How does it feel when a weekend doesn’t kick off with after-work beer or a glass of red wine? Does it feel uncomfortable attending a dinner party (or any other social event for that matter) completely sober? Will there be any alcohol cravings after a few weeks?
I’ve decided to go through January without any alcohol. This challenge is known by many different names, e.g. Dry January in the UK and Dropless January in Finland. It’s not my first time doing this, but I’ll have to admit it’s been many years since the last time.
The reason for going through a voluntary one-month drought is quite simple. I think it’s useful and healthy to occasionally stop and think about your alcohol consumption habits, and perhaps to some extent also re-evaluate your relationship to alcohol, our social drug of choice.
Read MoreThere’s a special place in hell for the person who invented the snooze button. It’s a terrible invention and if there’s one within arms length when an alarm goes off, I will surely hit it. Early mornings have always been a struggle for me. That’s why I’ve developed my own version of the snooze proof wake-up strategy.
Read MoreA few days ago, as I was writing about my virtual sauna buddy, I started wondering if I’m actually going to the sauna too often. How much sauna is too much sauna, in terms of benefits vs. harm? Or is the sauna one of those things you can’t overdose on?
Read MoreWhat seems to be clear is that as we get older NAD levels steadily decline. This is probably due to two reasons. First, we start producing less NAD as we get older. Second, we use more of the NAD we have as our aging bodies experience more damage and stress. All of this gives rise to an obvious question: If NAD is so important for us, in particular as we get older, why don’t we just boost our NAD levels?
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