The one change that worked: I sobered up – and started to listen to what my body was telling me

After years of partying, I realised the exhaustion and anxiety weren’t worth it, and turned my back on Friday night Fomo. I still enjoy the dancefloor, but I always know when to leave

‘Social apnoea’: sleep disorder could worsen at weekends, research suggests

Lifestyle factors such as drinking and smoking could contribute to increased severity of obstructive sleep apnoea

I wallowed in booze for four decades. Here’s what five sober years have taught me

To give up drinking once seemed unthinkable – and when I finally made the leap, it didn’t go quite as expected

I wish I had known more about alcohol when I started drinking

It seems a sensible move to use explicit warning labels on products. What I’m more sceptical about is the ‘No amount of alcohol is safe for you’ messaging, writes Arwa Mahdawi

Electrolyte sachets are everywhere – but will they cure a festival hangover?

Marketed to ‘party people’ and touted as a faster route to hydration than water, electrolytes are in the middle of a boom

I was 19 and on the trip of a lifetime – then I drank a cocktail laced with methanol

In a bar in Bali, Ashley King was given a lethal drink. A day later, she realised she was going blind. She thought all her dreams were over – but the reality proved very different

Cinderella partying: why young women no longer dance until dawn

In a new survey, just 5% of British women claimed their perfect night involves dancing with friends – and 65% would rather not go out at all

US daylight saving time starts tomorrow. Experts share the 10 worst sleep mistakes

We spend roughly a third of our lives sleeping and yet a lot of us still don’t know how to do it right

I tried ‘intermittent sobriety’. Here’s what I learned jumping on and off the wagon

While this is by no means health advice, these are a few things I’ve found helpful in case you’re also feeling sober curious

Quit it! From vaping to doomscrolling, 10 bad habits and how to break them

Procrastinating? Online shopping too much? Always cancelling? These top tips from experts will help you change bad behaviour for the better

Love your liver! 19 simple ways to look after this incredible organ, chosen by doctors

Should you do Dry January? Is any amount of alcohol good for you? And do detoxes work? Hepatologists reveal the tips they live by

From nightcaps to nightmares: the many ways alcohol disrupts your sleep

Despite Dr Alex George’s recent experience of sobriety negatively affecting his sleep, alcohol remains a reliable way to disrupt your rest, in the long and short term.

‘I’d always enjoyed alcohol – but my mother’s sudden, violent death made me a heavy drinker overnight’

When she died, my life plunged into darkness and I turned to the bottle. It quickly became clear to me how trauma could change a moderate habit into a dangerous one

The power of the pint: is it time to retire one of the world’s biggest beer measures?

A study suggested last week that adopting a two-thirds serve could improve public health. But is the pint really the problem?

I am sober curious – but a little alcohol is still valuable to me

I could easily give up. But should I? It isn’t necessarily an easy question to answer