two drink per day limit . It tends to be on the weekend , such as the holiday weekends , people drink more , but we really discourage the binge drinking which is getting greater to that three to five drinks or more . What do you make of this new recommendation ? As an oncologist , I'm a little concerned because of the association with certain risk factors . However , I do think you know alcohol won't necessarily cause cancer in everyone . So it is an individual choice based on your lifestyle goals and your individual risk factors .

Speaker 2 5:14

So it doesn't sound like you're recommending people stop drinking altogether , but it sounds like you need to make Wait well , I don't understand this .

Speaker 1 5:21

They're saying to drink less . That's what the alcohol companies tell us to do . Drink responsibly , drink less . Do we say this to people who are smoking heroin ? Just smoke a little bit less of the most addictive drug known to man or , in alcohol's case , one of the most . It sounds absolutely ludicrous . Now , I'm sure this lady is very good at what she does , I'm sure she's an expert and I don't know what's going on here . But it's almost like they don't want to be too harsh because I'm sure they're afraid of people just turning off the TV . So they're very soft with the messaging . Now don't get me wrong . Overall it is kind of positive , especially at the beginning . They're bringing awareness to the fact that alcohol is a carcinogen Great .

Speaker 1 5:57

But then this kind of beating around the bush like , yeah , drink less , why not ? If that stuff worked , nobody would get drunk . We'd all drink less . It's a drug and the problem with shit like this is how many people are going to watch this and drink less . When I drank alcohol , if I watched this , do you know what I would think ? I wouldn't think hmm , tonight I'm going to have just one drink . Well , do you know what I might think ? That that's exactly what I would think . Oh , okay , right , I don't need to stop drinking , I can drink less . Great justification have one drink , boom , I'm drinking 10 . Every time , every freaking time , and it's just exacerbate the problem .

Speaker 1 6:30

Because think about it like this there is an element of truth in what she's saying . I'm not trying to listen , I'm not trying to be mean , I'm not making this personal , but the answer is clear . There is no safe amount of alcohol to consume Zero . The same way that there's no safe amount of cocaine to snort . And to me , when people talk like this , in this vague kind of soft language , it doesn't help anybody . I always think about the amount of people that will do this and go all right . Tonight I'll have one glass of wine and then they finish the bottle . And I will just say I do agree that people should be able to choose what they put in their body , but an expert , an oncologist , recommending people still drink this carcinogen and this poison ?

Speaker 3 7:05

I don't get it .

Speaker 1 7:06

Anyway , let's finish it off .

Speaker 3 7:08

So really talking with your doctor about your risk factors for the development of alcohol-associated risks is super important and your doctor may recommend hey , based on your particular factors , you may want to limit or even cut out alcohol use altogether All right .

Speaker 2 7:26

Well , Dr Jolene Hubbard , thank you so much for being here with us .

Speaker 3 7:29

We really appreciate it . Yes , thank you very much yeah .

Speaker 1 7:31

I'm not even sure what to say . This is , honestly , it deflates me . I feel just like , oh , go and see a doctor to stop poisoning yourself , and maybe the doctor will say limit your drinking and listen . I'm not saying that what she's saying is wrong To me , though . It is just absolutely terrible advice . Go and see a doctor . Maybe a doctor will tell you to limit your drinking or maybe stop altogether .

Speaker 1 7:56

Do you know what I would have loved to have seen Is somebody like her that's clearly an authority on her topic . She is literally a cancer specialist . I would have loved her just to sit there and look at those interviewers , dead in the eyes , and say people need to wake the hell up . But it's media right . Do you know what's going to happen if they do that ? Half the population are probably going to turn off , the TV Ratings are going to plummet , but it's going to save people's lives . But anyway , it is what it is . At least the conversation's going on . I just couldn't help but make this video . It needed to be addressed . Thanks for checking out the Stop Dr . Visit wwwsoberclearcom .