Drinking Mirror is a mobile app that illustrates how alcohol
consumption can really speed up the aging process. Released earlier this
year as part of the Scottish government’s Drop a Glass Size campaign,
the app allows users to upload or take a photo of themselves, enter
their weekly boozing habits and see what they could look like in ten
years. And the results are just as scary as this image of a truck driver
with sun damage on the left side of his face. We’re talking forehead
wrinkles, bloodshot eyes and saggy jowls.
Ellie Krupnick, senior style editor, 6-10 drinks a week
Rebecca Adams, associate editor, 1-5 drinks a week
Lauren Leibowitz, associate editor, 10+ drinks a week
Renee Jacques, style intern, 1-5 drinks a week
The
photos that result may be slight exaggerations. But we have to give the
Scottish government props for holding a mirror up to the issue of heavy
drinking among women in an effort to reduce alcohol-related diseases
and deaths.
The connection between health and alcohol hasn’t
always been clear, especially with studies showing that moderate
drinking may be linked with better overall health. Cosmetic
dermatologist Dr. Oscar Hevia explains that alcohol consumption has very
little to do with broken capillaries. “The sun is much more of a
culprit for that than alcohol is,” he said. But there’s no denying that
drinking causes dehydration and makes our skin look tired and unhealthy.
To combat this, Dr. Rebecca Baxt recommends consuming one glass of
water per alcoholic drink to keep our skin hydrated. (Easier said than
done, we know.)
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