Alcohol in Your 20s vs 40s

Remember when a few drinks barely slowed you down? Now the same night out can take an entire day to recover from.Alcohol itself hasn't changed, but your body has. Changes in sleep, body composition, hormones, stress, and recovery can all influence why drinking feels so different in your 40s compared with your 20s.In this episode, Mike Hardenbrook breaks down:Why the same number of drinks can hit differently as you ageHow changing body composition affects alcohol concentrationWhy alcohol-related sleep disruption becomes harder to bounce back fromThe role of hormones, stress, nutrition, and medicationsWhy tolerance doesn't necessarily mean you're processing alcohol betterHow Vitamin B1 and NAC fit into the body's recovery systemsYou don't have to drink like your 20-year-old self to enjoy alcohol today. Understanding how your body has changed can help you find what actually works for you now.🎧 Listen in to learn why alcohol hits differently with age and how to adjust without giving it up entirely.