Is alcohol good for my heart?

There's some evidence that a drink a day may be beneficial to cardiovascular health. Some may say one or two but I emphasize one. However this is not a general recommendation for people to use alcohol since alcohol can cause significant health and social problems. You certainly should not binge. You should not accumulate and drink a lot on one occasion even if you haven't been drinking for a month. In addition, you should not drink if you have a problem controlling how much you drink. Nor should you drink if you have a liver problem such as fatty liver, hepatitis C or cirrhosis.