Defeat Stress, Cortisol and Ab Flab with Exercise, Mediation and Sanyx

Fat around the middle, ‘affectionately’ known as Ab Flab, is an American problem. Just take a walk around your local mall and you’ll see what I mean. Men, women, children… belly fat is ubiquitous.

In many cases, Ab Flab is the direct result of excess, chronic stress which creates high cortisol levels that scientists claim actually kill neurons in the brain and interfere with neurotransmitter hormones like dopamine and serotonin… tings that make us feel good.

Essentially, we’re stressed, we eat to ‘escape’ the pain (not because we’re hungry) and voila… Ab Flab.

Plus, when were stresses we have the tendency to eat whatever is quick and at hand – meaning fast foods and junk foods, which only make the problem worse. Even the most conscientious eater tends to abandon his or her healthy routine for a fast food fix.

Then there’s alcohol, of course. We’re stressed, the feel good hormones aren’t doing the job, so we take a drink or two or more. That’s more useless calories followed by more junk/comfort foods.

The answer isn’t one thing, it’s many. Exercise, of course, to burn calories and reduce tension. Even a 30 minute walk reduces hypertension significantly.

Exercise and meditation of any kind can help release endorphins (they help you feel better) and serotonin (which improves your mood so you’re less likely to binge eat.

It’s easy to understand how excess cortisol caused by stress can be a primary trigger for a cascade of eating behaviors that lead to Ab Flab. Help control cortisol and you could start seeing a slimmer waistline!

Again, exercise and meditation are great first steps. Stress mitigating supplements like Sanyx can be great tools for ameliorating the effects of stress via its cortisol-antagonizing action, and reducing your desire for comfort foods and, in turn, shrinking Ab Flab.