Alfonso Ribeiro Reveals How Unhealthy Son Saved His Family

ABC’s Dancing With The Stars host Alfonso Ribeiro’s family was forced to make some big lifestyle changes when his son became ill.

The 52-year-old TV personality kicked off this week as a guest on Tamron Hall’s talk show. During his appearance on the show, Alfonso Ribeiro opened up about some of the changes he and his family had to make. He, however, didn’t dwindle on the challenges making these lifestyle changes posed. Instead, he focused on the positives. Namely, he believed the changes ended up being good for everyone. Not just his son.

What changes did he talk about making exactly? And, how did these changes end up benefiting his family so much? Keep reading for the details.

Alfonso Ribeiro Reveals How Unhealthy Son Saved His Family

Turns out, the biggest lifestyle change ABC’s Dancing With The Stars host Alfonso Ribeiro’s family made was regarding their diet. The TV personality believes these dietary changes ultimately saved the whole family. And, his unhealthy son is to thank for forcing them to make this change.

Alfonso Ribeiro from The Steve Harvey Show — YouTube

Alfonso shared as he detailed what their eating habits looked like now: “We live a completely non-toxic life where we don’t eat any sugar, gluten-free, corn-free, dairy-free, oats-free, anything that makes you swollen, we typically stay away from.”

As DWTS fans know, Alfonso Ribeiro has been married to his wife Angela since October 2012. They share three children together including Alfonso Jr. (AJ), Anders, and Ava. The TV personality also has a 20-year-old daughter named Sienna from his first marriage with Robin Stapler. Unfortunately, he did not clarify which one of his children inspired the dietary changes.

Alfonso Ribeiro did clarify the dietary changes were made just shy of a decade ago. They made the changes when they were in a situation where they were looking for food their child could consume. Given the timeline, DWTS fans assume the TV personality was referring to his son Alfonso Jr. (AJ). He, however, did not dive into details about what health condition inspired the need for a change.

It is so crazy like we will all put super unleaded in our cars but we’ll put below regular in our bodies and you wonder why we have so much cancer and just health issues. People are always in pain and learning how to eat properly, I am no longer in pain,. I live a virtually pain-free life because nothing’s slowing, right?”

They Still Enjoy Sweet Treats

He made it a point to clarify this does not mean their tastebuds suffer. In fact, there are plenty of sweet treats they’ve been able to enjoy that meet the parameters of their diet.

He explained: “I have some of the best desserts ever because my wife makes it. Like we’re looking to make a cookbook because of the way she makes the cakes.”

Alfonso even shared their secret weapon. Turns out, they use honey or coconut sugar as a natural sweetener that isn’t harmful to their bodies. When hosting parties, he admits some people are pleasantly surprised by how much they like the sweet treats made within their diet parameters.

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