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Drink Smart KNOW WHAT ALCOHOL DOES TO YOUR BODY – AND HOW TO MITIGATE IT

Drinking is a big part of our Kiwi culture. It’s a social lubricant, enhancing mood, reducing tension and lessening anxiety.

While there glass of wine here or there, or is absolutely nothing wrong with enjoying a having a G&T to celebrate with family, alcohol does have an effect on your body. An inappropriate relationship with alcohol can be damaging to one’s health, weight, and mental wellbeing. Context is important and you can give your body extra support to cope.

How alcohol impacts our liver

The liver is our master detoxification organ. It’s incredible – it can detoxify anything that we throw at it, but it does need adequate resources to do so. Every toxin that we inhale, consume via food, or that gets absorbed through

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