Dear ,

 

Alcohol is often viewed as a simple lifestyle choice—something to enjoy in moderation to relax or socialize. Yet many people notice fatigue, anxiety, poor sleep, digestive changes, or slower recovery without ever connecting these symptoms to alcohol exposure.

 

From a functional medicine perspective, alcohol is not assessed by quantity alone. Its impact depends on how it interacts with detoxification capacity, nutrient status, gut integrity, sleep physiology, and nervous system regulation.

 

This week’s blog explores alcohol through a whole-body, systems-based lens, focusing on why effects can appear long before disease or abnormal labs.

 

In this article, we discuss:

• Why alcohol is treated as a toxin by the body, not a nutrient

• How alcohol quietly affects detoxification and nutrient balance

• The connection between alcohol, gut integrity, and immune signaling

• Why alcohol can worsen anxiety, mood, and stress tolerance

• How alcohol disrupts sleep physiology despite feeling relaxing

• When alcohol-related symptoms signal deeper physiological strain

If you’ve ever felt that alcohol affects you “more than it should,” this article explains why that experience is often biological—not behavioral.

 

👉 Read the full article here:
The Hidden Effects of Alcohol on Whole-Body Health: A Functional Medicine Perspective

 

 

Ready to experience a different kind of care?

 

If you’re noticing fatigue, anxiety, poor sleep, digestive changes, or reduced stress tolerance—and suspect alcohol may be placing more strain on your system than expected—you’re not alone.

 

 

Request a free 15-minute consultation with me, Dr. Martina Sturm, today.

 

 

Stay Informed, Stay Healthy!

 

 

Kindly,

 

Dr. Martina Sturm

 

P.S. Download my free e-book The Foundation for Eating for Health to start cleaning up your diet today!