As a doctor of clinical nutrition, I’ve spent many years unearthing new and innovative ways of healing.
Becoming sober, exploring a sober-curious lifestyle, and generally cutting back on alcohol intake are on trend.
Nutrition plays a bigger role than you realize
But how do we give up happy hour?
A bottle of wine with the girls?
Or the evening drink after a long day?
It can be hard to change our habits.
But now, after more than a year without a drink, I can’t imagine lifewitha drink.
There are biochemical processes at play in the body.
This is where nutrition and our health come into the picture.
The gut
The gut plays a key role in our desire to drink.
Regular drinking further depletes those nutrients, creating a vicious cycle.
These food groupshelp balance blood sugarto avoid drops in levels from high-carb or high-sugar foods.
I suggest aiming for about 20 to 25 grams of protein at each meal.
The takeaway
In the end, be gentle with yourself.
