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Health benefits of Dry Feb

By signing up for a Dry Feb, not only will you be raising funds for the Canadian Cancer Society, but having a Dry Feb has great personal health benefits too.

Each year participants report sleeping better, having more energy and productivity and of course, no hangovers!

Here are some of the benefits you could experience by going dry this Feb:

Clear your head

Increased energy levels

Sleeping better / snoring less

Weight loss

Sense of achievement

Save money


Feel the benefits > Sign up today!


Alcohol and Cancer

You may be surprised to find out that drinking alcohol increases your risk of head and neck, breast, colorectal and liver cancers.

Research shows that drinking any type of alcohol – beer, wine or spirits – raises your risk of cancer. The less alcohol you drink, the more you reduce your risk.

Canadian Cancer Society's Recommendation

If you choose to drink alcohol, keep it to less than 1 drink a day for women and less than 2 drinks a day for men. Don’t smoke. Tobacco and alcohol together are worse for you than either on its own.

How much is a drink?

A drink is:

  • one 341 mL (12 oz) bottle of beer (5% alcohol)
  • one 142 mL (5 oz) glass of wine (12% alcohol)
  • one 43 mL (1.5 oz) shot of spirits (40% alcohol)


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Republished from the Canadian Cancer Society's website.

Dry Feb is a fundraising campaign aimed at challenging social drinkers to change their habits for a month and make some healthy lifestyle changes. We would encourage people to drink responsibly and stick to the recommended daily guidelines for the rest of the year. We advise heavy drinkers or people dependent on alcohol to speak with their doctor before signing up to Dry Feb.