How to stop drinking alcohol: 7 things I did that REALLY helped
It’s that time of year again, Dry January – the most depressing time of the year when, after all the excesses of the festive season, many of us vow to stop drinking alcohol. I haven’t drank alcohol for 50 days – not because I was an alcoholic, or I’d hit any kind of rock bottom, but because I was bored of being hungover and wasting my weekends. And, I’m not the only one. There are a growing number of ‘sober curious’ people out there who’ve been swayed by the benefits of giving up alcohol and decided they want to live a healthier lifestyle, without the beer belly, dehydrated skin, short temper and ‘hang-xiety’. Millie Gooch, founder of Sober Girl Society explains: “ Drinking numbers are declining , especially in millennials – and supermarkets including Sainsbury’s have been reporting soaring sales in their non-alcoholic drinks. It’s a perfect storm of a lot of things but I think there’s two main reasons. “Firstly, we’re more conscious of what we’re putting in our b...