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The Effects of Alcohol and Your Shrinking Brain

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Mezcal is good for the soul. But what about the brain? And especially the developing brain? Dr. Ryan Aycock, the Cocktail MD, joins us for the scariest episode that Chava never wanted to record. Grab a glass of water for this sobering episode of Agave Road Trip!

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Agave Road Trip is a critically acclaimed, award-winning podcast that helps gringx bartenders better understand agave, agave spirits, and rural Mexico. It’s hosted by Lou Bank and Chava Periban. 

Notes

The “cover” art for this week’s episode is by Carlos Palomares. You like it? You can purchase a print from him! Check out this and other art by the San Luis Potosi artist by clicking here!

“The Teen Brain: It's Just Not Grown Up Yet”

If you want to learn more about Raymond Pearl and his 1926 study, click here.

And if you want to read the the studies that Ryan references, here are links:

"The association of pattern of lifetime alcohol use and cause of death in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) study"

"Alcohol and cardiovascular mortality in Moscow"

"Alcohol consumption and risk of dementia: 23-year follow-up of Whitehall II cohort study"

"No safe level of alcohol consumption for brain health"

"Alcohol consumption is associated with structural changes in various organ systems"

"Sleep, Sleepiness, and Alcohol Use"