The holidays can take a toll on the heart — even if you don't have heart problems. Doctors see it all the time as too much food, drink and stress turn December from festive to frightening.
Holiday heart syndrome was a term coined by doctors in the 1970s when they noticed people without heart disease experienced an irregular heartbeat after binge drinking and sought medical help — usually around the holidays and weekends. Alcohol seems to have an immediate effect on heart rhythm, and the more people drink, the higher the risk of having an episode of atrial fibrillation, according to the American College of Cardiology.
So, watching your alcohol intake and not overdoing it is one way to keep your heart healthy during the holidays.
3 other ways to prevent holiday heart syndrome.
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