The Unexpected Benefit of Cutting Down on Alcohol
I was off work early last night and felt the urge to pick up a bottle of wine; after looking at my drinking app, which I use to calculate my alcohol consumption throughout the month, I decided against it.
Instead, I reminded myself why I started tracking my drinking in the first place—to be more mindful of my choices and how they impact my health and well-being.
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Are You Drinking Out of Habit?
Most people who drink have been drinking for an extended period. It probably started in the early twenties, if not sooner. If you grew up in the ’90s as a teenager, it was quite common to indulge in alcohol at an early age.
I remember my friend and I drinking straight cheap vodka behind our junior high school in 1994, the same year Kurt Cobain committed suicide.
The grunge era brought out the rebellious teenager in many of us. If you were growing up in a toxic environment, alcohol and drugs often became the exact escape you needed to numb the pain or fit into the scene.
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My Health Crisis that Changed my Life
In 2020, I would often wake up in the middle of the night with numbness in my arms. I consulted my doctor, who suggested I try massage therapy.
A few months later, while out for a run, I experienced a painful tightening in my back and left arm. After seeing a chiropractor, he discovered a lump under my left armpit and advised me to have it examined further.
Upon learning about my 21-inch benign tumour, I realized that my lifestyle choices were having a negative impact on my health.
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