Dr. Tabatha BarberI teach women how to fast their way to a faith-filled, hormonally balanced, fabulous life!

Stress Triggers Belly Fat & Blood Sugar Issues #shorts

4 Apr 2026 · 1 min

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In this short video, Dr. Tabatha Barber explains how chronic stress elevates cortisol, which signals the liver to release glucose into the bloodstream. This cortisol‑driven surge in blood sugar can push women into pre‑diabetes or diabetes. The excess sugar also promotes abdominal fat storage, manifesting as a "muffin top" or belly fat. The speaker emphasizes that controlling cortisol through stress‑management—not just diet—is essential for stabilizing blood sugar and reducing belly fat.

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Cortisol tells your liver that you need more sugar, more blood sugar to do whatever you're about to do. So your body thinks you're fighting or running, and so it's constantly pumping sugar into your bloodstream. And so we can see women go into like pre-diabetes, diabetes from their stress. So if you have a blood sugar issue, you have got to get control of your cortisol production, your stress. Like, it's, it's a game changer and it shows up as belly fat. If you have belly fat, if you have the muffin top, the tire, whatever you want to call it, it's not just about changing your diet. It really is about how can I navigate the stress through my day because it's not going to go away magically.