Health3 min read
Sleep, Energy and Fitness Without Alcohol
A nightcap helps you drop off, then breaks up the second half of the night. What changes in your sleep, energy and training when you drink less.
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Articles
Short reads for anyone who drinks more than they mean to. Why you wake at 4am, what a month off does to your liver, and how to turn down the next round.
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Health4 min read
Alcohol, Memory and Brain Fog
Why your head feels foggy the day after, how drinking affects memory and attention, and how much recovers when you cut back or stop.
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Understanding Alcohol4 min read
What Alcohol Does to Your Brain
What alcohol does to dopamine, GABA and your stress system, and why cutting back feels hard at first.
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Understanding Alcohol4 min read
The Craving and Relapse Cycle, and Where to Break It
How urges build, break and lose power over time, and the points where the cycle can be interrupted.
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Understanding Alcohol3 min read
The 'Everyone Drinks' Myth
Fewer people drink than you think, and more are cutting back. How the drinking norm is changing.
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Understanding Alcohol4 min read
How the Alcohol Industry Sells 'Moderation'
Why the companies selling alcohol also sponsor the advice about drinking it, and how to read that advice.
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Benefits4 min read
The Mental Health Benefits of Drinking Less
Drinking less tends to ease anxiety and steady your mood sooner than people expect. Here's why.
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Benefits3 min read
How Much Money You Save When You Stop Drinking
Drinks, rounds, taxis and takeaway. What drinking really costs over a year, and what people do with the savings.
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Benefits3 min read
Better Relationships and Real Confidence Without Alcohol
What changes with friends, partners and your own confidence when you stop leaning on a drink to feel at ease.
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Benefits3 min read
Regaining Freedom and Control Over Drinking
What it's like to stop arguing with yourself every evening about whether to have a drink.
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Strategies3 min read
Alcohol-Free Drinks and Smart Swaps
For a lot of drinkers the ritual matters more than the alcohol. How to build an evening drink you look forward to.
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Strategies3 min read
Finding Support to Drink Less
From apps and friends to groups and therapy. What support helps when you drink less, and how to ask for it.
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