SaralnamaVidya Malavade recently highlighted the link between anxiety and cortisol levels in the body. “Cortisol will not let you lose weight/fat, especially belly fat…when you’re anxious, cortisol rises…When we stare at our phones, incessantly, cortisol rises…even the ting-ting of messages will make it rise,” Malavade noted in an Instagram post. “So, if you’re wondering, why, even if you’re working out consistently, eating healthy, you are not able to reduce weight…it’s because cortisol is a hormone and it causes inflammation … because it keeps our brain in a permanent state of sympathetic nervous system activation.. or the fight or flight mode! It can also cause insulin resistance…Hence, it is imperative that we find ways to lower cortisol…,” she continued In the post, she also shared the measures she has adopted. “Sometimes when I have had a really heavy workout and I… (Updated 29 Oct 2025, 21:16 IST; source: link)
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- Vidya Malavade recently highlighted the link between anxiety and cortisol levels in the body
- “Cortisol will not let you lose weight/fat, especially belly fat…when you’re anxious, cortisol rises…When we stare at our phones, incessantly, cortisol rises…even the ting-ting of messages will make it rise,” Malavade noted in an Instagram post
- “So, if you’re wondering, why, even if you’re working out consistently, eating healthy, you are not able to reduce weight…it’s because cortisol is a hormone and it causes inflammation … because it keeps our brain in a permanent state of sympathetic nervous system activation.