After the holidays, many are aiming for a detox.
Some have decided to take up the challenge of the famous Dry January, which consists of spending a month without consuming a drop of alcohol.
Beyond the fact of compensating for the excesses of the end of the year, the site dedicated to the challenge advocates the idea of "breaking habits" in a few weeks "to engage in a relationship that may be more moderate and healthier to our long-term consumption ”.
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Among other benefits, weight loss, better sleep or money saving are cited. Just like regaining beautiful skin. Because, as micronutritionist Valérie Espinasse explains, “alcohol solicits the liver, which is an emunctory organ, and therefore eliminates waste. If we consume a lot of it, hepatic activity is saturated and it is then the skin that takes over ”. Result, pimples, redness and gray complexion appear. "Even if everyone does not react the same way: some will see a pimple appear from the first drink, others will never have a reaction."
In any case, for the expert who specializes in food intolerances, doing this alcohol diet allows you to see results very quickly.
“From 10 days, you can see an improvement.
And after a month, the difference is undeniable.
Especially since this challenge is often also accompanied by a healthier diet. "
Because be careful not to compensate for stopping the daily glass of wine or pints of beer for aperitifs with friends by a more intensive consumption of fat or sugar.
"If, for example, we opt for fruit juices as an alternative, we are careful to favor products without sugar additives."
And after ?
But once the challenge has been met, how can the benefits of this effort be preserved?
“It is important to take stock because each skin is different.
This challenge also has the advantage of allowing everyone to see their sensitivity to alcohol. ”
The specialist then advises to make an inventory of the results obtained and of its consumption at the start to set a recovery objective.
“The idea is to reintroduce gradually of course, but also not to fall back into bad habits.
We can try to halve the number of glasses we take per week by giving ourselves between 15 days and three weeks to install all of this. ”
This challenge also has the advantage of allowing everyone to see their sensitivity to alcohol.
And for those who would like to optimize these improvements a little more, the micronutrionnist recommends ampoules or capsules cures composed among others of a clever mixture of rosemary, black radish, artichoke ... which act in synergy to drain the liver and cleanse the skin.
"I also often recommend Desmodium, a plant that is found in drops or dried and that can be taken in the evenings when you consume alcohol."
Finally, for the most motivated, we also hunt for industrial sugars.
Almonds instead of a packet of cakes for snacking, fruit rather than a pastry for dessert ... “If we eliminate these sugars and alcohol, the benefits will be really fast.
You just have to try a fortnight, you will see! ”Concludes Valérie Espinasse.
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