5 reasons for an alcohol-free New Year's Eve

The year is coming to an end and we can hardly wait to welcome the new year. Bye crappy year 2020 and hello 2021 - here's to a better one. 

New Year's Eve is a celebration of new beginnings - but also of alcohol! It flows freely and in the end you don't even notice the start of the new year. This is also shown by a study by the opinion research institute Insa. One in eight people said that they consumed more alcohol over the holidays and also liked to drink "to excess".

To prevent this from happening this year, we will show you five reasons why you should celebrate New Year's Eve without alcohol. Laori Juniper No 1 This is not a problem at all – because giving up alcohol does not mean giving up pleasure!

1. Your new year starts full of energy

Even though we feel that alcohol helps us fall asleep, this is a persistent myth. The opposite is the case: it disrupts your sleep phases, which means that you wake up the next morning neither mentally nor physically refreshed. This brings us to the next point: reduced energy! Alcohol not only dehydrates you, it also steals your energy. If you stay alcohol-free on New Year's Eve, nothing will stand in the way of an energetic start to the new year!

2. Getting started with Dry January is easier

We all do it: make resolutions for the New Year and hope that we will stick to them this time. A common New Year's resolution is to drink less alcohol. What better way to do this than Dry January ? If you stay alcohol-free on New Year's Eve, you will have a better start to the Dry January be a lot easier. So you can celebrate soberly into dry January.

3. You (fondly) remember the start of the new year

It was a long night in the New Year with a few glasses of champagne too many and the next morning the rude awakening: you have a blackout! It is never nice to wake up and have gaps in your memory. With non-alcoholic drinks you are always Have a drink and remember the best moments the next morning! Another plus point: you don't have to think about unpleasant things that happened the night before. Because sometimes it's worse when you can remember the night. So that you don't have to panic in the new year, try the alcohol-free alternative.

4th  You start the new year with radiant skin

Alcohol has a negative effect on the skin. Dull skin and a puffy face are the result of too much alcohol. If you reach for a non-alcoholic drink, your mirror will show you fresh and radiant skin - and who doesn't want to start the new year with a radiant look?

5th  You are more emotionally stable

Although we often associate alcohol with good moods and fun, it actually dampens our mood in the long run. It influences processes in our brain and acts like a sedative. So if you want to celebrate the New Year in a good mood, try drinking alcohol-free!

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