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Chronic Stress

Chronic Stress

When you are in a stressful situation, your body makes a hormone called cortisol.

It’s meant to give you a quick boost of energy. But if you’re stuck in a stressed-out zone, the body thinks you still need to fight, so it keeps making cortisol.

High levels of this hormone make it harder for your body to use insulin.

That puts the brakes on your metabolism and fuels weight gain.

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