I Quit Drinking for 28 Days and This Is What Happened

I broke up with my Cabernet! It may be a temporary breakup, but the incredible things that happened have turned my nightly wine date into more of an occasional hangout.

After my husband and I decided to take a break from alcohol for a couple of months, I immediately started sleeping better. I lost my little bit of belly bloat. My fasting blood glucose level dropped in the morning. I have more energy.

If you've been thinking about trying dry January, sober October, or just taking a break from alcohol, let’s unpack all of it. The good, the bad, the ugly. So you can make the best decision for you, in terms of your weight loss, your sleep, your energy, and your overall health.

In this episode, we’ll answer questions like:

- Are there health benefits of alcohol?
- How does alcohol impact fat loss?
- What is it about alcohol that makes it toxic?
- What is the correlation between alcohol and cancer?
- How does alcohol affect mental health?
- What impact does alcohol have on gut health?
- What is the effect of alcohol on sleep quality?

There may be some potential benefits to alcohol, and we’ll also talk about how often and what forms of alcohol to drink to enjoy the pleasure of that glass of wine without all of the negative side effects.

Full show notes: jjvirgin.com/alcohol

I use the Nutrisense continuous glucose monitor to see the impact of alcohol on my blood sugar: https://www.nutrisense.io/?code=JJ25&utm_source=affiliate&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=jj.virgin

Learn how alcohol and other foods cause leaky gut in The Virgin Diet: https://store.jjvirgin.com/collections/books/products/the-virgin-diet-paperback

Try a cleaner wine with fewer side effects with Dry Farm Wine: http://dryfarmwines.com/jjvirgin

View this study on alcohol and cancer risk: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2795595#:~:text=This%20large%2C%20population%2Dbased%20cohort,with%20a%20lower%20cancer%20risk.

View this study on alcohol and sleep quality: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4666864/