Alcohol is the most socially accepted poison in the world.
Dr. Sarah Wakeman from Harvard just exposed the truth on The Diary of a CEO:
• Why it’s more dangerous than you think
• How it destroys your body
• How to heal
8 brutal takeaways 🧵
1. Think your daily wine is safe?
Just one glass per day pushes you into moderate risk.
That’s 3+ units in one drink.
Low-risk drinking?
No more than 14 units a week.
Most people are exceeding that limit—without even realizing it.
2. 2.6 million people die from alcohol every year.
That’s over 7,000 deaths per day.
And more than 400 million people globally suffer from alcohol use disorder.
1 in 3 people will struggle with it in their lifetime.
Let that sink in.
3. Addiction ≠ moral failure.
According to Dr. Wakeman, 40–60% of addiction is genetic.
The rest? Childhood trauma, neglect, and stress.
“The real gateway drug isn’t weed,” she says.
“It’s trauma.”
4. Brain scans don’t lie.
Dr. Wakeman shared a scan of a 43-year-old alcoholic.
Their brain looked like a 90-year-old with dementia.
Years of drinking lead to shrinkage, water damage, and loss of brain function.
And it gets worse with time.
5. “But I heard red wine is good for your heart…”
False.
The studies claiming health benefits from alcohol were flawed.
They compared drinkers to ex-drinkers with health issues.
When reanalyzed properly?
No benefit. Only risk.
6. Light drinking still raises cancer risk.
For breast cancer, no amount of alcohol is safe.
Even under “low-risk” levels increases the risk by 5%.
2 drinks a day?
You’re looking at a 40%+ higher risk.
7. Alcohol becomes 30x more toxic inside your body.
Your liver converts ethanol into acetaldehyde—a chemical 30x more poisonous.
This creates massive inflammation, cell damage, and liver scarring.
Your liver can regenerate, but only for so long.
8. Yes—recovery is possible. But not by “cutting back.”
Complete abstinence is what allows the brain to rewire and heal.
5 years of sobriety?
Your risk returns to the same level as someone who never drank.
Healing is real. But it starts with zero alcohol.
Final Thought:
Alcohol is glamorized—but it’s one of the most toxic substances we casually consume.
Dr. Wakeman’s message is clear:
Know the science.
Know the risks.
And know that healing is possible.
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