What are the health benefits when you stop drinking? Annie Grace answers
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- Опубликовано: 27 авг 2024
- Annie Grace, author of This Naked Mind and The Alcohol Experiment, is answering reader questions.
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Today a reader asks "Can you do a feature compiling the health benefits of stopping drinking and what that looks like?"
Highlights of the health benefits when you stop drinking:
*alcohol is the cause of 60-plus diseases
*alcohol causes cancer
*reducing your drinking or taking 30 days alcohol can lessen your chances of developing cancer
*alcohol is a depressant
*Drinking alcohol disrupts REM sleep, changing that allows you to regain restorative sleep
*alcohol weakens the heart muscle but it can be strengthened again
*alcohol disrupts blood sugar and can also cause weight gain
Listen to hear all of the details on the health benefits when you stop drinking.
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I've spent years 'looking after myself', keeping my weight down, exercising every day, eating the right stuff, why oh why then did I insist on pouring poison down my neck every night? This woman has changed my mindset about alcohol and I could not be more grateful.
Now you know better and you can't unlearn that!
I’m on day 5 of the challenge. So much sense coming from Annie and Scott. Amazing content. I went for my usual long walk today with my wife. About 30 mins in I stopped and burst into tears and couldn’t stop crying. I felt sad for myself and my alcohol abuse. I also felt enormous relief. I’m so done with alcohol. It’s a complete hoax. Thanks guys from Ireland.
Thank you for sharing! Those feelings can get so overwhelming but allowing ourselves to experience that gratitude is so amazing!
@@ThisNakedMind Hi Annie. 2 months on a haven’t touched a drop. Feeling like the person I’ve always knew I could be and loving my life. My wife did your 30 days of video and is now on this journey with me. We are closer to our kids, we laugh more do more and love so much more as a family. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
It feels totally amazing to be free from this poison 😊
It's the best!!
@@ThisNakedMind incredibubble! I’m never going back again!! Have a lovely day 😊🤘
I am on day 7. I am now ready to stop drinking. I was needing diazepam for my hangovers and was laying in bed for 3 days. I asked myself, is this worth it!? Absolutely not. I feel so much better today! Glad I found your channel.
You got this!
I'm currently day 40 AF. The sleep has been so much better since I quit. Lost a little weight too x
So happy you're noticing the benefits!
Day 30 no alcohol!!! Feel awesome
Awesome!
I am on day 5, I read your book and instantly connected to a lot of what you had written. I have been a heavy drinker for about 30 years (I'm only 47 so most of my life then) I have never felt so empowered to stop as I do now. I have had many goes before and failed miserably. I have highlighted certain paragraphs and keep reading them when I get the "feeling". What amazed me was the fact that everyone feels exactly the same the morning after, "I must stop drinking, What did I say, who did I text?" My anxiety levels, even after 5 days are almost non existent, as I know exactly what I did the night before. Thank you for the great start that your book has encouraged.
You're so welcome! Can't wait to hear where this journey takes you!
I did the alcohol experiment and am close to 60 days AF. Thank you Annie! I never thought I would say that I don't know if I ever care to drink again. Believe me, I never thought those words would come out of my mouth. Freedom..... What a freaking great feeling!! And I had high blood pressure,
and now, I have such low bp that I may have to go off the medicine.
Amazing transformation! Congrats Kaley!
I am a little over two months sober and I feel fantastic. This Naked Mind helped change my life. I have no desire to drink and I am happier than I have been in twenty years. Thank you Annie!
Thank you!
@@ThisNakedMind Just hit six months the other day. The gift just keeps giving. Going to go ahead a make it a year just for the fun of it. Thanks again Annie!
I’m almost three years sober. Yours was the only book I’ve read. I’ve been dreaming about drinking lately, my first thought ( besides sneaking a nip) was to watch your videos, and this one is a great reminder on why I stopped. Thank you.
Wonderful! Congrats on 3 years! May the benefits continue for you!
For me, the wine interrupted my sleep by making me have to pee every hour after I've been asleep for only 3 hours. I've stopped before for about a week a couple of times. Videos like this will be my motivation to continue.
Hope you do continue!!
Greetings from West Seattle. December 24th 2022 was my first day of soberity. After 48 years of intermittent drinking. I literally just poured out that last glass of wine. I no longer wanted to consume booze anymore. I am now listening to your book along with "Alcohol Lied to Me" I find them both very empowering and informative. Thank you very much and blessings to you.
So awesome, we are rooting for you!!
I actually read the book euphoric and that helped me so much .. I am looking forward to reading your book next! I am 19 days sober.. I feel grumpy some days and some days happy but holding strong 💪
Hope you enjoy it!
I wish I had found this 10 years ago x
Glad you're here now!
Wonderful insightful videos. I quit drinking over a year ago after years of noticing a multitude of health problems. As soon as I stopped, my health issues went away. Your body definitely thanks you for not drinking.
So happy you've been able to restore your health! That is such a pivotal thing!
Thank you , you’re doing great stuff. I’m on day 7 and I’ve replaced drinking with my love of reading which I hadn’t done for years. 👏👏
Wonderful!
reading is a great thing, it helps me too, i'm 2 months sober now...
I’m quitting alcohol I’m on day 5 it will be day 6 tomorrow I see that my face is glowing and my mom noticed it too.. I went from everyday drinking to trying to get sober. But I think I’d need more of these videos! How do I join? I wanna quit to lose weight also lol
Check out www.alcoholexperiment.com
i hope you got rid of it, how you feel now?
Allen Carr “how to stop drinking alcohol full audio “ posted by frank the tank on youtube !! Went to sleep with this playing through earphones for weeks !!! Not only great for sending you to sleep but it will change your brains unconscious perception of alcohol forever !!! After a few weeks of listening to this i woke up on 5th October 2020 and just knew i didn’ t want or need to drink ever again !! Now July 26 2021 and i’m still free ! 10 months free !!!!!! Yaaay !!
Just discovered you tonight on NightLine. I am a former alcoholic, sober now almost 15 years. You are awesome. Refreshing in a world so dominated by alcohol. The biggest lesson you have to learn is that you don’t control the alcohol, it controls you. Once you can admit that to yourself, you can put it away. Not that it’s easy, but certainly can be done. Thank you for your channel here. I listened to you and subscribed right away. Keep up the good work💪
Thank you so much! Appreciate the support!
You are awesome! I also joined the alcohol experiment and I'm on day 20 today!!! thank you so much!!!
Hope you're doing well!
Great video. It’d be really motivating if you could do a timeline of health benefits after drinking alcohol (e.g. Day 1 blood pressure starts to lower, Day 7 sleep starts to normalise etc etc). I’m on Day 15 and I’m starting to get harsh cravings to drink even although I don’t want to.
We have a blog post that covers that! thisnakedmind.com/what-happens-after-not-drinking-for-30-days/
Must look through your videos and find one on alcohol and anxiety. My anxiety levels have gone RIGHT down since I stopped drinking.
Isn't it amazing??
Your book is awesome. I started the 75 Hard Challenge (Andy Frisella) which includes no alcohol for 75 days among other things. It gave me the impetus I needed to explore over enough time whether giving up alcohol permanently might be the way to go. I discovered your book around 40 days into the challenge. It was perfect timing. I have done 30 day no booze challenges but while I learned a lot about not drinking and having to deal with the pressure, the Dry January or Dry July, etc it’s easier to explain away the reasons for not drinking. They’re now attaching charities to these campaigns. What I found was 30 days wasn’t enough (for me) to really sit with this concept of not drinking for the rest of my life. Combining not drinking with the other elements of 75 Hard Challenge I believe and reading your book was exactly the combination I needed. Thank you so much for this book it really is brilliant on so many levels.
Those 30 day challenges were so important to raise your awareness though and allow you to get curious about exploring your relationship with alcohol.
One of your very best vids ever Annie....if there can 'BE' such a thing as a 'Best Video' of yours....they all 'compile'....the wisdom just keeps 'adding up'. Know you are a veritable angel of hope on this planet. Merci.
You're also a VECTOR of hope and strength.....which I forgot to mention. The unflagging, positive support and science-based education you provide is a treasure....is PRICELESS. Just reiterating what so many believe. Encore...Merci!
You're the best!
I quit drinking 3.8 years ago, after 20 years of using alcohol almost every night.... I feel so much better though every now and then I envy people who can enjoy a glass of wine at sunset.
Congrats on your freedom! I bet they envy you not feeling a need to drink!
Great information. I’ve been alcohol free since 4 months and feel so much better.
So great! Delighted for you!
Thank you for this beautiful inspiring video. For people who have been drinking habitually for a long time, I think it’s hard to believe life can ever be fun or interesting without alcohol, but your happy vibe just helps people see that if you take that jump into the unknown is where the real fun begins. . ☺️🥰👏👏👏🙏🙏🙏
You're so welcome! That leap is no necessary to reshape those experiences and beliefs!
3 months sober today ; I’m amazed how great I feel ,! Stopping drinking is easier than I thought ; if you ask ; God Will Help you .
Congrats!
Now 142 days sober and it just keeps getting better , God really does love us , even drunks like us and Jesus will cure you if you can sincerely meet him halfway .........then let go and let God , please try.
Almost three weeks sober and have so much more energy; as well as better skin and sleep! Keep up the good work Annie!
Amazing! So happy for you! ❤️
All these things are very true I just completed a 90 day challenge, then aloud myself to drink heavy and feel the difference and wow its crazy. Its been a week and I still feel sluggish, anxious ect and I made some dumb choices when I was out socially everything annie says in her book confirmed. I don't ever need to drink, most people tell me common bro in moderation I am like I see no point?
You sound just like me.
I go months feel great then go on a bender.
Feel like crap for weeks.
And see no point to only a few..
Hope you stay sober
Being able to see and feel the effects it has on us can be so revealing!
YOU ARE TOTALLY AMAZING, OPEN, WISE, WHIP SMART, GENEROUS AND KIND. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE EFFORT AND ENERGY YOU GIVE OUT TO PEOPLE IS SO IMPRESSIVE. THANK YOU.
Wow, thank you!
Hi Annie!
I have been alcohol free for 10 days and thanks to you and your book....as well videos I am certainly learning so much about the brain and effects of alcohol to it...and now...the effects of my gut...I was recently diagnosed with leaky gut..ugg hate that phrase...but it's true and now I know why..I was a green goodness by day but wine drinker nightly for decades...and basically just destroyed my gut....thanks goodness our bodies are amazing and I now know I can reverse this by taking control and investing in my body...thanks for your amazing insight and explaining it in terms people can understand...I feel like I am finally on the path to freedom and being the best version of myself..even at 57yrs old it's never too late!..God bless
Never ever too late! Congrats on taking charge of your health!
Day 13 - FEEL GREAT! I AM NEVER GOING BACK BECAUSE OF YOU ANNIE! THANK YOU! :)
So happy for you!
3 months and 13 days now! Woo hoo
Annie thanks too you I'm 7 months sober... Thank u so much... Ur an amazing lady xxx❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Great job!
I needed to hear this.. Thank you you are God sent..
Glad it was helpful!
On February 23 I wr I'll have done 30 days no booze. Going to keep on going. Skin, sleep, emotions have improved alot
Amazing! Well done my friend!
Drank the first 10 months of this “lock down” mainly out of sheer boredom. Not a real good reason. Stopped drinking 2 months without much difficulty
Keep saying I already danced that dance anytime I’m thinking I want a drink
So played out -alcohol that is
Re-bound anxiety from is now gone
Such a relief to lose that anxiety!
I too noticed my drinking increased. From what was my Friday 6 pk.. when working.. to my mon.. Thurs.. fri 6 pk. Hit repeat.. noticed & now I'm dry July.. look at it all. .
I love this, did the experiment back in January and it changed my whole out look. Im about get the book. Great information and Annie is beautiful inside and out . Thanks sweet lady. So glad ☺ 😌 🤗 I feel less anxious less depressed less crummy.. literally can't believe the difference .
Delighted for you and your happiness!
"I shall laud you because in a fear inspiring way I am wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful psalms 139v13. Our bodies heal very fast. No alcohol 3 weeks. Skin is smoother and effortless weight loss already.
Glad you're seeing the benefits!
going on this journey. i’m on day 2 and my anxiety is on overdrive but i’m determined to stick it out. i want my life back. thank you for this.
You've got this!!
Reading your book currently. Lots of really good info! Making me think differently about 'a few drinks'.
Wonderful!
@@ThisNakedMind is the best one to do
Just finished your book, I loved it. I loved the science behind everything and made me rethink abstinence. I want to live a long happy life and look forward to what life has to offer.
Wonderful! Excited for you! You're definitely doing the right things to have that long, happy life!
Thank you, Annie, for your book and your videos. You have helped me so much.
You are so welcome! Honored to be able to help you!
It took me about 6 weeks to get over the ingrained habit of drinking every night. I quit and really missed it but had to do something because I was getting heavy handed with the vodka and it was getting a bit silly. So I quit. I’m feeling so much better these days. Sleeping well, no more sleep apnea! I just feel better. Never ever going back to it. Too many benefits.
So happy you made it through that uncomfortable spell and are now reaping the benefits of living alcohol-free!
Annie, Thank you for a clear and compassionate voice in a fog of chaos and confusion. I have an extremely high stress job, caring for cancer patients. I have a 18 yr old daughter diagnosed with a borderline personality and a 16 yr old daughter who is just plain traumatized by all of that. I have a great supportive guy and I like to believe that I am a strong women. I am tired. I mean ...really tired and you probably understand exactly what I mean. What do I do? I comprehend what this poison does but apparently I am stupid enough to just continue. I really just need to stop feeling like a long day mandates a few glasses of Prosecco...yes..I’ve had therapists laugh at the word.
Hope you're finding freedom from alcohol now!
I’m on day 10 AF. I feel amazing. I sleep amazingly well. I get so much more done now that I don’t waste my nights drinking. Thank you Annie for this book. I look forward to every morning when I get to read the next chapter and journal about my previous day. I never, ever thought I’d be saying I don’t have a taste for it anymore. Especially because on day 1 that was one thing I said I liked about drinking- that I liked the taste!
Great job!
I'm doing dry July.. can't remember last time I went a month alchol free.. in support of a love one who is day 5 sober.. think it's a great idea for me too. keep going xo
So great!
My loved one now.. 15 days sober. Has his toolbox towards recovery. I realize the challenges of it all. Keep your eye on the prize. Well being & life worth living.
I havent made it passed a month in 25 years. The last time i was sober for a long period of time; i was a child. Now 45; i wonder what person ill find? Itll be a interesting journey i think.
@Tranzor Z 20 months sober now. Yes yes life worth living. So many changes & positive things. I'm happier & much more at peace
26 months sober & 9 months for me.. latest update!!
Sober since July!
Outstanding!
Great! that is so cool!!
You are helping me. Great book!!! Please come to Albuquerque to do a book signing so I can give you a big hug!
Hopefully one day!
I bought your book and I love it I also been reading another book called leap of power these two alcoholic books have really helped me out a lot the farthest I've ever gotten being sober was 10 months I like to go to the rest of my life thank you for writing this awesome book God bless you
Wonderful! Thank you!!
Day 5 no alcohol
Excited for you!! ❤️❤️❤️
I noticed the difference in my sleep when I didn’t drink in fact I noticed the difference with my body it consumes you like a spell
Consumes so much of us!
@@ThisNakedMind yeah its like a spell of illusion and all the time it's sucking the life out of you
I think the biggest thing with quitting drinking is how to get over the anxiety and shaking. Could you tell me how long it takes for this to go away. No one tell us how long it takes just how you will go through this. I think if people know how long it takes they will make it through it more
The process will be different for everyone. If these symptoms are problematic for you please consult with your physician so they can arrange a medical detox.
Not sure I am still alive and physically healthy after 3 decades of alcohol abuse, and I mean almost every night. I worked hard and and ate well , but still people die from the same behavior in there 30s. Yikes
Counting our blessings!!
10 days in and more than happy with the results so far
So happy for you!
They rarely talk about alcohol's involvement in cancer. I knew from my daily heavy drinking in my 20s that alcohol interrupts your RIM sleep. There's just a lot of things that they don't tell you. You read more about the benefits of red wine than the harm. I just finished your book by the way. With me starting my no drinking on my off days for a while, I really benefited from the information.
So glad you found the information beneficial and learned something new! Knowledge can be so empowering!
@@ThisNakedMind Yes indeed. Thanks for the guidance.
Love the breakdown and all your research ,thank you ,I am trying to drink a lot less myself ! It's a good goal
You can do it! Hope you continue to get help from the videos!
Thank you ❤️❤️☺️
You're so articulate. God bless xx 🙏
I try!! Thank you!
Thank you Annie! Very informative.
You're so welcome!
you look so pretty today
Thank you!
PLUS what it does to your skin
Quitting drinking is like getting a facelift!
Changed my life. Thank u Annie
You're so welcome!
Thank you so much, Annie.
You are so welcome!
Great viseo
Thank you!!
Thanks for this, Annie ❤
So welcome!!
YOU ARE A SAINT.
You're so kind!
Thank you.
You're welcome!
Keep up the great work!!!!!!!!!!! JB in FL
Appreciate it!
Very comprehensive....thank you
Glad it was helpful!
i am so miserable after drinking too much beer at the w/end. so I'm going to do a 7 day free, then in November I'm doing 30 days, quit for a bit to help raise money for alzheimers. I did dry January so i really want to do this.
How are you doing now?
Annie you are the best of all coaches, truly amazing.
So are you saying even after you have stopped the brain will produce dynorfin because its used to that?
Is that the reason you still stay kind of low after you have stopped? X
Our brain will always produce dynorphin in response to certain situations.
Hi Annie! I have always been very slim, extremely fast metabolism. When I was a lot younger (I'm 33 now), I used to get the "drunk munchies", but not anymore - It's to a point, that if and when I binge drink - I don't want to eat at all while drinking, not even the next day (don't crave food when I'm hungover, unfortunately for me) - So I lose weight when I'm binge drinking (unfortunately it spirals into that almost every time I drink). I know that I need to make a change. Right now, I can't wrap my head around quitting forever. As of now, I haven't drank in 18 days and I'm trying to GAIN weight, as I am about 15 lbs under weight - from work stress in a high pressure industry and then often drinking when I am not working (i.e. - Covid shutdowns on and off). It's gotten to a point, where I am way too underweight. ANYWAY, here's my question finally - Have you ever heard of people LOSING weight bc of their drinking? And then being able to gain it back and look healthier when not drinking? THANK YOU, love your videos!
I haven't done much research into it but anything is possible. we all respond to stress and stressors differently. I think with the clarity not drinking brings you're more likely to make healthier choices which in your case would mean gaining weight.
thank you
Thank you for watching!
I've done several AF "sessions" over the last 15 years. For some reason, even after 30 days of being AF, I still don't feel any of the benefits. Alcohol actually makes me eat less (so I loose weight when I drink). Obviously, I want to stop drinking because I don't like the 3AM sweats and mostly because my brain feels better. But sometimes I'll argue with myself that in other ways, alcohol makes the rest of my body feel great. It's an annoying discussion with myself! Here I am, trying again. Will start with 30. I hope it will turn into forever.
Often we don't notice the benefits until much later depending on where our body is focusing on healing first. Much as we also may not notice the risks until much too late.
You are wonderful ❤
You are too!!
you come over really well good vid!
Thank you!
I love everything about alcohol, except what it does to me.
It's a great sanitizer, etc so it has benefits...just not to our health!
Ethanol is the same thing you put in your car! Wow this is great stuff. I’ll quote you.
Scary stuff too!
I want to be AF but my partner drinks daily at home. It's so hard.
Have you seen this video? It might help you. ruclips.net/video/ark1CSKD_H8/видео.html
I had to quit because of poor sleep and anxiety. My brain just doesn't like it.
It's like gasoline to a fire!
Any thoughts on NA beer listed as less than 0.5%, is this okay? It’s not 100% alcohol-free, but would one still have cravings/withdrawal from it 🤔
Most will not.
Apparently drinking reduces stress and can help with heart problems
Science says otherwise!
What about delirium tremens? This can be dangerous. Some people can't just stop drinking for an experiment and need to detox in a controlled medical setting
😞
Only around 10% of drinkers are physically addicted. If one is concerned they fall into that category they should certainly consult with a medical professional.
Balderhockey !!! 90%of people can give up cold turkey !!! Excuses ! excuses !
Day one…
I’m terrified.
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Annie, why is this video at such low res?
Sorry about that!
24 days sober :)
Congrats!!
@@ThisNakedMind Thank you, I managed 7 months sober last year but ended up drinking more than before. I'm off it for good this time.
Do you have any videos about binge drinking. I can go for weeks or months without drinking but then sometimes I’ll start drinking again just a few cuz I think I conquered it but then some night will happen when I can literally not stop
Yes! Check out these - thisnakedmind.com/ep-156-what-is-the-difference-in-binge-drinking-vs-daily-drinking/
thisnakedmind.com/ep-146-what-is-the-link-between-drinking-and-binge-eating/
thisnakedmind.com/ep-258-positive-effects-of-sobriety-if-i-still-drink/
thisnakedmind.com/ep-337-naked-life-story-leigh/
Im not buying the fertillity bit though lol..Every drinker i know has squeezed out one or more kids...And its complete reverse for me with erictile dysfunction..
Correlation does not imply causation.
Just wait
~^~
Merci beaucoup 🌹
You're welcome!
Thanks for telling me the facts about this poison. The facts that werent disclosed by my family. My friends, The education system, the media and even our doctors! Something is rotten at the core of our society.
It’s called money !!!
It sure is!
Hi! I’ve just started to watch your videos . This is my first day sober in months I’ve been drinking a bottle of vodka everyday 7 days a week straight no chaser sometimes 2 bottles until I pass out and wake up sick and with headache that makes me grumpy! I spend 250£ to 300£ pounds a month on alcohol! I just want to know how do u get sober and did u get help!
This Naked Mind outlines how I found freedom from alcohol. You can start reading at thisnakedmind.com/book
Wait a minute, I had a friend who was a doctor. He's dead now. He died of a brain tumor, and aggressive brain tumor. He ran over 60 marathons, eight only vegetables fish and chicken, and he didn't smoke and he died in his late '40s. So how do you explain that?
As we know cancer can be caused by many factors - genetics, exposure to certain chemicals, etc. All we can do is try to reduce our chances of cancer developing.
You didn't mention brain and liver...or are those too obvious!
So many benefits!!
🌹💖
:)
booze KILLS
It certainly can.
These are pretty bold claims for a layperson/non-doctor?
All of the benefits we list are based upon studies and medical research.
They are not bold as much as they are True. This is actually easy info to find:) She has several drs on her experiment , just check it out. If its scary or offensive then just try it to disprove her. I actually am in the Medical field and have taken care of people with Alcohol induced Dementia , ( its HORRIBLE) one was 62 yrs old. she didn't cover that here. It's certainly promoted in society but the facts about its danger are not new. Have an awsome day sir.
Can you please stop sending me emails Annie. Thanks.
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