Did you know that chronic stress can cause your body to:

• holds fat around the belly
• constantly craves sweet and fatty food
• sleeps worse
• gets a slower metabolism

Even when you eat healthily and exercise, it can remain difficult to lose belly fat. This is because the body remains in a kind of survival mode instead of recovery and fat-burning mode.

Do you recognize this?

• You feel tense, even when you are tired.
• Your belly keeps growing while you live a healthy lifestyle.
• You constantly crave sugar or snacks
• You sleep restlessly or too little

This is not always related to discipline. Often, it is actually a signal that the body has been overloaded for a long time and needs support. Additionally, many women with chronic stress notice that menstrual complaints and tension go hand in hand with hormonal imbalance, poor sleep, and difficulty recovering.

Cortisol and belly fat

The key to recovery often lies not in training even harder or eating less, but in reducing stress and supporting hormonal balance.

When cortisol remains elevated for a prolonged period, the body becomes exhausted. As a result, body fat is stored more easily around the abdomen, and cravings for sugar and quick energy often develop.

1. Hijama (cupping therapy)

Hijama is often used within natural health methods to support relaxation and recovery.

Many people experience that hijama helps with:

• reducing stress and tension
• sleep better
• more rest in the body
• support for recovery

In addition, many people consciously choose hijama during the Sunnah days.

2. Ashwagandha

Ashwagandha is often used as a natural support for stress and hormonal balance. Many people use it to:

• to support cortisol
• to experience more peace
• Our Ashwagandha is pure, organic, and without additives. You can find it  here  . 

3. Vitamin injections (B12 & C)

Vitamin injections are regularly used to support:

• energy
• resistance
• recovery from prolonged stress

In women with chronic fatigue, why ferritin remains low and deficiencies sometimes play a greater role than previously thought.

4. Lifestyle

Small lifestyle changes can make a big difference:

• at least 7 hours of sleep per night
• daily moments of rest, breathing, or dhikr
• less caffeine in the afternoon and evening

This is your wake-up call

Belly fat is not just a cosmetic problem. It can also be a signal that the body has become unbalanced. The longer stress and overload persist, the harder it becomes to break that vicious cycle. Schedule your hijama during the upcoming Sunnah days at hijama and cupping Rotterdam and hijama and cupping Utrecht:

• 9 of this month
• 11th of this month
• 13th of this month

There are limited spots available. First come, first served.

Make your appointment today via:
Make an appointment

Start your recovery today:

• Book your hijama session
• Start with Ashwagandha
• Schedule a vitamin injection

Small steps. Big breakthrough. Your body is an amaanah.

PS: We are looking for reinforcements

Our practice is growing. Are you a sister with a heart for people and an interest in Islamic healthcare?

We are looking for an administrative/receptionist (part-time).

Customer-oriented, structured, and committed.

Send your motivation to: hijama-en-cupping@hotmail.nl

Dear people, take care of yourselves.

About the author

Najat Haddouch
Hijama & cupping expert | Orthomolecular therapist

✔️ More than 70,000 treatments performed
✔️ More than 1,000 therapists trained
✔️ Specialized in hormones, stress, and chronic fatigue