Why Is Cortisol Sabotaging Weight Loss After 40?

Cortisol sabotaging weight loss is the hidden reality for women over 40. Despite eating less and exercising more, this rogue stress hormone orchestrates a metabolic rebellion, making traditional approaches ineffective. Naturopath Carly Gallagher exposes the science behind how cortisol hijacks your body’s fat-burning potential.

Listen to the Full Episode Here

How Cortisol Sabotaging Weight Loss Creates Stubborn Belly Fat

• Why cortisol is the true driver of your hormonal chaos (and why focusing only on estrogen and progesterone is missing the point)
• How over-exercising is like “turning on more taps in a flooding house”
• The stress-metabolism connection that conventional medicine overlooks
• Natural solutions including adaptogens, breathing techniques, and metabolic-friendly exercises
• Why sometimes the path to fat loss is doing less, not more

Stop Cortisol From Sabotaging Weight Loss Naturally

Cut straight to the chase with Carly’s 1 hour flash course, where you can steal the Exact Blueprint she used to go from 10kgs heavier to 10kgs lighter in just months— Keeping It Off For Years!

Includes all the cortiosol tools discussed in the podcast to get started straight away. Find out more here.

Natural Solutions Mentioned In Podcast

Herbs That Prevent Cortisol Sabotaging Weight Loss Efforts

Withania/Ashwagandha is nature’s chill pill for your adrenals, whilst Licorice Root boosts adrenal support and energy. My favourite plant for Progesterone balance is Chaste Tree and for Estrogen you will find great support using plants such as Wild Yam & Dong Quai.

Essential oils also help clear our chakra’s and you will find adding in a root chakra tea and body oil a powerful addition to your cortisol management.

• Try Lift_Up or PeriMeno tinctures from our shop
• Try Calm & Clear tea from our shop to help the nervous system
• Try Mula_t and Mula body oil – from our shop which helps balance the root chakra

Food Medicine:

• 100% Cacao – get one with no added sugar – just straight up legit cacao (Try LocoLove Higher Being as it has Withania and Ginseng in it)
• Fermented Sauerkraut – For gut-hormone harmony

Natural Solutions to Balance Your Cortisol Levels:

Get access to these very video’s inside The Instant Metabolic Methodology Flash Course!

• 15-Minute Metabolic Workouts – Designed specifically for women over 40, you can get access to these workouts to try in The Instant Metabolic Methodology flash course.
• Nadi Shodhana – Alternate nostril breathing for nervous system balance – also available in the flash course.
• Root Chakra Activation – Cortisol’s kryptonite can also be found in the Instant Metabolic Methodology Flash Course.

Ready to Reclaim Your Metabolism?

Remember, your metabolism isn’t broken – it’s just been kidnapped by cortisol, and today you got the ransom note.

Try these simple steps this week:

• Drink raw cacao daily as a treat
• Practice 90 seconds of alternate nostril breathing every morning
• Do just TWO 15-minute metabolic workouts instead of your usual routine
• Om in the car at least once a day

For a deeper dive into balancing your hormones naturally, join my upcoming Wellness Retreat in Koh Samui, where we’ll transform your relationship with stress and reclaim your metabolic health.

Until next time, remember that sometimes the path to fat loss is doing less, not more. And if anyone tries to tell you different, just Om your way right past them!

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