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Page 10 | Abby's Magazine - www.AbbysMag.com NEW Plant Protein+ delivers high-quality, complete plant protein with boosted absorption from clinically studied digestive enzymes. Prevent the bloat and discomfort caused by many pea powders and absorb protein faster, so that you can fuel your active lifestyle. Fuel that your body can actually absorb Plant Protein U N L O C K E D ™ * This statement has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. © 2019 New Chapter, Inc. Certified Organic by OneCert. Gluten Free Soy & Pea Free Available in natural chocolate or vanilla flavors I think we can all agree that "muffin tops" – the fat hanging over the waist of a too ght pair of pants – and beer bellies aren't a rac ve. S ll, when it comes to excess belly fat, the situa on is more serious than how you look. Excess belly fat has been linked to diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and stress. When you have stress, your body releases certain "fight-or- Discover the BELLY FAT and CORTISOL Connection flight" stress hormones that are produced in the adrenal glands: cor sol, norepinephrine and epinephrine. When you first get stressed, these hormones kick into gear. Norepinephrine tells your body to stop producing insulin so that you can have plenty of fast-ac ng blood glucose ready. Epinephrine will relax the muscles in your stomach and intes nes and decrease blood flow to these organs. Once the stressor has passed, cor sol tells the body to stop producing these hormones and to go back to diges ng regularly. It's normal for your cor sol levels to go up and down throughout the day, but when you are chronically stressed your cor sol level goes up – and stays there. When your stress and cor sol levels are high, the body actually resists weight loss. Your body thinks mes are hard and you might starve, so it hoards the fat you eat or have present on your body. Cor sol tends to take fat from healthier areas, like your bu and hips, and move it to your abdomen which has more cor sol receptors. Hello ab-flab! In the process, it turns once-healthy peripheral fat into unhealthy visceral fat (the fat

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