
Leah Brueggemann discusses the hormonal causes of belly fat and offers strategies to address them.
If you've been cutting calories, grinding through cardio, and still can't get rid of your belly fat, it's not because you aren't trying hard enough. Belly fat is not a willpower problem. It's a hormone problem. And until you understand what's actually driving it, nothing you do is going to touch it. In this episode I'm sharing: Why belly fat is biologically different from other fat, what makes it the most dangerous kind, and the three hormone root causes that drive it specifically How poor sleep directly raises your cortisol the next day, tanks your insulin sensitivity, and sends your cravings through the roof, and what to actually do about it tonight The free app Leah uses to lock herself off her phone at 9pm, plus the iPhone setting that makes late-night scrolling uncomfortable enough to stop Why EFT tapping was shown to lower cortisol levels by 43% and how to use it as part of a sleep ritual that actually supports your hormones How undereating during the day is secretly driving your nighttime cravings, and why this has nothing to do with willpower The three hormone pillars behind belly fat, estrogen dominance, cortisol imbalance, and insulin resistance, and why you can see…
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