But, in the long term, giving up booze for a bit is probably much better for your body – even if you have to brave negative symptoms in the short term.

Your sleep will improve, for one – at least after the initial restlessness wears off. You’ll feel and appear more, meaning “your skin will appear more radiant and your eyes will look brighter”, according to Dr. Daniels. Your immune system will also get a boost, making you better placed to beat off that cold going round your office.

Drink Aware also point out that alcohol is linked to “seven different types of cancer” and that cutting down can lower your risk of getting cancer.

“Giving up drinking will have a big impact on your liver and should reduce the chances of developing liver disease,” they explain. “At the early stages, fatty liver doesn’t often cause any obvious symptoms, so you might not know that your liver has been damaged.”

“The good news is that if the liver is not too damaged after four to six weeks of not drinking the liver will usually return to normal.”

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This is what happens to your body when you give up booze