THE BOD VS. BOOZE
Lingerie model embodies the health benefits of quitting drinking
Staying on the wagon can do more than save you money on wine. Gorgeous young women are taking to Instagram to dish about the benefits of quitting alcohol.
Models Chrissy Teigen, wife of John Legend, and Victoria’s Secret babe Bridget Malcolm are the latest beauties to extol a sober lifestyle, claiming it’s improved their health, looks and overall well-being.
On Monday, Malcolm, a 29year-old Aussie, opened up in an Instagram Story, noting that after two years without booze, she’s “happier, more positive, fitter and more optimistic.”
She wrote about having clearer skin, better friendships, stronger coping skills and, instead of fluctuating, maintaining a “steady” and “healthy” weight.
Meanwhile, on New Year’s Eve, Teigen shared that she’d been sober for a month, writing on Instagram: “I was done with making an ass of myself in front of people (I’m still embarrassed), tired of day drinking and feeling like s - - t at 6, not being able to sleep.”
The fact younger women are espousing the benefits of sobriety is important to New Yorker Ruby Warrington — a leading voice in the anti-booze movement popular among millennials — whose book, “The Sober Curious Reset: Change the Way You Drink in 100 Days or Less,” came out in December.
“It’s a hugely positive development,” Warrington told The Post. “For too long, there’s been a stigma around the subject of alcohol abuse and addiction, which has stopped many people who aren’t alcoholics from questioning their own drinking habits.
“People [like Teigen and Malcolm] speaking about why they’ve quit — together with the health benefits — gives others permission to assess their intake and its effects,” she said.
Noting the “serious” damage that booze causes the mind and body, Warrington pinpointed six health benefits from relinquishing wine, beer and spirits.
“This spring and summer may be the time to become ‘sober curious,’ and see how good life can feel without alcohol,” she said.