Cortisol detox diet

[livingonhomemadesoup]

I'm in the throes of menopause and all the belly fat that comes with it!! No amount of dieting will shift it. I'm reading loads of stuff on cortisol and my social media feeds keep suggesting 28 day cortisol detox diets. These ads of course all cost and I'm not being conned or drawn in, but, has anyone ever tried a cortisol detox diet? Did it work and what did it entail? Thank you (she types eating a biscuit!!)

If you have a liver your body can detox once you cut out UPFs.

To me a cortisol “detox” would be radically reducing stress, prioritising sleep, relaxing and not doing strenuous exercise instead taking long walks and meandering bike rides.

That’s what reducing cortisol would mean to me too. And a detox would mean eating whole foods and cutting out processed foods

the cycle you have is that you may have maladaptive coping mechanisms with regards to stress in your life. I.e you eat when stressed. That’s what the issue might be. Not that the cortisol is making you eat, or the food is causing high cortisol. This is what my understanding of the cortisol obesity studies means. Overweight people can have high levels of cortisol as they eat too much as a maladaptive coping strategy

I agree with PP. My fabulously switched on GP also recommended magnesium glycinate which help with sleep and reducing cortisol.

Are you on HRT?
HRT and reducing my calories, along with ditching alcohol and sugar, has meant I’ve completely lost my menopause belly.