Is Moderate Drinking Actually Good for My Health?

We’ve heard for years that moderate drinking is not only okay, but maybe even good for our health. But new information has been uncorked.

A new report has declared that there’s no benefit – just risk – from daily consumption of alcohol.

The news comes as no surprise for J. Craig Allen, MD, vice president of addiction for Hartford HealthCare and medical director of Rushford, part of the system’s Behavioral Health Network. From daily glasses of red wine for heart health to whiskey for reducing blood pressure, Dr. Allen says claims about alcohol and its health impacts have been varied and misleading.

“Alcohol is a poison. It impacts every organ in the body,” he says.

Find out why here.