PHEWEEEE. HAPPY NEW YEAR to you all. It’s New Year’s Day and even with a marginally fuzzy head from our lovely New Year’s Eve party last night I was dreading the prospect of a month off the alcohol. January is depressing enough without being allowed to have a glass of wine here and there and then just this morning there is an article all about the pointlessness of complete abstention. Much better says the liver experts to not drink a couple of days a week. So that’s good then. Maybe that’s what I’ll do instead. Shouldn’t be quite so difficult to achieve.
Experts agree that a short period of complete abstinence will not improve liver health and that a longer-term attitude to alcohol is more desirable, the charity said. “You’re better off making a resolution to take a few days off alcohol a week throughout the entire year than remaining abstinent for January only.”
The thinking behind this approach is that total alcohol intake per person is kept down and the liver is given time to recover each week. Providing the liver has no lasting damage, it can repair itself very quickly, taking as little as 24 hours to go back to normal. “It makes about as much sense as maxing out your credit cards and overdraft all year, then thinking you can fix it by just eating toast in January. The figures just don’t stack up,” said Dr Wright.
The British Liver Trust is launching a campaign called ‘Love Your Liver’ to encourage people to maintain a healthy liver.
As part of the campaign, it also advises eating well and exercising regularly.
“If you are overweight you increase your risk of liver disease by three times if you drink alcohol too.
“Cutting down on your daily food indulgences and not overloading on sugary drinks will all help to optimise your liver function,” the Trust’s website says.
karen
January 1, 2012Hello and a Happy New Year to you!! I have been away from blogging for more than a month, so checking in to see what’s been going on… so happy to see the pics of the adorable kitten!! soooo cute, what a wonderful present! We have now been adopted by a second kitten, so are officially a five cat home, so I am fully into kitten mode at the moment, too 🙂
I think this is a very sensible article about moderation vs abstention… and I did smile at all your resolutions, sabotaged with Post-it notes! Wishing you a truly great 2012 from over here x
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January 1, 2012Thank you lovely blog friend and Happy African Xmas to you too xx
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January 1, 2012sorry are you suggesting I don’t hav eto give up alcohol but I need to abstain from chocolate – how very dare you! is lulu.com you, that’s hilarious!
Family Affairs
January 2, 2012Not sure I was giving any thought to chocolate – no I’m not Lulu.com Why? Lx
Kelloggsville
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English Mum
January 2, 2012Hellooo! And a happy New Year to you and yours. I’m abstaining over January and just read that as well, dammit. Makes it all the more frustrating as I have an entire garage stuffed with alcohol left over from our party. Determined to stick it out now, or fact teenagers reminding me what a hopeless loser I am every day. How’s the kitten conflict panning out by the way?
Family Affairs
January 2, 2012I know. But I’ve always felt it’s important for children to understand human failings!! Ha ha. VG u and I’m going to try it anyway. Kitten remains an absolutely much loved total liability! Lx
saz
January 2, 2012happy new year Lu!!!!
my liver is ok for sure, but my lungs!! and considering my mums/moannies predicament…I must be mad…but hey ho, its that or l would have killed three times over Messy christmas…(wish l had heard of that before christmas, l would have written all of my 10 cards this year, with Messy instead of Merry)
heres to 2012 and all that…and of course I know for sure it will one of the saddest years of my life..
but we crack on and maybe crack open the jack or Gini!!
luv sazxx
yeh lesbianism is def an option!!!
Family Affairs
January 2, 2012How do you know for sure? That sounds ominous x HNY TO YOU TOO X
Expat Mum
January 2, 2012Purely because of the calories (I hadn’t even considered my liver, to be honest), I’m cutting down on the old Pinot. I usually don’t drink a lot, but it’s probably more frequent than it should be and given as how I’m supposed to be getting a handle on these love handles, the easiest place to start would be with the couple of hundred calories in the wine. I am also banking on sparkling skin and a Dorian Grey type transformation. By June I should resemble Jennifer Aniston and her sparkle! (OK, not really…don’t hold me to anything.)
Shiny
January 4, 2012Oh, I’m so happy to read this as I decided to stop drinking for January too… and lasted about 24 hours before submitting to a glass of wine with dinner last night (okay, okay, I lie… I had two!)
I will now change my resolution to having at least three alcohol-free days a week. This is a completely do-able goal as it differs by probably only a day from my normal routine (feels a bit like cheating, but I’m going to ignore that feeling completely!) Yeehaaa xxx
Family Affairs
January 4, 2012EXACTLY – WOOHOO ALL ROUND LX