Belly Fat’s Hidden Driver: The Stress Hormone

Most people think belly fat is only about calories in versus calories out.

It’s not that simple.

While diet and exercise are key, a major hidden factor is cortisol, your stress hormone.

🤓 A 2018 study in Obesity found a strong correlation:

people with chronically elevated cortisol tended to have a higher percentage of abdominal fat, even when other factors were similar.

Think of your body as a car factory.

Stress is the chaotic production manager.

When stress is high, the factory starts making errors and storing excess parts, specifically around the midsection, as a survival mechanism.

💡Thrive Tip:

Build a "stress-busting" habit into your day.

This could be as simple as a 5-minute walk, a guided meditation, or just stepping away from your screen to take a few deep, slow breaths.

These small resets signal to your body that it's safe to switch out of fat-storage mode.

If stress is constantly high, I would recommend adding adaptogens to bring the body back into a state of balance (Homeostasis).

If you would like a recommendation on an adaptogen blend I use with my high stress clients, comment 'ADAPTOGENS' below and I'll send you a link.

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