Time to cut back on alcohol?

I understand that after a long and busy day, it can feel like there is nothing better than a glass of wine, beer or other alcoholic drink to help us unwind. It can feel like the ‘reward’ we need.

Socially, drinking is one of main ways we enjoy being with friends, and trying to cut back can be difficult and often meets with disapproval from others. The trouble is it’s easy for those units to mount up and over time this can have a really detrimental affect on our health, mood, energy levels and weight.

The good news - there is no need to give it up completely. Although for any detox to work really well we recommend you find alternatives for 4 weeks - or a minimum of 2 of weeks to help you detox; you can then assess the benefits and how much better you feel and see if you can cut it out for just 4 weeks. This can often have such a transformational affect on how you feel that you feel inspired to keep your alcohol levels low to keep your energy levels and feelings of wellbeing where you want them to be.

By cutting out alcohol or cutting right back, you will feel the benefits pretty much immediately. You will sleep better, wake feeling refreshed, you will have much more energy, you will feel less tired during the day, your mood will improve, you will look much better and start to reduce that hard to shift weight around the middle. You can often experience a ‘natural high’ as your sense of wellbeing begins to improve.

Regular drinking lessens your immunity so you can have more problems with infectious diseases, it taxes the liver and can make your skin dull and dry. It also puts you at higher risk of serious illness such as cancer. Alcohol causes 4% of cancers.