Why Do Dry January? All The Benefits From Weight Loss To Improved Sleep
01/01/21 AT 7:30 AM
Alcohol use during the pandemic saw a rise as social restrictions left many people turning to vices as a coping mechanism. However, it’s dry January, and at least one study finds abstinence may have more benefits than you think.
Analysis from the Center of Alcohol & Substance Use Studies at Rutgers looked at a 2013 survey from British magazine New Scientist that found a small number of heavier drinkers, those consuming as many as 63 12 oz. beers a week, saw health benefits from abstaining for a month.
How giving up booze could be 2021 s most popular New Year s resolution
Research reveals that around 475,000 in the North East alone will be taking part in Dry January
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Alcohol-related hospital admissions rise by 45 per cent in a decade, as charities warn of further cuts to treatment services
In 2018-19 there were 1,261,907 hospital admissions where the primary or any secondary reason for admission was linked to alcohol in England
31 December 2020 • 6:00am
Hospital admissions for alcohol related issues in the West Midlands are at the highest they have been in ten years and Birmingham Hodge Hill MP Liam Byrne says that “every red light on the dashboard is flashing”
Credit: Andrew Fox
Alcohol-related hospital admissions have risen by 45 per cent in a decade, new figures show, as charities and MPs warn of the dangers of further budget cuts to treatment services.
Dry January Will Be Wetter Than Ever
If December’s open tabs were canceled, then so is the most abstemious month of the year
Labor union members marching through Broad Street carrying signs reading We Want Beer in protest of prohibition, Newark New Jersey, October 31, 1931. Photo: PhotoQuest/Getty Images By Annie Werner Dec. 30, 2020 10:15 am ET
After a long year of canceled birthdays and postponed holiday gatherings, the world is more than ready to say goodbye to 2020.
Just not to the wine that got them through.
Wellness guru Cyndi Ramirez-Fulton, 35, has done January cleanses for years, giving up alcohol and other vices for the month to start the year. But the most temperate New Year’s tradition of all has been called off in her house: she won’t be going dry. “I think we should all be wary of the ‘new year, new you’ marketing push,” says Ramirez-Fulton, the founder and CEO of New York health spa Chi