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Alcohol and Mental Health

There is a rise in the trend for non-alcoholic substitutes in pubs and supermarkets. Is there any wonder with the physical effects of alcohol widely understood. Alcohol is another hot topic.

But what about Alcohol and Mental well-being? FAB Research have created a brief evidence-based guide to Alcohol and Mental Health. If this is a subject you are interested in, you might also like to purchase our webinar Alcohol: What Women Need to Know.

There is more information about Alcohol and mental health here.

Handout: An evidence-based guide to Alcohol and Mental Health

Beyond the commonly known effects of alcohol consumption, such as liver damage, it is also now known that drinking can also detrimenally impact our mental health and well being. This FAB Research guide will take you through 10 key points including;

Addiction and substance abuse
Drinking as a form of self-medication
Anxiety and panic attacks
Depression and low mood
Eating disorders and appetite
Omega-3 deficiency
Brain vital vitamins
Alcohol and sugar cravings
Gut-brain axis
Toxins and liver damage

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Webinar: Alcohol - What Women Need to Know

Sex differences in drinking habits have narrowed as women's drinking patterns have become more similar to men's. However, women appear more sensitive to the negative health effects of alcohol.

From this webinar you can learn

Why women drink
How much alcohol is safe
Why some find it hard to 'cut down'
How alcohol affects food choices, appetite and quality
The nutrients depleted by alcohol
Health consequences of drinking at high levels
How nutrition can be used to support an alcohol-free lifestyle.

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