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I actually started running a couple of years ago, but stopped when my hangovers started. Hypertension: “Effect of Alcohol Abstinence on Blood Pressure.” Stop drinking alcohol with these tried and tested tips - plus. Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation Butler Center for Research: “Cognitive Improvement Harvard School of Public Health: “Alcohol: Balancing Risks and Benefits.” Handbook of Clinical Neurology: “Profiles of Impaired, Spared, and Recovered Neuropsychological Processes in Alcoholism.” you may be dependent on alcohol and you should NOT suddenly stop drinking. Sharing a picture of a beautiful cotton candy sky, she wrote: Four years sober today Earlier it was pink champagne. In a recent post, Pooja celebrates four years of quitting alcohol with a sweet note.

But just know, that it hasnt happened again, since I stopped drinking. Addiction Biology: “Harm reduction - a systematic review on effects of alcohol reduction on physical and mental symptoms.”Īlcohol Rehab Guide: “What Is Alcohol Withdrawal.”Īlcohol Research Current Reviews: “Alcohol and the Immune System.”Īmerican Family Physician: “Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome.”Īmerican Heart Association: “Alcohol and Heart Health.”Īppalachian State University: “Alcohol and Sex.”Īppetite: “The effects of a priming dose of alcohol and drinking environment on snack food intake.”Īssociation for Psychological Science: “Moderate Doses of Alcohol Increase Social Bonding in Groups.”īritish Journal of Community Nursing: “Does alcohol stimulate appetite and energy intake?”īritish Medical Journal: “Short-term abstinence from alcohol and changes in cardiovascular risk factors, liver function tests and cancer-related growth factors: a prospective observational study.”ĬDC: “Alcohol and Public Health: Frequently Asked Questions.”Ĭell Division: “To divide or not to divide: revisiting liver regeneration.”Ĭleveland Clinic: “Care of the Patient Undergoing Alcohol Withdrawal,” “6 Surprising Ways Alcohol Affects Your Health - Not Just Your Liver.” This can be down to how much you were drinking before, other lifestyle changes. Pooja Bhatt broke the stigma in the society around discussing addiction issues when she opened up about her struggle with alcohol addiction. The positive changes from giving up alcohol for a year surprised me: weight loss.

I quit alcohol four years ago