Skin docs reveal how fast you’ll look better after you quit alcohol
The other day, I walked up to the grocery store checkout and got a blast from the past.
I noticed that the woman ahead of me seemed relatively young but had a bit too much grey hair for her age and a red, puffy face.
“She must be a heavy drinker,” I thought to myself as I looked at what she had on the belt to confirm.
Sure enough, she was only buying two items … and one was a huge box of white wine.
I wasn’t observing any of this in a judgmental way.
I was a curious observer of a life I used to live.
That puffy, red, dry face?
I had it … every day.
And any time I need a reminder of why I quit, look back at a picture of my swollen mug that I took the day I stopped for good.
Alcohol is skin poison
Alcohol is poison, and it destroys your skin in myriad ways, including:
- As a diuretic, it dehydrates every part of you, making your skin dry and flaky
- It dilates your blood vessels and worsens existing skin conditions, causing redness and puffiness
- It wrecks your sleep, giving your body less time to rest and recover
The good news is, your skin will bounce back — and you can start looking younger almost immediately after quitting.