@betterhealthnutrition: 1. Above the belly button = upper visceral fat = cortisol storage. Cortisol receptors are densest in upper abdominal fat cells. Every cortisol spike sends a specific storage command to this region. Fix: magnesium glycinate at night, ashwagandha in the morning, no training after 6pm. The cortisol curve resets. Upper belly responds. 2. Below the belly button = lower abdominal fat = insulin resistance. Insulin directs fat into the lower abdominal region when cells stop responding to it. High insulin keeps fat locked there regardless of calories. Fix: protein-first eating at every meal, no snacking between meals, berberine 500mg with food. Insulin sensitivity improves. Lower belly responds. 3. Most people have both — because cortisol creates insulin resistance. Cortisol raises blood glucose. Insulin spikes to manage it. Cells become resistant over time. So the upper belly is a cortisol problem and the lower belly is an insulin resistance problem — both created by the same upstream hormone. This is why fixing cortisol alone often moves both. 4. The supplement that addresses the dividing line between them: Magnesium glycinate lowers cortisol and improves insulin sensitivity simultaneously. It is the only supplement that works on both sides of the belly fat equation at once. This is why it is always the starting point. Upper and lower. Cortisol and insulin. One intervention. 5. The protocol that works the whole picture: Magnesium glycinate 400mg at night — cortisol and insulin. Ashwagandha KSM-66 600mg in the morning — cortisol axis. Berberine 500mg with meals — insulin sensitivity. ALL LINKS IN BIO Upper belly. Lower belly. Both mechanisms. One coherent approach. Save this. Share it. I post all about health/fitness/peptides/supplements Drop a follow.
