Disrupted sleep
He commented: “A few drinks before bed can make you feel sleepy and you might think that you’ll get a better night’s sleep for it. However, drinking can disrupt your sleep cycle causing a less restful and light sleep.
“Alcohol is a diuretic, meaning it encourages the body to lose extra fluid. So, it’s no surprise that after an evening of heavy drinking you’re up in the night going to the toilet, sweating and waking to drink water due to dehydration.”
Skin
“Alcohol is very dehydrating and can make the skin appear dry and tired looking,” he said. “As your skin is very dry, your oil glands produce more oil to make up for water loss. This extra oil on your skin can break you out in spots and acne.
“You may have also heard of the alcohol flush reaction, where your skin appears red after drinking. Alcohol flush doesn’t affect everyone though as it actually depends on your genes.”
