[S1 E33] Hot Take Summer: Pour Decisions - How might alcohol be impacting your health and fat-loss goals?
Let's Discuss Our Friend and Foe: Alcohol
When it comes to wellness, the choices we make extend beyond the gym and into our daily routines, and today, I’m talking about one such topic that's been highly anticipated by many – alcohol.
As someone who enjoys a good drink myself, I'm not here to tell you to quit. Instead, I aim to spark a conversation about the deeper impact of alcohol consumption. I'll draw from personal experiences, the journeys of my clients, and the scientific insights from my fitness and nutritional background. Throughout the episode, we'll explore the reasons behind our love for alcohol, its potential consequences, and intriguing facts that might surprise you.
I'm here to empower you with a well-rounded perspective on alcohol's implications for your health and lifestyle. The buzz around mocktails, sobriety, and reduced alcohol consumption is growing, and I believe it's a significant shift. So, today, we're diving into the world of alcohol – from its effects to the decisions we make around it. By the end, my hope is that you'll emerge with a fresh perspective and a stronger sense of personal responsibility when it comes to this 'poison' we indulge in.
*This podcast episode contains discussions about dieting, weight loss, and related topics. We recognize that these discussions can be sensitive and potentially triggering for some individuals. If you find these topics distressing, we recommend skipping this episode or seeking support from a mental health professional.*
In today’s episode, we cover:
[00:06:07] Alcohol is poison, there is no way around that
[00:09:35] How alcohol affects your weight loss and why it’s the biggest nutritional sabotager
[00:15:53] Can somebody lose fat and still consume alcohol?
[00:21:58] The connection between your period and alcohol consumption
[00:24:50] Higher quality vs lower quality liquor
[00:33:50] Consistent alcohol consumption is negatively impacting our neural and hormonal circuitry
[00:45:48] Tips to help you in reducing your alcohol consumption
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Quotes:
We all know that alcohol is a vice because it's “vice-y” aka it's not good for you.
Once you consume alcohol, your body isn't even thinking about burning fat and filtering fat out of your body through your liver.
When your gut bacteria over time is affected negatively by consuming too much alcohol too frequently, it inevitably creates imbalances in your gut that tend to lead to a leaky gut.
The biggest nutritional sabotager of all my female clients, even my male clients, when it comes to fat loss, that is constantly sabotaging their fat loss goals or progress, even muscle gain goals - is alcohol consumption.
Sometimes we'll be thinking, “I only had one drink,” but in reality, maybe the bartender put three to four ounces of liquor in it, and that's two drinks because two ounces is a standard drink
Alcohol in general is the most true version of empty calories because it provides zero nutritional benefit to the body and it is more expensive on the nutrients that are currently in your body.
There have been tons of studies that have shown that even casual drinkers, anywhere from just two to six drinks a week, are going to experience a reaction where the body releases cortisol even when they're no longer drinking, which can contribute to anxiety and other dysregulation of your HPA axis.
We 100% know alcohol is a leading risk factor for cancer but we all still consume it very openly.
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