Do You Have Toxic Fat From Stress?

Science shows that a sustained high level of cortisol, which results from chronic, unrelenting stress, can have a dangerous, even life-threatening effect on the body. Dr. Pamela Peeke, calls this “Toxic Stress,” because it literally poisons your body, making you vulnerable to colds, flu, fatigue and infections. “Toxic Stress” can impair memory and concentration and new evidence shows it can give you a raging appetite!
According to Dr. Peeke, “Stress Fat” differs from the fat found in other parts of the body and when there is too much of it, it becomes toxic. This “Toxic Fat” overwhelms the liver and impairs its ability to function properly, resulting in a variety of metabolic disturbances. These disturbances can bring about serious health conditions such as: high blood pressure; high blood sugar; high cholesterol; and high blood coagulability, which predisposes a person to the formation of blood clots. These conditions can then lead to serious and potentially fatal illnesses including diabetes, heart disease, and stroke.

Check yourself out by taking a measure your waistline at the belly button. Ideally, men’s waistlines should be below 40 inches and women’s waistlines should be below 35 inches in order to drastically reduce the chance of developing heart disease, diabetes and cancer. Now take Dr. Peeke’s Toxic Fat Test by lying on your back on the floor or any level surface. Use your index fingers to find your pelvic bone on both sides of your abdomen. Tighten you abdominal muscles, then trace your fingers across your abdomen until they meet at your midline. If your abdomen is flat, you don’t have a build-up of fat deep inside your abdominal wall distending your abdomen, If your abdomen is distended, you are suffering from “Toxic Fat.”