Gill discusses how alcohol affects the heart.  She explains how the heart works, what the different parts of the heart do, what blood pressure is, how alcohol affects our heart rate and rhythm, and why alcohol causes damage to the heart.  You’ll learn why your heart races in the middle of the night after heavy drinking, and the connection between alcohol and high blood pressure.  She will tell you how her blood pressure and heart rate were affected by alcohol, and what both have been like in sobriety.

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