228. Holiday Weight Gain Explained: Alcohol, Cortisol and Sleep

That glass of wine at the holiday party isn’t just adding calories,
it’s telling your liver to completely abandon fat metabolism until
every trace of alcohol is cleared from your system. In this
episode, I’m going to pull back the curtain on why alcohol is one
of the biggest factors working against your holiday health goals,
along with the effects of ultra-processed foods and stress. What’s
your biggest struggle with staying on track during holiday events?
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00:00 Intro of Show 02:30 Alcohol as a Toxin in Your Body 03:42
Ultra-Processed Foods Making You Hungrier 04:16 Stress Raising
Cortisol 04:40 Hydration to Combat Inflammation 06:24 The Alcohol,
Sleep, and Whole Foods Strategies 08:23 Join the TUH VIP
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