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The Nasty Truth about Alcohol!

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It’s a well known fact that heavy alcohol consumption causes weight gain and obesity irrespective of the type being consumed. It contains 7 calories/g and offers no nutritional value. Most people think that if they don’t eat when they know they are going to be drinking alcohol they can replace the food calories with alcohol calories. You couldn’t be more mistaken!

Unfortunately, alcohol is metabolised differently than normal foods and beverages. Unlike normal conditions where your body gets its energy from the calories of your macronutrients (carbohydrates, fats and proteins) that are digested in the stomach, alcohol does not get digested.

When alcohol is consumed, it gets seen by the body as a “toxin” and becomes an immediate priority to be metabolised or excreted. The alcohol molecules diffuse through the stomach wall as soon as they arrive and can reach the brain and liver within minutes. This reaction is slightly slowed down when you have food in your system, but as soon as the mixed contents enter the small intestine, the alcohol is prioritised and is absorbed quickly arriving at the liver for processing.

At this stage you may be wondering what the big deal is about the liver prioritising alcohol metabolism? Brace yourselves!

All the macronutrients are now no longer being metabolised and used as fuel. They are converted into fat and transported to your fat cells for storage in the body. Not only that but by now you’re hungry as alcohol increases your appetite and lets’ face it, at this stage you won’t be making healthy choices and now you know where that’s going! Wait it gets worse! Just a single bout of heavy drinking will vastly increase your levels of cortisol (stress hormone), while significantly decreasing your testosterone levels. Cortisol causes the body to breakdown muscle and suppresses recovery from exercise, while decreased testosterone levels makes the body less likely to build lean muscle or to burn fat as a fuel.

Alcohol can also increase the amount of acid that your stomach produces, nausea being a symptom, causing your stomach lining to become inflamed. Over time, excessive alcohol use and binge drinking can lead to serious health problems, including stomach ulcers, liver disease and heart problems. Since alcohol is a diuretic it causes water loss and dehydration. Along with this water loss you lose important minerals, such as magnesium, potassium, calcium and zinc. These are all minerals vital to maintain fluid balance, chemical reactions, muscle contraction and relaxation.

Although alcohol in moderation has a place in a healthy lifestyle it’s not conducive for fat loss and now you know why!

“Make it Happen”

Alvina Cloete BSc (Hon’s)

Master Trainer and Lifestyle Coach

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The Diet Solution Program Review

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The Diet Solution Program Promises Fat Loss along with an incredible amount of Health and Vitality!

Don’t they all?

Anyone who knows me knows I don’t do diets not personally or for my clients! I’ve been delaying this review for my friend, Isabel De Los Rios on “The Diet Solution Program” for this very reason until she convinced me it’s not a diet.

My friend Isabel, is a nutrition and exercise specialist with 10 years of experience helping clients reach their ideal weight and tackle conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, and high cholesterol. We share the same nutrition principles and I always love her articles so here I am writing her a review after evaluating the program.

The Diet Solution Program promises a complete and comprehensive weight loss program that will not only help you lose body fat, but guarantees you increased energy, health and vitality all at the same time.

Now one of the biggest questions about the program is simply, “What is The Diet Solution Program?” Well according to Isabel, it is the diet-solution-reviewmost comprehensive and detailed nutrition manual available on the market today. I must agree! Not only does it teach you exactly what principles you need to follow to finally reach your ideal weight, it gives you the meal plans, shopping lists and recipes to do so. It does not push some extreme, unreasonable way to lose weight. It actually teaches you how you can make this healthy way of eating into a lifestyle. And if you have ever attempted to lose weight in the past, you know that the only way to maintain it is to make it a way of life. The best part about Isabel’s program is that this new way of life is not some torturous eating regimen. She really shows you that you can eat delicious food, combined the right way, to lose weight and maintain it.

One of the best side effects of the whole program is the increased health and vitality that every participant experiences. Decreases in blood sugar levels, lowered cholesterol, increased energy, elimination of digestive discomfort and cleared skin conditions are just some of the few benefits other people have already experienced.

I’ll definitely recommend the Diet Solution Program as it allows you to achieve your ideal weight maintaining a healthy body at the same time! This is where most diets fail! The best part of The Diet Solution is that you don’t have to resort to extreme, radical methods. The Diet Solution Program will help you lose weight; feel healthy and energized at the same time.

Now realize that some effort from you will be required as with everything! Isabel has however really done all the hard work for you. Included in her program is:

  • Step by step action steps telling you exactly how to put the principles in place
  • Detailed daily meal plans that make everyday eating easy
  • Shopping Lists to make food shopping a snap
  • Delicious Recipes to make everyday meals tasty

The manual is comprehensive. Jam packed with incredible and valuable information. But you don’t need to wait to get through the whole thing before you can start. You can use Isabel’s Quick Start Guide to start the program ASAP. Some people have even just used the quick start guide and lost 10-15lbs in a little as 6 weeks.

The Diet Solution Program is not just another weight loss scheme or extreme diet. It is truly the only way to lose weight and enjoy a lifetime of health. The Diet Solution Program is perfect for people who have struggled with their weight their whole life and are sick and tired of programs that just don’t work long term. Perfect for people who want to take control of their health and reverse health conditions like diabetes, high cholesterol and heart disease.

If you’re in the slightest bit curious, I recommend you look closely at Isabel’s program. I was very impressed with all of The Diet Solution Program meal plans, the bonuses, the guarantee, and Isabel’s expertise. For the money, it’s the best deal in the weight loss industry – so much better than diet pills! And remember…

Isabel De Los Rios’s The Diet Solution Program is backed by a 60 day money back guarantee. And this is a real guarantee… if you are not completely satisfied, you will receive your money back, no “ifs,” “ands,” or “buts.” Just the way I like things! So you really have nothing to lose.

“Make it Happen”

Alvina Cloete BSc (Hon’s)

Master Trainer and Lifestyle Coach

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