Even just a month-long break from alcohol can improve your body and mind, even if it never felt like more than an occasional drink. Quitting drinking can be difficult, especially if you have made a habit of drinking daily or perhaps too much on weekends, but the benefits can be unexpected and rewarding.

Your doctor might say that the extent of your health gains from quitting alcohol depend on how much alcohol you consume. If you are a chronic or binge drinker, you can expect to see even greater improvements.

Let’s look at what actually changes by not drinking for a period of one month.

1. Healthier Liver
The liver plays an important role in eliminating toxins and filtering alcohol is one of these roles. When you consumed alcohol and you do not give your liver time to recover, the liver builds up damage, and long-term liver damage can lead to serious health issues such as cirrhosis (scarring of the liver). However, after quitting drinking, you may be surprised to find that your liver can heal substantially and many people are able to regain liver function in weeks of not drinking.

2. Healthier heart
Many researchers note that alcohol increases bad cholesterol levels (low density lipoproteins) and reduce levels of good cholesterol (high density lipoproteins) in the body and can lead to clogged arteries, strokes and heart attacks. Así que after a month of no alcohol, a good percentage of people will find an increase in good cholesterol levels that turns their heart health around. Quitting drinking can also reduce blood pressure and inflammation in the body.

3. Reduced cancer risk
Not many people realize that drinking alcohol is a cause of cancer. It has been shown that even light/moderate drinkers increase their cancer risk. Common cancers associated with alcohol consumption are:
• Liver cancers.
• Breast.
• Esophageal (or food pipe).
• Colon and rectal.
• Cancers of the mouth and throat.

If you stop drinking, you may lessen your chances of contracting life-threatening diseases such as those mentioned above.

4. Lose weight
Alcohol has a lot of empty calories. Drinks such as beer, wine and cocktails can really add to weight. Many of us carry weight- in particular around the belly area when drinking alcohol. If you stop drinking, you will stop consuming all those calories. In 30 days, most will have lost weight, will feel and look lighter and noticeably slimmer around the waist.

5. Enhanced Brain Performance
Alcohol alters the brain’s chemistry. While increasing dopamine (a feel-good chemical), eventually it dulls your brain’s ability to respond to dopamine, which is one reason getting sober often leads to feelings of dulled moods or a clouded mind. Though your brain will start to normalize again within a few weeks, you may experience noticeable improvements in clarity of thought, mindfulness, and speed of thought processes.

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6. Improved Sleep and Increased Energy
While alcohol can seem to induce drowsiness, your body does not benefit like it would from healthy and deep sleep. Alcohol provides poor quality sleep, but being alcohol free allows ample restful sleep, and most people wake up feeling far better. Another added advantage is overall daytime energy increases as well.

In conclusion, 30 days alcohol free, can make a huge difference. You do not need to quit forever to get the benefits, just see how much better are feeling both short term and long term.

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