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Is Stress the Real Reason for Your Puffiness and Weight Gain?
Imagine your body can’t tell the difference between a real tiger chasing you and modern life stress.
- Whether it’s menopause symptoms, too much exercise, under-eating, money worries, or a tough job, your body thinks - “Tiger!”
- Stress hormones rise (cortisol, adrenaline).
- Gut barrier loosens (zonulin goes up - leaky gut, leading to Auto-Immune issues).
- Natural calmers weaken (enkephalins go down, feeling even more stress).
- The result - cravings, puffiness, belly fat, exhaustion.
Each stressor = another tiger-
- Emotional tigers- divorce, parenting struggles, finances.
- Lifestyle tigers- work, household, caregiving.
- Physical tigers:- over-exercise, under-eating, poor sleep.
- Biological tigers - hormonal shifts, chronic illness.
Your nervous system doesn’t distinguish between them — it just keeps sounding the alarm-
“Run for your life!”
Taming the Tiger with SWERPSS
Every pillar helps calm the tiger-
- Sunlight & Water → regulate daily rhythm.
- Exercise & Rest → movement without burnout.
- Protein → stabilizes blood sugar so cravings ease.
- Self-development → mental tools to reframe stress.
- Supplements → shore up gaps and support resilience.
FitnHealthy Tip - Unmanaged stress = the Tiger always chasing you so the body locks into survival mode (weight gain + puffiness).
Managing stress with SWERPSS - the tiger calms down.
The body feels safe to heal, release fat, and restore balance.
Do you have a Solution in place? What's your secret?
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Is Stress the Real Reason for Your Puffiness and Weight Gain?
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