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Many believe that small amounts of alcohol are good for the heart, improve blood circulation, or even work as medicine in cough syrups. But is it really true—or a myth repeated so often that even doctors fall for it? In this episode of Truth N Trends, Sonia and Deepak break down the most common “alcohol & heart” myths with science, WHO reports, and practical examples.

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00:00dear viewers welcome to truth and trends sonia today i was scrolling on my phone and saw this
00:14headline a glass of red wine daily keeps your heart strong many people even my uncle swear by
00:21it is it really true deepak that's one of the most popular alcohol myths people think small doses of
00:28whiskey or wine protect the heart but the truth is it's not science it's selective storytelling but
00:35sonia i read somewhere that wine has antioxidants that keep blood vessels healthy even some doctors
00:42tell patients that a peg of whiskey helps blood circulation are all of them wrong yes wine has
00:48compounds like resveratrol but deepak the amount in one glass of wine is too tiny to make any difference
00:55you'd get more antioxidants by eating a few grapes or peanuts doctors sometimes repeat old studies
01:02that were poorly designed okay but cough syrups also have alcohol doesn't that mean alcohol has
01:09some medical use good question in old days alcohol was used as a solvent in cough syrups but now it's
01:16only a carrier not the medicine modern syrups use very little and even that is being phased out
01:23alcohol itself doesn't cure cough so how much alcohol is actually safe one peg one glass according
01:32to the world health organization the safe limit is clear zero every sip increases health risks heart
01:39disease liver damage even cancer there is no magical safe amount but sonia why do people including doctors
01:48media and even movies keep saying alcohol is good for health simple culture and marketing alcohol
01:56companies promote drink responsibly as if small drinking is healthy some doctors may themselves drink so they
02:05rationalize it and the media loves a good news story about wine wow that means my uncle's daily glass of
02:13wine is not protecting his heart it's slowly damaging it exactly alcohol may relax you short term but it
02:20weakens the body long term the truth alcohol is not medicine dear viewers what do you think did you also
02:29believe in this heart health myth tell us in the comments like share and subscribe for more myth busting videos
02:36next time we'll bust myths about alcohol and the brain creativity sleep and tolerance stay tuned and stay scientific jai hind
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