AUSTIN, TX — In a stunning development that has shaken the foundation of the wellness community, podcaster Joe Rogan announced Tuesday that he has completely given up alcohol for health reasons, marking the first time the man who regularly injects elk meat directly into his veins has expressed concern about what enters his body.

“I just realized alcohol was making me feel terrible,” said Rogan, who last month completed a 72-hour sensory deprivation tank session while consuming nothing but bone broth and ayahuasca. “It’s really important to be mindful about the substances you put in your system.”

The announcement came as a shock to fans who have watched Rogan enthusiastically document his experiences with DMT, psilocybin mushrooms, isolation tanks, experimental supplements, and that time he let a biohacker inject stem cells from Siberian wolf fetuses into his kneecaps.

“I’m all about optimizing my health,” explained Rogan while preparing his morning shake consisting of powdered rhino horn, unregulated nootropics, and something his shaman called “eighth-dimensional fungus.” “That’s why I can’t justify putting something as harmful as alcohol into my body anymore.”

Close friends report that Rogan made the decision after experiencing a hangover that temporarily disrupted his ability to discuss conspiracy theories for 11 consecutive hours.

At press time, Rogan was reportedly celebrating six months of sobriety by microdosing ketamine while receiving experimental electromagnetic therapy that he heard about from “a really smart guy who got kicked out of MIT for being too revolutionary.”