Cut Down on Alcohol Consumption at Home

It is not advisable to drink more than 14 units of alcohol regularly. Regularly means drinking every day or most days of the week.

It takes an average adult around an hour to process one unit of alcohol so that there’s none left in their bloodstream, although this varies from person to person. A unit is equivalent to one 25ml single measure of whisky or half a standard (75ml) glass of red wine or 250ml of standard beer.

It’s worth buying an alcohol measure for when you next pour yourself an alcoholic drink at home. There will be no more guess work involved and you will be able to keep track of exactly how much you are drinking. Alternatively, a really easy way of cutting down on your consumption if you’re a wine drinker is to buy small (125ml) glasses for the house rather than the large (250ml) ones. You are more likely to spread one 750ml bottle over a few days if you’re not pouring out into a regular glass.

Instead of opening up your whole evening to drinking, why not just allocate dinner as the time you enjoy a drink? This gives you a leisurely period of time to have a glass of wine or beer, which can then be followed up nicely with a healthy dessert or hot drink.

You might not see any harm in finishing off the last part of the bottle of wine you’ve been drinking, but in reality it could be what sends you over your daily limit. It is a myth that wine doesn’t keep overnight. All you need is a good bottle top. It is surprising the amount of things you can do with leftover wine in the kitchen from freezing it for cooking, to using older wine to make vinaigrette.