Fresh and fruity inside and out!

Have you been getting more compliments about your appearance lately? That is not surprising, because the fact that you feel so fresh and fruity on the inside can also be seen on the outside. An alcohol break is the best booster for a radiant appearance. Read here what not drinking does for your body and see which changes you can check off. Radiating skin? Check!

hello peach skin

The nice thing about taking an alcohol break is that it gradually gives you new benefits. For example, from the third break week you will notice that your skin will look increasingly healthier. This is for several reasons:

• Alcohol dries out the body and therefore the skin. It also slows down the production of collagen, a protein that your body produces itself and that keeps the skin elastic. By not drinking alcohol (preferably in combination with healthy food and drinking water) you make your skin stronger. Existing wrinkles become less deep and new wrinkles are less likely to appear.
• When you drink alcohol, your body absorbs vitamins less well. Furthermore, alcohol reduces the supply of vitamin A in your liver. And let that vitamin promote the cell renewal of the skin and protect it against pollution.
• Alcohol widens the blood vessels. This makes your skin, especially around the nose and cheeks, redder. After a while without alcohol, the skin will look less and less red and instead a more even complexion.
• Many alcoholic drinks contain sugars. These sugars activate the hormone IGF-1, which causes the overproduction of oil in the skin. If your skin is already more prone to pimples or acne, alcohol aggravates these skin complaints. Sources: NL and peoplehealth.infonu.nl

Road ramparts

Do you normally suffer from bags under the eyes? Then they can (largely) partly disappear during your break period. In the first place because during IkPas . you sleep better. During your sleep, your body removes waste products, which can accumulate under your eyes (and lo and behold: bags under the eyes). Furthermore, as far as puffiness is concerned, the diuretic effect of alcohol does not work in your favor. A body that suffers from a lack of fluid will retain fluid. Also under your eyes. Now that you don't drink alcohol (and do drink water) chances are that your body will get a better fluid balance. And that is good news for your face!

Bye tummy

Some 32% of the previous IkPas participants indicated that they lost weight during the break period. Logical, because alcohol contains a lot of calories. In addition, your liver always gives priority to the breakdown of alcohol over other substances. This puts the fat burning on the back burner. Your body prefers to store calories that are not burned around the abdominal area. Not drinking alcohol, therefore yields a double profit in terms of weight loss. Another reason people lose weight during their hiatus is because drinking alcohol fuels cravings for fatty foods (think that bag of chips or piece of cheese with your drink). Although this last reason only applies if you do not compensate for your alcohol-free period with new, sweet habits; )

As you can see, giving up alcohol not only has its benefits for your body on the inside, but also provides several beauty benefits on the outside. And yes, it's the inside that counts. But hey, the eye wants something too, right?