You work out most days of the week and eat healthy meals as much as you can.

You hop on the weighing scale, hoping for some good news...yet the scale shows you're gaining, not losing weight.

Now before you beat yourself up over not doing enough crunches at the gym, consider this: It’s not your healthy habits at fault here. 

In fact, the ones responsible for that belly bulge is:

Your imbalanced hormones!

Yes, hormonal imbalance can cause fat to gather around the midriff section.

This spells trouble for menopausal women, who are experiencing a drop in their estrogen levels.

So, how do you know if those love handles are a few extra pounds from bingeing on pizza and wine, or a larger issue? Here are five signs your hormones may be to blame:

Sign #1: Your waistline is getting bigger, but you're eating right.

If you’ve had a relatively flat stomach for the majority of your life and then suddenly that spare tire appears overnight, it may be a sign you've developed a hormonal belly. 

As women go through menopause or any hormonal changes, their estrogen levels drop, and body fat is redistributed from the hips, thighs, and buttocks (where it used to be stored as a fuel reserve for breastfeeding) to the tummy area.

Sign #2: You’re craving sugary treats.

A sign of hormonal imbalance is a sudden penchant for sugary treats. When your hormones levels are disturbed, your gut bacteria is also affected.

This gives Candida, a bad bacteria that loves to feed on simple sugars, a chance to rise up and wreak havoc.

So, if you suddenly start craving tons of chocolate and cakes, even though you’ve just had a full meal, it can be a sign of hormonal imbalance making you crave sweets.

Sign #3: You're experiencing a lot of mood swings.

Having mood swings are a sign your hormones might be in flux as well.

Estrogen levels fluctuate naturally during menopausal bodily changes, which can cause mood swings and lead to stress eating, which can ultimately lead to weight gain. 

So if you’re currently experiencing sudden mood swings, instead of focusing on the why’s, focus on the how’s instead, like how can you better your diet and exercise routine.

Sign #4: You're constantly stressed.

Another major player in the hormonal belly fat game is cortisol. 

Often referred to as the stress hormone, cortisol levels increase when your body senses you're overwhelmed and anxious.

This then sends the body into survival mode — signaling the body to store more fat. 

Cortisol has been studied to be steadily rising as a woman ages, especially when they’re in the later stages of menopause.

So if you’re stressed more often than not, it can be a sign you’re dealing with hormonal imbalance.

Sign #5: You're exhausted all the time but can't fall asleep.

Insomnia and exhaustion can be tell-tale signs that hormones are to blame for your weight gain.

Lack of sleep causes fatigue, which leads to stress and insomnia. All these things will mess with your hormones, specifically your cortisol levels.

And we all know that high cortisol levels can lead to weight gain, as we pointed out in sign #4.

Insomnia & exhaustion are also infamous symptoms of menopause, clearly another sign you might be facing hormonal imbalance.

How to naturally reset your hormones?

Now that we’ve gone through all 5 signs of hormonal imbalance, you might be wondering — can you reset your hormones naturally?

Yes you can!

Here are some tips to help you naturally achieve hormonal balance once again:

Be conscious about — what you eat, the amount of exercise you get, how many hours you sleep, and how you handle stressful situations, is key to combating hormonal imbalances.

PS: However, if you’re interested, we know of a way you can rebalance your hormones naturally & trim that hormonal belly at the same time:

Introducing the Slim Gut Bundle!

The Slim Gut Bundle — contains 2 of our most popular supplements (Provitalize + Previtalize) specially formulated to help women:

• Shed hormonal weight (Belly Fat)
• Maintain hormonal balance
• Support healthy weight management
• Reduce stubborn fat
• Keeping weight gain and menopausal symptoms at bay

Contains 3 thermogenic probiotic strains — each of them capable of boosting your metabolism & calorie burn-rate, helping you shed the unwanted weight fast, including L.Gasseri — a probiotic that reduces belly fat.

Contains 5 effective and natural prebiotics capable of not only boosting the performance of thermogenic probiotics, giving you faster and better results, including Xylooligosaccharides (XOS) — a prebiotic that reduces fat absorption.

Here’s where the magic happens!

When probiotics & prebiotics are taken together, the prebiotics acts as a boost, improving the weight loss efficacy of the unique probiotic strains, giving faster and better weight loss results.

This makes the Slim Gut Bundle a must-have for any woman looking to finally lose the stubborn hormonal belly they’re trying so hard to trim, and finally look and feel like themselves again!

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