3 Ways Alcohol Damages the Heart and How to Have Good Heart Health in Sobriety (E275)
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Alcohol damages every area of the body, but in this episode we are focusing on the heart. I’ll explain 3 ways that alcohol damages the heart, how the heart heals after we get sober, and 5 things you can do to have good heart health moving forward.
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Gillian Tietz. 3 Ways Alcohol Damages the Heart and How to Have Good Heart Health in Sobriety (E275). Sober Powered. 2025
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