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Dry January

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<p>Dear Dáithí: "I'm doing things like walking the local greenway, while he stays in bed hungover. We both in our late 20s, I feel it's time to get serious about our lives. He goes for one or two pints most evenings. Weekends, it's a lot more. I feel we have nothing in common anymore."</p>

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Dear Dáithí: I've given up drink and my boyfriend and friends are giving me grief over it
"...I too have continued dry January into this month and am feeling great. My friends are saying the same thing to me but in a very jokey way and thankfully it has stayed jokey for me, but I think the jokes for you are long gone."
<p>Milk Thistle (silybum marianum) has long been to help repair and regenerate damaged liver cells. It also protects from further damage by scavenging for the free radicals which cause ageing and tissue damage</p>

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Natural Health: As I give up alcohol for January — is there a supplement I could take to help?
<p>Dry January can be a month off the booze to let your body recover and reset</p>

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Dry January: How a month with no alcohol can improve your mood, sleep and prevent illness
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Clodagh Finn: Alcohol price rise — nanny state or good public health measure?
Calendar reminder for Dry January - a month of sobriety to start the New Year.

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7 things I learned when I gave up alcohol for a month
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Dry January window of opportunity for help
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Six years on and Dry January is more popular than ever, but does quitting booze for a month actually make a difference to your life? Ian Hamilton of the University of York found out.

Wed, 02 Jan, 2019

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