{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Balancing Hormones Naturally","title":"What Your Belly Fat Is Telling You About Your Hormones","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1710,"description":"You’ve been told to cut calories, do more cardio, and crunch your way to a flat stomach. None of that is going to work. Belly fat is a hormone problem, not a willpower problem, and until you understand what’s actually driving it, nothing is going to change.\nIn this episode:\n- Why belly fat is different from every other type of fat, what makes it the most dangerous, and why you can’t spot reduce it with exercise.\n- The three hormonal drivers behind belly fat, estrogen that isn’t detoxing well, cortisol imbalance, and insulin resistance.\n- Why women need more sleep than men and what a bad night is actually doing to your cortisol, your cravings, and your insulin the next day.\n- The client who lost 12 inches by focusing on cortisol and adrenal support, not cardio and restriction.\n- Why your fasting insulin is the number to watch years before glucose or A1C starts to move, and what optimal actually looks like.\n- The drainage pathway check, sweat, pee, poop, and breath, and why none of your detox efforts work if these aren’t open.\n- The soluble fiber foods that help your body detox estrogen, including carrots, chia seeds, oranges, and sprouts.\n- The supplement that mops up LPS toxins in the gut and supports your mucosal lining at the same time.\n- Why manually balancing blood sugar supports your sleep, your cortisol, and your estrogen detoxification all at once.\n- The circadian fast that helps clear insulin overnight without starving yourself.\n- Why stevia and monk fruit still matter during your fasting window when you have insulin resistance.\n- Apple cider vinegar before meals, how much, how diluted, and exactly why it helps.\n- The two supplements Leah reaches for with insulin resistance, myo-inositol and maitake mushroom, and the data behind them.\n- The app that locks Leah off her phone at 9pm every single night and why she credits it for better sleep.\n- EFT tapping shown to reduce cortisol by 43%, and how to use it as a sleep ritual.\nThis is not a five day fix. But...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/86wOr6F_xPdgn7OPf0XXH95ik4VSvdkxX5yC3FNCRRo/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9jZDg5/ZjRlYmM5NDBiZTc4/MDg0MmUyMWY5OTAx/NWQyYi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}