Dr. Elizabeth Boham

Yeah, alcohol really is a concern because the way alcohol, and there's multiple ways that alcohol can impact risk of breast cancer, for example, but it also seems to result in a higher level of free estrogen in the body. And so we know it disrupts sleep.

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Yeah, you know, unfortunately, there's a linear relationship between alcohol and breast cancer risk. So for every drink a woman drinks per day, like every time she increases the amount that she drinks per day, her risk of breast cancer goes up even further.

Yeah, you know, unfortunately, there's a linear relationship between alcohol and breast cancer risk. So for every drink a woman drinks per day, like every time she increases the amount that she drinks per day, her risk of breast cancer goes up even further.

Yeah, you know, unfortunately, there's a linear relationship between alcohol and breast cancer risk. So for every drink a woman drinks per day, like every time she increases the amount that she drinks per day, her risk of breast cancer goes up even further.

So, you know, what's considered moderation for women is five or less drinks a week, with a drink being, you know, five ounces of wine or, you know, an ounce of... One ounce of hard liquor, yeah. It's not very much.

So, you know, what's considered moderation for women is five or less drinks a week, with a drink being, you know, five ounces of wine or, you know, an ounce of... One ounce of hard liquor, yeah. It's not very much.

So, you know, what's considered moderation for women is five or less drinks a week, with a drink being, you know, five ounces of wine or, you know, an ounce of... One ounce of hard liquor, yeah. It's not very much.

And that's for a whole week. But what's interesting is you're right. There has been even studies showing that even one drink a day is linked with an increased risk of breast cancer. And it may be because it is impairing, well, partly because it's impairing our liver and our ability to detoxify. And it's shifting estrogen levels. And it also depletes the body of B vitamins.

And that's for a whole week. But what's interesting is you're right. There has been even studies showing that even one drink a day is linked with an increased risk of breast cancer. And it may be because it is impairing, well, partly because it's impairing our liver and our ability to detoxify. And it's shifting estrogen levels. And it also depletes the body of B vitamins.

And that's for a whole week. But what's interesting is you're right. There has been even studies showing that even one drink a day is linked with an increased risk of breast cancer. And it may be because it is impairing, well, partly because it's impairing our liver and our ability to detoxify. And it's shifting estrogen levels. And it also depletes the body of B vitamins.

So there's so many impacts that alcohol has there.

So there's so many impacts that alcohol has there.

So there's so many impacts that alcohol has there.

Right, absolutely. That's something we're always measuring, right? We're looking at how the body is metabolizing hormones, and we're looking at the microbiome. And I think that that's important when we're dealing with a woman in perimenopause. Sometimes they just don't even understand, why am I feeling this way? Why am I all of a sudden more irritable? Why am I having a harder time with my periods?