If you have never heard of metaflammation or inflammaging, that's okay! Technically they aren't real words, but in my world and brain, they are! And now I am going to teach you the meaning of these two words and how they relate to obesity or even why you can't get rid of those extra pounds you are holding on to.

Your adrenals make cortisol in a circadian rhythm; more production in the morning, tapering off through the day. Cortisol is the hormone that provides that "get up and go" in the morning. Cortisol and melatonin work together to support our sleep wake cycle.