Chronic stress leads to unwanted weight gain because it causes your metabolism to slow down.
A recent study showed that our bodies metabolize slower under stress. They found that women burned 104 fewer calories than non-stressed women. This alone could result in an 11-pound weight gain in one year! Women who experienced high levels of stress also had higher insulin levels, a hormone that contributes to fat storage. (1)
Stress can contribute to unwanted weight gain, but there is a way to naturally get relieve stress naturally in just a few minutes a day. †
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