This Stuff Is Going to Blow Out My Heart One Day” — It Did

About this episode

This episode explores the consequences of a long-term cola habit and its impact on health, featuring a personal story and a cautionary tale about energy drinks.

Her dietitian called her an addict, but it was “just soda.” This episode traces a 19‑year cola habit through glowing ceilings, kidney stones, and surgery — and ends with a 24‑year‑old coworker whose energy drink ritual really did blow out his heart Mentioned in this episode: chap 3 before postroll chap 3 before postroll Trailer 3 Trailer 3 after preroll 3 after preroll 3

People in this episode

Host: Al Kushner

Topics covered

• caffeine addiction
• health risks
• diet
• energy drinks
• personal stories

Keywords

• cola habit
• kidney stones
• surgery
• energy drinks
• dietitian

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: dietitian

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