Healthy

An Act of Kindness

Beliefs

“It’s not the events of our lives that shape us but our beliefs as to what those events mean.” 

Tony Robbins

Cortisol

Chronic stress triggers an ancient response that results in the release of cortisol into your bloodstream. Cortisol raises your blood sugar, which increases fat storage in your belly. So stress ends up increasing the size of your belly.
 Chronic stress contributes to fat accumulation through increases in the production of cortisol and, by association, insulin. Not only does insulin help you store fat, but it increases your appetite. So you eat more and feel less satisfied, a vicious cycle. An increased appetite ups the chance that you’ll engage in “hedonistic” eating in the form of nutritionally bankrupt sweets. This results in further fat storage, additional inflammation, higher insulin demand and more hunger.
 So, the more stressed you are, the more you tend to eat. 

I Have Learned

Workout

Speak

Speak your truth with honesty and kindness. 
 There is no greater sadness than holding on to the honest words you never had the courage to speak. 
 Hiding how you really feel and trying to make everyone happy will not make you "nice", it just makes you a liar and a coward.
 Living a life of honesty and kindness creates peace of mind, dignity and integrity.