This calculator is from the new NHS related website https://alcoholchange.org.uk/alcohol-facts/unit-calculator I thought I would give it a go based on what I used to drink - sometimes I drank much more! It is a scary amount of units and calories when totaled up and no wonder I was such a physical wreck and so overweight. The NHS say I should eat 17500 calories a week to stay healthy - I was drinking nearly as much as this! What would yours look like if you are completely honest with yourself?

It was nice to have another go based on what I drink now.
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I just discovered this free course on the OU website. It teaches about the effects of alcohol on the liver etc. and I am using it as some background for my new book on quitting alcohol. There are already some scaring facts in here such as ethanol converts to methanol which in turn produces formaldehyde inside your body! Ethanol is also used as a disinfectant as it destroys the cells it comes into contact with! Worth reading if just for the nightmare effect if you go to bed after a heavy session. 

My latest free newsletter is now released to all subscribers. In this one I talk about my Christmas holiday in Costa Rica and coping with an all-inclusive hotel where the drink was literally in your face. If you are planning your own holidays this year, this is well worth a read. All the best, Julian