One of the greatest myths at the beginning of a year is the fabled 'New Years resolutions'.
Majority of us set a few unrealistic targets at the end of December/early January but the road to hell is well and truly paved with good intentions.
Our diets take up most of the focus - cutting back on junk food, ensuring we get our 5-a-day and welding the lid tight onto the sweet boxes after a Christmas of pigging out.
Then there's alcohol. After a couple of weeks of excess boozing, 'dry January' feels like the only way to go. But what if this abstinence was actually causing more bad then good?
Well according to Ian Hamilton, a lecturer in the Department of Health Sciences at York University, going cold turkey for a solid month sends the wrong signals to your brain.
Sure you'll feel fresher, sleep better and avoid Mr Hangover, but Hamilton told the Express, "Dry January risks sending out a binary, all or nothing, message about alcohol - that is, either participate by abstaining or carry on as you are".
In layman's terms, by giving up for a month you will more than likely reward yourself by drinking more in February and the rest of the year.
So maybe just ease off it a bit and sit a bit further away from your local bar counter. Though lots of places do table service now don't they. Damn!
Check out Dermot and Dave's chat about this revelation by pressing the play button in the image at the top of the page.
