There are plenty of reasons to quit drinking alcohol
Perhaps you can't party as hard as you once did. Maybe you've developed a beer belly, or maybe your drinking is starting to get out of hand
Hey look, if I was drunk, would I be able to do this
Whatever your circumstances are, you're here, and you're ready to kick the sauce
Let's break down what happens to your body once you quit drinking. Withdrawal
The withdrawal process varies depending on how much of a drinker you were before you stopped
Your body and brain have to adjust to you no longer putting a powerful substance in it anymore
Your brain altered its chemical balances in order to work with a regular intake of alcohol
Now it needs to readjust for life without it, and you may feel all kinds of changes
such as an increase in body temperature, a rise in blood pressure, sweating, tremors, and insomnia
Well, this is leotacross. All happening as the body settles into a new norm
If you're a heavy drinker, the detox process is much more serious on the biological level
It could be fatal if not treated correctly, so when you're ready to stop drinking, seek professional medical help
You'll sleep better. You may have thought you slept well when you were drinking, but that's not quality sleep
It's more passing out. Ending your intake of alcohol restores the brain's healthy, normal alpha wave patterns
Alcohol interrupts those patterns and makes the brain tell the body it's awake, which makes for less restful, restorative sleep
Without alcohol, your brain knows it's asleep and stays asleep. With better sleep, your concentration, mood, and mental acuity will improve
and you'll feel like a million bucks again. Weight loss. If you stop drinking and change nothing else about your diet or level of activity
you're likely to lose weight. It partially the simple concept of calorie counting Alcohol especially beer contains a lot of calories Thank you
I love you. A single IPA may have as many as 200 calories, while a margarita could have 300
If you reduce your caloric intake by hundreds of calories a day, the pounds will drop off over time
I'm sad! Plus, you'll overeat less. Being intoxicated sends the hypothalamus and the brain into higher gear, which makes the body more sensitive to food smells
That, combined with alcohol's famous ability to remove inhibitions, leads to extra eating
Better skin Alcohol is a diuretic, forcing water out of the body and decreasing the production of a hormone that helps the body absorb and hold water
This is why you need water during a hangover. Over time, less water in the body leads to noticeable effects, such as parched and dry-looking skin, rosy red cheeks, dandruff, and eczema
After kicking the sauce, you should see a vast improvement in the quality of your skin
Normal blood sugar. Alcohol is like a blood sugar randomizer. While small amounts of alcohol can raise your blood sugar level
excess amounts can lower it, leading to hypoglycemia or even type 2 diabetes
Luckily, blood sugar levels often normalize when alcohol is no longer a factor
so no more need to pound all that candy. Lower cancer risk
The National Cancer Institute has linked heavy drinking with an increased risk of several cancers
Among them, mouth, liver, breast, colon, and rectal cancer. Without alcohol in the body, that's one less carcinogen to worry about
which is a pretty good reason to celebrate