Alcohol and The Body

Join Hot and Fit Over 40: Thrive in perimenopause and keep the weight off for good- https://shorturl.at/4QM39 What if the biggest impact of alcohol isn’t the buzz, but what it blocks in your body? In this episode, I break down exactly what happens inside your body when you consume alcohol—from the moment you take your first sip to how your liver prioritizes detox over every other metabolic process. You’ll learn how alcohol shuts down fat burning, impacts blood sugar regulation, and even lowers your energetic frequency. I also share my own personal experience with a full year of alcohol-free living, what changed for me, and why I rarely drink now. Timestamps: 00:00 – Why alcohol halts your body’s metabolic processes 00:30 – Welcome & what inspired this episode 01:09 – Going alcohol-free for a year: personal experiment 02:18 – What alcohol really does inside your body 03:04 – Is alcohol a macronutrient? Here’s the science 04:10 – How alcohol pauses digestion and liver function 05:20 – Why your liver treats alcohol like a toxin 06:33 – What else your liver has to process 07:29 – How alcohol affects every cell (including your brain) 08:26 – What the American Cancer Society says about alcohol 09:17 – High-quality wine recommendations for occasional drinkers 10:11 – How alcohol is absorbed in your mouth and bloodstream 11:01 – Why your body makes alcohol more toxic before eliminating it 13:03 – How alcohol exits: breath, sweat, urine, and more 15:56 – The truth about alcohol and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease 21:14 – How alcohol lowers your frequency and energetic vibration Resources Mentioned: → Dry Farm Wines: https://www.dryfarmwines.com/ → Avaline Wine: https://drinkavaline.com/ → Nutrisense CGM – Continuous Glucose Monitor: https://www.nutrisense.io Use code=GOLDEN → Chronometer App – My go-to for tracking food and alcohol: https://cronometer.com/?sscid=21k8_iyyx0 #AlcoholAndMetabolism #EnergeticallyEfficient #KristinRowell #FunctionalNutrition #LiverHealth #MetabolicHealth #AlcoholAndWeightGain #AlcoholFacts #HolisticHealthCoach #AlcoholAndDigestion #HowAlcoholAffectsYou #HealthAndWellnessPodcast #RealFoodLifestyle #AlcoholAndFatLoss #QuitDrinkingJourney #HealthyLivingTips #NontoxicLiving #WomensHealthPodcast #HighPerformerWellness #MindBodyHealth