6 WAYS TO SHRINK BELLY FAT (5 OF THOSE DO NOT INCLUDE EXERCISE!)

If you are looking for ways to tone and shrink your belly, we can present you with a way that is much better than doing crunches.

Jenifer Cohen suggests strategies for burning up cortisol in an op-ed article for Forbes Magazine. Cortisol is a hormone which depletes lean muscles and holds on the fat in the region of the abdomen.

Reducing stress, which spikes the cortisol levels is very important for this process. Furthermore, there are additional strategies to this.

Get proper sleep	Reduce or eliminate refined sugars from the diet	Slow down the breathing
Do exercise	Take vitamin C supplements	Consume fats which are found in walnuts, avocados and salmon

Getting sufficient amount of sleep is essential, not only for normalizing the cortisol levels, but for regulating the circadian clock, which profoundly impacts your weight and metabolism.

What we eat determines our ability to eliminate excess body fat. So, eating processed junk food and fructose/sugar significantly reduces your chances of getting ripped and flat abs even if you try really hard. So you need to eliminate all forms of sugar and fructose from your diet, but increase the intake of healthy fats.

Fructose is hidden in a lot of processed beverages and foods, so it is almost impossible to avoid it. Nevertheless, staying away from processed foods and purchasing whole and organic foods, and preparing them yourself, is an excellent way of circumventing fructose.