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Episode 34: If you're doing everything else right, but still struggling, is alcohol the culprit?

Blog Description: Ever wonder if your drinking could be hindering your weight loss? We hear this question almost every day. Today, Marchelle and I discuss this in detail, and we'll get you up to date on the latest research on "addiction transfer" which is the tendency for people who struggle with sugary foods to have trouble with alcohol when quitting sugar... and vice versa... for alcoholics to struggle with sugar when they quit drinking. There's a lot to understand, and as always, compassion is key!

Timestamps: 4:31 So let's just make it really, really simple here. When you're drinking alcohol, you're not going to burn fat. And depending on your biochemistry, you may be actually making fat from the alcohol you drink. 17:32 There's this phenomenon called Reward Deficiency Syndrome, or RDS. Surgeons were reporting that their patients were replacing their compulsive overeating with other compulsive disorders, like alcohol or gambling or drugs or compulsive shopping or exercise. 24:45 Please understand that if you notice that your brain seems to be really sensitive, its not that there's something wrong with you or your willpower. This is biological!

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