Work Out and Drink Up (Time Magazine)

The latest article in Time Magazine from Dr. Sanjay Gupta says that the best way to combat heart disease is to BOTH exercise and drink alcohol (although not at the same time). You can read the full article here.


The big a-ha for this round of studies is that test subjects that did moderate exercise and drank 1-6 alcoholic drinks per week had a 50% lower risk of heart disease, whereas those who just exercised had a 30% decrease. Both exercise and alcohol affect the heart in the same way by helping increase HDL (the good cholesterol) and clean the circulatory system's pipes.

I love the studies that say alcohol and caffeine are good. Time to get your drink on! ;-)

SD