During the holiday period, many abuse alcohol. At the event, even such a thing as “dry January” appeared – this is when, after the end of all the Christmas and New Year holidays at the beginning of the year, people take a break from drinking strong drinks. Experts explain what changes will happen to the body if you do not drink alcohol for 28 days.
The Priory Group experts outlined in general what will happen to your body on a weekly basis. Express writes about it. The advantages of abstinence from alcoholic beverages, as experts say, will be visible from the first week.
1 Week
According to experts, in the first “non-alcoholic” week, you will notice that your sleep begins to settle down.
This may mean that you will have a harder time falling asleep, as alcohol makes you fall asleep faster. However, it does not allow deep sleep, and also causes frequent waking during the night from dehydration and the need to go to the toilet. By giving up alcohol, you will significantly improve the quality of your sleep.
In addition, by avoiding alcoholic beverages, you will also have better food choices and are more likely to eat less junk food.
Quitting alcohol will restore the water balance in your body. After all, drinking a large amount of alcoholic beverages leads to dehydration: six glasses of wine “expel” 19-24 glasses of water from your body.
By replenishing the required amount of water in the body in the first “non-alcoholic” week, you will notice that you can concentrate more easily and feel less tired.
2 weeks
Two weeks after quitting alcohol, you will feel the full benefits of sleep and hydration.
You will also feel more motivated, your skin will improve, become less swollen and healthy.
If you suffer from heartburn, then in the second “non-alcoholic” week, you will notice a decrease in these symptoms, since alcohol irritates the stomach lining.
3 week
At this stage, you actually normalize blood pressure. In addition, by giving up alcoholic beverages and drinking the required amount of water, you will also lose extra calories, which means you will become slimmer.
4 week
The fourth “non-alcoholic” week you will feel great. Your skin will be much better, thanks to proper hydration and proper nutrition, dryness will disappear, as well as such unpleasant things as blackheads.
In addition, you will save a lot of money, you will look slim and, most likely, your mood will improve.
Earlier, GLOBAL HAPPENINGS wrote about six alcoholic drinks that cause the slightest hangover.
Source: Obozrevatel
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