The Nuance

Does Dry January Actually Improve Your Health?

The evidence is mixed on whether taking a month off drinking makes a difference

Markham Heid
Elemental
Published in
4 min readJan 10, 2019
Photo by Wil Stewart on Unsplash

Every week, the Nuance will go beyond the basics, offering a deep and researched look at the latest science and expert insights on a buzzed-about health topic.

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Markham Heid
Elemental

I’m a long-time contributor at TIME and other media orgs. I write mostly about health. I grew up in Michigan, but these days I live in southwest Germany.