{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Alcohol Minimalist: Mindful Drinking & Behavior Change","title":"The True Cost of A Daily Drinking Habit","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1454,"description":"This week on the podcast I'm talking about two important things: \n1) Understanding the difference between choosing to have a drink versus not have a drink--which is what most of us are focused on in the moment of choice but instead to focus on choosing to create desire for having the results of an alcohol minimalist life. \n2) I share the three biggest costs that my daily drinking habit cost me that I really didn't realize until I changed my relationship with alcohol.\nMy daily drinking habit cost me POWER\nMy daily drinking habit cost me MENTAL HEALTH\nMy daily drinking habit cost me TIME \nReady to go for More Sober October? Sign up today for my FREE challenge!\nWant to know how I'm reaching my 70% Alcohol-free goal this year? Download the roadmap.\nCome check out Making Peace with Alcohol! my new online program and community.\nJoin my private FB group Alcohol Minimalists here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/changeyouralcoholhabit\n\nHas this podcast helped you? Please leave a review wherever you listen to podcasts! \nFollow me on Instagram: @AlcoholMinimalist \n\nHave you grabbed your free e-book, \"Alcohol Truths: How Much is Safe?\" Get it here.\n\nLow risk drinking guidelines from the NIAAA:\nHealthy men under 65:\nNo more than 4 drinks in one day and no more than 14 drinks per week.\nHealthy women (all ages) and healthy men 65 and older:\nNo more than 3 drinks in one day and no more than 7 drinks per week.\nOne drink is defined as 12 ounces of beer, 5 ounces of wine, or 1.5 ounces of 80-proof liquor. So remember that a mixed drink or full glass of wine are probably more than one drink.\nAbstinence from alcohol\nAbstinence from alcohol is the best choice for people who take medication(s) that interact with alcohol, have health conditions that could be exacerbated by alcohol (e.g. liver disease), are pregnant or may become pregnant or have had a problem with alcohol or another substance in the past.\nBenefits of “low-risk” drinking\nFollowing these guidelines reduces the risk of...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/zu3PtA3XzNKb2qSH95OKvfAaoixqds182Hao41kpkws/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wZjY5/NjVmY2Y2MGQ0NmMx/NGNiMzdiZGY0OTMz/OWQzMy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}