Alcohol lowers your sleep quality, as well as your restorative REM sleep (stock image)1. It lowers your sleep qualityThe first and biggest thing that alcohol does is it lowers the overall quality of your sleep. It lowers your REM sleepLight, deep and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep are all very important to have a full sleep cycle. The average glass of wine served in a pub contains 1.5 standard drinks. New draft guidelines recommend healthy Australian women and men drink no more than ten standard drinks a week.

Source: Daily Mail June 25, 2020 06:05 UTC