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Part 1- 10 benefits of living your life #withoutalcohol
While our goal at Sober Bar Club is not to demonize alcohol consumption, SBC is an open, safe, and judgment-free place for those who want to experience giving up alcohol for whatever reason. In this article we will share interesting science-backed resources on the benefits of not consuming alcohol, whether temporarily or permanently, whether you want to give up alcohol for a specific goal or reduce alcohol consumption in your week. . Here we provide you with some interesting information that we believe can help you on this path. And if you find yourself in a situation where you know that alcohol is affecting your life in a negative way and you believe it is essential to make changes to this habit, we invite you to seek professional help for this path.
Although we know that alcohol has been normalized in society in almost everyone, normalizing something is not equivalent to it being good, remember women could not vote or study for many years (normalize ≠ good). And of course, we have also consumed alcohol and we like to have a glass of wine or a cocktail from time to time, but it has gone from being an unconscious and forced action to a conscious action and when "I feel like it" in moderation and understanding the consequences of what my body will experience if I overdo it.
- Improves the appearance of your skin, healthier and with fewer toxins.
Alcohol can cause red, blotchy or swollen skin. Alcohol-free skin is better hydrated, eliminating these problems and reducing dry patches that can inflame conditions like eczema.
Alcohol inhibits the basic functions of the body since it introduces a toxin to the body that needs to be eliminated by our purifying system, which is the lymphatic system. The largest organ of the body is the skin and many of the external as well as internal toxins accumulate in this organ.
- Improves sleep quality. After a week without alcohol, you may notice that you are sleeping better. When you drink, you usually fall directly into a deep sleep, missing out on important rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. While you're supposed to have six to seven REM sleep cycles a night, you typically only have one or two when you've been drinking.
- Weightloss. You will also have more opportunities to manage your food and drink intake. Sleep helps balance the hormones that make you feel hungry or full. After drinking, your ghrelin (the hormone that makes you feel hungry) levels rise and leptin (the hormones that make you feel full) go down. In addition to avoiding the consumption of empty calories (these are calories that do not provide nutritional value).
- Improves mental health and mood. Alcohol is a depressant that affects the brain's natural level of happy chemicals such as serotonin and dopamine. This means that although you will feel an initial "drive" the night before, you will be deficient in these same chemicals the next day, which can make you anxious, depressed, or depressed.
Alcohol can release repressed emotions or make feelings of anger and frustration feel more intense, which can impact your health, friendships, family and work. It can cause changes in our thinking and we can often experience frustration when we discover that our "cloudy brain" is not allowing us to think with normal clarity.
- Strengthens the immune system. According to several studies, excessive alcohol consumption can weaken our immune system, making the body an easier target for diseases. This is because defense cells are affected by excessive alcohol consumption.
This makes it easier to get sick and harder to recover from an illness. Alcohol reduces the amount of bacteria your immune system needs. It also reduces the amount of antibodies available to fight infection.
To be continued, wait for Part 2
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