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Drink less
Alcohol weakens the immune system and the body’s ability to cope with infectious disease including Coronavirus (COVID-19). Take care and drink within the recommended guidelines. Men and women are advised not to drink more than 14 units a week.
Sometimes alcohol can make us feel sluggish and make it harder to sleep, but cutting down even a little bit can boost your energy levels, lift your mood and help you feel good.
Drinking less can have a hugely positive impact on how you feel about yourself, your family, your career, your health and more. The less you drink, the lower your risk of cancer, liver disease, heart disease and stroke. It’s also great for managing your weight, as most alcoholic drinks are full of empty calories, and if you’re not careful, all these calories can add up quickly.
Drink Less Feel Good is a local website that features a handy tool that works out the calorie equivalent of what you drink each week and uses this information to give you personalised tips and benefits that can help you reduce your calorie intake.
Tips for drinking less
Try drink free days
You could try taking some time off from alcohol or choosing not to drink for a couple of days each week to give your body a break and help it to ‘reset’.
Dilute your drinks
A popular way to drink less is to have a wine spritzer using soda water or a shandy instead of a pint – make sure to ask for low sugar lemonade in your shandy! This will not only help you cut back on how much you’re drinking but your calories too.
Lower strength
A simple way to reduce the amount of alcohol you’re drinking is to swap strong beers or wines for ones with a lower strength. The strength can be seen on the side of cans/bottles as a percentage (ABV – alcohol by volume). A 1% difference may not sound like much but it adds up over a few drinks.
Try small bottles of wine
An easy way to start drinking less is buying smaller bottles of wine. When you buy a full-size bottle of wine, there is always a temptation to finish the bottle. There’s a much bigger selection of single serve bottles of wine available nowadays, which will help you keep a closer tab on what you’re drinking without feeling like you’re missing out.
Watch your measures
It’s easy for a single to become a triple if you’re not paying attention. Try and make sure that you, your partner and friends are keeping an eye on how much is being poured into each drink. Buying yourself a drinks measure is also a great way to keep your measures under control.
Find out more…
You can find out more by visiting the following websites
Drink Less Feel Good
This is a local website that features a tool called My Drinks Check which can be used to find out how many calories illustrated in quantities of donuts you drink in a week, how many miles you would have to walk to burn them off and how your drinking compares to other people. You’ll be given personalised tips for drinking less.
Liverpool Community Alcohol Service
Offers free, confidential support, treatment and advice for people living in Liverpool with alcohol dependency. If you are worried about a relative or friend who you suspect has a problem with alcohol, you can also contact the service for free advice.
We Are With You
Drug and alcohol support for young people aged 10 – 18 years or up to 24 years for people with additional needs. Working across Liverpool, the service offers a varied programme of support to young people and training for professionals. The service accepts referrals from professionals, family members and self-referral.
We Are With You
A free, confidential drug and alcohol recovery service for adults aged 18+ with addictions offering a wide range of support including treatment and recovery support along with education and training opportunities.
Drink Less Enjoy More
A local website that explains why it is illegal to serve alcohol to someone who is clearly drunk, or buy alcohol for a drunk friend. These laws are enforced by Merseyside Police.
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