Mallory Creveling, Runner’s World deputy health and fitness editor, sat down with Tamanna Singh, M.D., codirector of the Sports Cardiology Center at the Cleveland Clinic to talk all things alcohol and your health—and how it affects your heart in particular.
When the World Heart Foundation released the news that no amount of beer, wine, or spirits would benefit the body’s most important muscle, we had to get the details straight from a heart doctor, runner, and expert in health and sport. Singh reminds us that alcohol is a toxin that doesn’t pay any favors to our overall wellbeing, and that it’s never a bad idea to reassess your relationship with booze.
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Mallory Creveling, an ACE-certified personal trainer and RRCA-certified run coach, joined the Runner's World and Bicycling team in August 2021. She has more than a decade of experience covering fitness, health, and nutrition. As a freelance writer, her work appeared in Women's Health, Self, Men's Journal, Reader's Digest, and more. She has also held staff editorial positions at Family Circle and Shape magazines, as well as DailyBurn.com. A former New Yorker/Brooklynite, she's now based in Easton, PA.
