It's Not About the Diet

We all know that stress can cause us to gain weight. We eat when we aren't really hungry, and we eat things that add empty calories. Very often when we're stressed we choose to eat instead of turning to some other activity that doesn't have anything to do with food. But what you may not know is that stress can prevent you from losing weight. That's right! Stress can actually keep you from shedding those pounds. High levels of cortisol, which increase when we are under stress, create negative health conditions that are harmful to our bodies. This can also suppress our levels of dopamine, which is the "feel good" chemical in our brains. The ideal situation is to decrease cortisol and increase dopamine until we have a balance. This enables us to effectively deal with the stress without further harming our bodies. But when there is too much cortisol, our dopamine levels don't stand a chance. Why not join It's Not About the Diet for this information-packed show to learn more about what cortisol is, and what its effects are on the body? Learn how you can decrease cortisol and easily increase dopamine to give you a fighting chance in the battle with stress.