{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"hol+ with Dr. Taz MD | The Future of Medicine is Holistic","title":"The Hidden Cortisol-Gut Connection: Why Stress Can Block Weight Loss, Disrupt Blood Sugar, and Increase Belly Fat","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/b035adbf\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1528,"description":"Join The Circle (use code PODCAST): ➡️ https://holplus.co/circle/\nWhy aren’t you losing weight, even when you’re eating well, exercising, taking hormones, or using a GLP-1? If the scale will not budge, stubborn belly fat keeps returning, or your cravings and energy feel impossible to control, cortisol may be blocking your progress.\nIn this solo episode of hol+, Dr. Taz explains how chronic stress and disrupted cortisol patterns affect your metabolism. She breaks down the connection between cortisol, blood sugar, insulin, inflammation, gut health, and visceral fat, revealing why weight loss can stall even when you feel like you are doing everything right.\n\nYou’ll also learn how cortisol patterns can change throughout the day, why a stressful event may affect your blood sugar for hours, and how chronic stress can alter your appetite, digestion, hormones, and response to weight-loss medications.\nIn this episode:\nWhy weight loss can stall despite diet and exercise\nHow cortisol affects your metabolism\nSigns your natural cortisol rhythm may be disrupted\nWhy you may feel tired all day but wired at night\nThe connection between stress, blood sugar, and insulin\nHow cortisol increases cravings for sugar, salt, and comfort foods\nWhy stress can promote visceral belly fat\nHow chronic inflammation blocks metabolic progress\nWhy GLP-1 medications may appear to stop working\nHow stress affects digestion and the gut microbiome\nWhy cortisol may contribute to bloating, constipation, or diarrhea\nWhat a four-point cortisol test can reveal\nHow lowering cortisol can support metabolic health\nLearn more about cortisol testing, stress-related weight gain, and the hol+ approach:\nhttps://holplus.co/services/cortisol-stress/\n\nLearn more about hol+ and schedule an appointment:\nhttps://holplus.co/\n\nListen to more episodes of the hol+ podcast:\nhttps://holplus.co/podcast/\n\nIf you know someone who is struggling to lose weight despite doing everything right, share this episode with them. Subscribe...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/dk3-2MWMfnX775_3EJvEAYePX2gPGqNcU4lUBYgbkNg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81OTFk/YjRmODQxYmQxMDdk/ZGY4NmNhYmQ3YWRi/ZmFmMi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}