Author: James Anderson

Why millennials are increasingly choosing an alcohol-free lifestyle PBS NewsHour

The term ​“sober-curi­ous” is used to describe the deci­sion to decrease the amount of alco­hol you con­sume. As the name implies, it encour­ages par­tic­i­pants to scale-back their alco­hol con­sump­tion and/​or begin to exper­i­ment with an alco­hol-free lifestyle. The sober-curi­ous lifestyle takes a holis­tic approach to well­ness by encour­ag­ing health­i­er lifestyle choic­es.

Since then, she’s seen remarkable growth in zero proof options from big alcohol makers themselves. Also, with young people staying at home longer, we’re seeing research reporting changes in parenting style, where parents are being less permissive. And I was like, “Oh my God, what have I done?” Like I understand why young, I understand why young people don’t quit drinking. But I stopped drinking fully in October of 2022 and it was for a variety of reasons.

So a number that I can give you is that in terms of the no and low markets, it’s valued at $10 billion in research, right? And that’s, of course, combining those two categories, but it definitely shows the momentum behind. So these very similar themes that seem to be emerging in the UK as well, around people’s kind of motivations and reasons for not drinking. For example, research shows that people will see their stress levels, relationships, work performance, and self-confidence get better when they get sober. According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 9.2 million U.S. adults had both mental health disorders and a substance use disorder in 2018, yet nearly 60% did not get treatment.

Zero-proof: Behind the growing popularity of an alcohol-free lifestyle

This is probably the biggest benefit to sobriety. I’m now on my own team and I believe in myself. Spirits are taking off, but I think at least in the UK, we’ve been a little slower on the zero-proof wine.

1. Naltrexone is one type of medication that can help reduce alcohol cravings, making it easier for some people to stop drinking.
2. The idea of positive sobriety or sobriety as a lifestyle choice, I think is quite key.
3. I’ve certainly found in my own research that amongst the young people I’ve spoken to, there is definitely discussion of physical health, but actually mental health has come through more significantly.
4. She’s a sociologist at the University of York in the United Kingdom.

Reduc­ing your alco­hol con­sump­tion not only helps to low­er your blood pres­sure and heart rate, but it may also reduce your risk of devel­op­ing sev­er­al oth­er heart-relat­ed health con­di­tions. Exces­sive alco­hol con­sump­tion can ele­vate your triglyc­erides, caus­ing fat to accu­mu­late in your arter­ies. This thick­en­ing and hard­en­ing of your artery walls can cause seri­ous health con­di­tions includ­ing heart attacks, strokes or an arrhyth­mia (irreg­u­lar heart beat).

Health Benefits of Avoiding Alcohol

And actually, we’re seeing a decline in risky behavior, if you like, across the board. For example, there’s been some articles written in the U.S. where young people are saying, I’ve given up drinking. Because A, it’s legal and I can get it and it provides some of the sense of a momentary pause or relaxation or what have you that alcohol once did, but they believe that it’s a better way to achieve that.

Because A, it’s legal and I can get it and it provides some of the sense of a momentary pause or relaxation or what have you that alcohol once did, but they believe that it’s a better way to achieve that. Whilst also recognizing the kind of positive shifts in the kind of people’s relationships with alcohol. So yeah, I think a word of caution and a word of celebration together there, perhaps. Overall, it sounds like you’re coming away from, or your research is showing things that are overall positive, right? Will remain important, but in terms of health reasons, seems pretty good.

As an extrovert, I was terrified of what losing alcohol would do to my social life. Some of my relationships faded away, but many grew stronger. In the end, the people who mattered supported my sobriety, and I’m now able to enjoy more authentic time with them. For me, sobriety meant a much improved relationship with work.

Your bank manager will love you

Sobriety also improved my mental clarity, which also has an impact on my spending. Feeling better about myself has led me to not needing to “prove” anything. I have been more mindful in what I purchase and when, and this has made a huge difference on both my financial health and my overall happiness. Even though I drank cheap wine, it got expensive to keep drinking.

That number dropped to 50% when the participants went home, and many reported that their sleep quality got better after treatment. When you stop drinking, your skin gets more elastic and the redness and discoloration on your face will slowly fade. This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data.

Mental Health Benefits of Quitting Alcohol

Alco­hol can also stim­u­late your appetite, caus­ing you to eat more than you nor­mal­ly would. Reduc­ing the amount of alco­hol you con­sume can help you to make bet­ter food choic­es and elim­i­nate unnec­es­sary calo­ries and sug­ars from your diet. So a number that I can give you is that in terms of the no and low markets, it’s valued at $10 billion in research, right?