Relora® Max Prevents Weight Gain
When
chronic stress occurs, the adrenal glands
release stress hormones in large amounts.
Elevated stress hormones may lead to excess
body fat in several ways. First, they are a
potent signal to the brain to increase our
appetites and cravings for
pleasurable foods, or "comfort foods" such
as sugar, fat, and alcohol. Second,
these hormones act as a signal to our fat
cells to hold onto as much fat and release
as little stored fat as they can. Next, they
block the effects of many hormones such as
insulin, so blood sugar control suffers and
comfort food cravings go up. Stress
hormones can also interfere with serotonin,
one of our brain's mood chemicals, leading
to a depressed feeling and a drive for more
comfort foods. Plus these hormones
interfere with the hormone known as growth
hormone resulting in muscle loss and fat
gain. Lastly, sustained stress hormone
elevation can lower thyroid function and
that means that your metabolism gets turned
down. All of these effects can combine to
cause our bodies to take in more calories
and burn off fewer calories — so we gain
weight — and we tend to gain it specifically
around our bellies (which increases our risk
for hypertension, diabetes and heart
disease).
