symptoms when use is reduced or stopped.
Regularly consuming things that are
known to be clinically addictive doesn’t sound
super healthy to us.
But for those of us who are merely social
drinkers (and not worried about addiction),
alcohol still promotes an unhealthy
psychological effect.
Alcohol inhibits our inhibitory
mechanisms. Which means that when you are
under the influence, you are more likely to
make bad decisions.*
Consuming something that is going to
blunt your judgment—leading to late-night
splurges on pizza, ice cream, or an entire tube
of cookie dough—does not facilitate your
success in making good food choices.
Furthermore, it takes only a small amount of
alcohol to impair inhibitions and decision
making—and the effects on the brain carry
over until the next day. Which means that a