If you have these common digestive symptoms, drinking less may help. By Alice Callahan When we published an article last year about the various ways alcohol might change your gut microbiome ...

and diarrhea and indigestion as the alcohol wreaks havoc on the digestive system and increases stomach acid production. What about your heart? Heart rate and heart-rate variability (HRV ...

Research shows that alcohol impacts your autonomic nervous system, which controls your heart rate, breathing rate, and digestion. By stimulating your internal nervous system, alcohol can trigger a ...