10 h. ago Millie Mackintosh on sobriety, shame and the ‘grey areas’ we don’t talk about

Mackintosh’s dedication to staying sober and healthy is a self-love lesson for the ages, she tells Emilie Lavinia why she decided to write her book Bad Drunk

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10 h. ago Millie Mackintosh and Professor David Nutt on sobriety and the true cost of drinking alcohol

Influencer Millie Mackintosh hit our TV screens in the early 2010s on hit reality show Made In Chelsea. Since then, she’s made the life changing decision to quit drinking. Now, she loves her sober lifestyle and supports a huge sober curious community online. In the latest episode of the Well Enough podcast, she shares her alcohol-free journey with world-leading authority on alcohol and drug science, Professor David Nutt. Together with podcast host Emilie Lavinia, they discuss the normalisation of binge drinking culture, why Gen Z is rejecting alcohol and bust a common myths about alcohol. Mackintosh shares the moment she decided to go sober and shares strategies from her book Bad Drunk – co-authored with NHS GP Dr Ellie Cannon. Professor Nutt also explains how to make informed decisions about your own alcohol consumption with an evidence-based look at how alcohol affects the body and brain.

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10 h. ago ‘You really feel like you’re going to die’: Millie Mackintosh on the life changing moment she decided to go sober

‘A best friend said, I just can't see you do this to yourself anymore. Six months later, I stopped drinking.’

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46 h. ago ‘California sober’: marijuana may help you drink less, study finds

Brown University researchers run joint-and-drink study to find alcohol consumption falls after smoking cannabisIt turns out that going “California sober” may actually help you stay away from alcohol, according to new research published in the the American Journal of Psychiatry.A team of Brown University researchers conducted a study in which participants were given marijuana joints to smoke and then sent out to a controlled “bar lab”, in which they then were given the choice to have up to eight mini alcoholic beverages. The experiment was conducted three separate times: once with 7.2% THC cannabis, once with 3.1% THC cannabis, and once with 0.03% THC cannabis, which was considered a placebo. Continue reading...

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53 h. ago Millie Mackintosh reveals vow she made during breast cancer scare

Millie Mackintosh has revealed the vow she made to herself during her breast cancer scare.

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5 d. ago Serious 'act now' alcohol warning for anyone who gets hangovers after drinking

The government is urging people to 'know the signs' in a fresh alert

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6 d. ago This is what happens to your body when you stop drinking alcohol

Some of alcohol’s negative effects on health may surprise you

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6 d. ago Student, 22, often ill after drinking alcohol was found to have rare liver cancer

Charlotte Savill bravely battled rare cancer Fibrolamellar carcinoma, that affects approximately one in five million people with her brother Tom about to complete a 2,700km cycling challenge in her memory

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8 d. ago Popular beer to reduce alcohol percentage in response to slump in sales

Off-trade sales fell by 13.7 per cent

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8 d. ago What is a dirty soda? The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ favorite drinks revealed

The cast of the reality show says they drink dirty soda because they can’t have alcohol

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9 d. ago Crime expert claims doorstep murder of Alistair Wilson was 'professional hit linked to job'

Leading criminologist Professor David Wilson says the murder of Alistair Wilson was a professional hit linked to his work as a bank business manager and police should be using a forensic accountant to look at his dealings with clients.

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1 week ago Liam Gallagher says Oasis saved his life as he shares candid health update

Liam Gallagher has spoken directly to fans about cutting out drinking alcohol and not smoking during the Oasis Live '25 tour

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1 week ago It’s official: Boozing in my twenties set me up for career success today

As a new study links youthful drinking sessions to higher education and income levels later in life, Helen Coffey rejoices that her formative years as a millennial were marked by messy nights out

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1 week ago Millie Mackintosh's Boden fair isle knit 'fits beautifully' and is 'thick and cosy' for winter

Millie Mackintosh shared some of her favourite outfits for autumn and winter, but it's her 'thick and cosy' fair isle knit that's been 'selling like hot cakes' on Boden's site

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1 week ago The truth about alcohol and what just one drink REALLY does to your body: DR BRAD MCKAY

Sydney general practitioner Dr Brad McKay says alcohol is far more damaging than people realise.

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1 week ago UK 'Murder Map' reveals 1,000 cold cases from across Britain – check your area

Renowned criminologist Professor David Wilson has created a new 'murder map' of 1,000 unsolved cases in the UK, including some of the gimmest crimes on record so far

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2 w. ago Man learns true cost after criminal empire busted in Manchester Airport departure lounge

Asim Tufail is serving a 23 year prison sentence

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2 w. ago How many pints a day it takes to be at risk of deadliest form of stroke, warn experts

THE festive season is fast approaching - a time of joy, celebration and, often, increased alcohol consumption. But "heavy drinkers" have been warned they could be putting themselves at increased risk of the deadliest form of stroke, with scientists revealing exactly how many pints or glasses of wine a day it takes to put them...

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2 w. ago Anthony Hopkins admits he was in 'big, big trouble' in emotional health update

Anthony Hopkins has opened up about his struggles with alcohol and the pivotal moment he decided to quit drinking in a new documentary

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3 w. ago More than half of Americans underestimate the link between how much they drink and cancer

People who drink alcohol are more likely to believe it has no effect on cancer risk

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