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What Actually Happens to Your Brain After 30 Days Without Alcohol

A neuroscience-backed timeline of how your brain recovers — from GABA rebalancing in week one to measurable neuroplasticity by day 30.

14 min read
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Alcohol and the Motherhood Penalty: How Drinking Accelerates Burnout

How alcohol uniquely compounds the stress, sleep deprivation, and emotional labor that mothers already carry.

11 min read
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The Perimenopause Factor: Why Alcohol Hits Different After 35

Declining estrogen, slower liver metabolism, and compounded sleep disruption — the science of why your body changes how it handles alcohol.

11 min read
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What the Research Says About 'Moderate' Drinking in 2026

The scientific consensus has shifted. Here's what the WHO, the Lancet, and the latest meta-analyses actually say about low-level alcohol consumption.

12 min read
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Your Nervous System on Alcohol: The Anxiety-Drinking Cycle Explained

Alcohol temporarily suppresses anxiety but creates a rebound effect that makes it worse. Here's the neuroscience of why 'wine to relax' backfires.

11 min read
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