| Anything you put into your body, reaches your brain. | | | | Vitamins and minerals are important for keeping |
| Your brain and body both react to anything that you | | | | healthy functioning processes in your body, including |
| consume, and this is why you should always pursue | | | | (but certainly not limited to) muscle growth and |
| healthy, nutritious options. | | | | maintenance. All of these vitamins and minerals are |
| There are many damages caused by excessive | | | | completely drained from the body when you |
| consumption. You may know many of the damages | | | | consume. |
| that it causes to your productivity, relationships, | | | | Alcohol Dehydrates Your Body |
| happiness, and stability. You may also know about | | | | Staying hydrated is an important part of your health, |
| the health problems in the brain, heart, liver, stomach, | | | | and especially for healthy muscle development. (Did |
| and others that are associated with it. Here is how it | | | | you know that your muscles alone consist of 70% |
| can slow your muscle gains. | | | | water!) Even slight dehydration creates a problem for |
| Alcohol Slows Down Protein Synthesis | | | | healthy muscle development or maintenance. But |
| Alcohol consumption will reduce protein synthesis-the | | | | when you consume it, your kidneys need to filter |
| process where amino acids join together to form | | | | large amounts of water to break down any alcohol |
| complete proteins-and slow this process down by up | | | | consumed, robbing the rest of your body and causing |
| to 20%. | | | | severe dehydration. |
| Alcohol Lowers Testosterone Levels | | | | Alcohol Increases Fat Storage |
| Testosterone-the most important hormone for | | | | Alcohol can actually be very fattening, often |
| building muscles-is reduced by alcohol consumption. | | | | containing 7 empty calories per gram. At the same |
| Also, it increases estrogen-the hormone that makes | | | | time, its consumption disrupts the fat burning cycle in |
| women overly emotional. | | | | your body. In summary, your muscle gain is yet |
| Alcohol Drains Important Vitamins and Minerals From | | | | another factor of your health that its consumption |
| Your Body | | | | can affect negatively. So is it worth it? |