Benefits Of Cutting Down On Your Alcohol Consumption

There are many short and long term benefits to cutting down on your alcohol consumption:

• Mood - There's a strong link between heavy drinking and depression, and hangovers often make you feel anxious and low. Cutting down may put you in a better mood generally.

• Sleep - Drinking can disrupt your sleep patterns and stop you sleeping deeply. So cutting down on alcohol should help you feel more rested when you wake up.

• Behaviour - Drinking can affect your judgement and behaviour. You may behave irrationally or aggressively when you're drunk. Memory loss can be a problem during drinking and in the long term for regular heavy drinkers.

• Heart - Long-term heavy drinking can lead to your heart becoming enlarged. This is a serious condition that can't be completely reversed, but stopping drinking can stop it getting worse.

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