Since I quit alcohol in early 2020 (save for special occasions, which no, are not every evening but a few times a year), I gave up a habit of a tasty beer a day for the following benefits:
-Saving $1.50-2.00 per day (~$550-730 per year; which is at least 500% of what I spend on other things I want, and a not-insignificant savings compared to my family's net income)
-Better sleep
--Easier mornings (even one beer in the evening was starting to not feel good the next day. I'm in my 40s)
-Less craving for coffee (in keeping with much anecdata, these observations are not at all scientific and confounded by another variable: also quitting caffeine, though not as strictly)
-More personal freedom, as I have fewer consumption-habits to hold me down; this time flexibility has afforded numerous engaging opportunities
-Less contribution to pollution; however small a reduction in resource churn, every step counts
-No apparent downsides. Since becoming a parent and fully embracing parenthood, I confidently do whatever I feel is right, regardless of what other people might think. That's their sense or nonsense, not mine, though still an opportunity to learn if I pay attention.
> While the specifics remain unsettled, there is one thing most experts have come to agree on. “Less is more; less is better,” Dr. Stockwell said. “Drink less; live longer.”
I read this entire article, hoping for some new informational updates on this topic, but the whole article ends up being filler and unsubstantial.
Since I quit alcohol in early 2020 (save for special occasions, which no, are not every evening but a few times a year), I gave up a habit of a tasty beer a day for the following benefits:
-Saving $1.50-2.00 per day (~$550-730 per year; which is at least 500% of what I spend on other things I want, and a not-insignificant savings compared to my family's net income)
-Better sleep
--Easier mornings (even one beer in the evening was starting to not feel good the next day. I'm in my 40s)
-Less craving for coffee (in keeping with much anecdata, these observations are not at all scientific and confounded by another variable: also quitting caffeine, though not as strictly)
-More personal freedom, as I have fewer consumption-habits to hold me down; this time flexibility has afforded numerous engaging opportunities
-Less contribution to pollution; however small a reduction in resource churn, every step counts
-No apparent downsides. Since becoming a parent and fully embracing parenthood, I confidently do whatever I feel is right, regardless of what other people might think. That's their sense or nonsense, not mine, though still an opportunity to learn if I pay attention.
> While the specifics remain unsettled, there is one thing most experts have come to agree on. “Less is more; less is better,” Dr. Stockwell said. “Drink less; live longer.”
I read this entire article, hoping for some new informational updates on this topic, but the whole article ends up being filler and unsubstantial.
It's where you subject your body to just moderate doses of alcohol-derived carcinogens.