An ordinary person with an average income drinks about 9.5 liters of alcohol a year, according to statistics.
And this person is not addicted to alcohol — they just like to spend time with their friends and have a few drinks. Sometimes they take a break during the week and drink just a little bit, maybe having one glass of wine before bed to relieve stress.
What would happen to the body of this person if they quit drinking for 28 days?
Uniq Beauties was interested in the experiment of several volunteers who wanted to find out if there would be any changes in their health and appearance in as little as just 4 weeks without alcohol. For the most impatient people, the answer is yes there will, and they are pretty dramatic.
2. Week 2
- The liver begins to recover. When people drink alcohol regularly, liver cells die and scars appear in their place. The organ can recover, but it is a very slow process. The less a person drinks, the faster their recovery will be.
- Another strong motivator may be the changes in skin color. Alcohol disrupts the blood circulation which leads to a lack of oxygen in the skin. As a result, alcohol makes the skin dry which leads to the appearance of pigment spots and early wrinkles.
- Digestion begins to improve. Alcohol increases the production of gastric acid. In other words, the stomach “eats” itself slowly. By the way, this is the reason why people eat more when they drink alcohol.
- People who experimented with quitting drinking alcohol claimed that by the 2nd week, it becomes much harder to turn down invitations to meet friends. People are very enthusiastic in the beginning, but by the 2nd week, they need a lot of willpower.
