Tagged as Sleep

Sleep might be the most undervalued aspect of weight loss. When I called getting seven to nine hours of quality, uninterrupted sleep -my big needle mover- for fast, lasting fat loss, I wasn't kidding. Manufacturers understand our epidemic sleep struggle. That’s why any drugstore or health-minded grocery offers a wide array of natural sleep aids. How do you choose the best one? Based on research coupled...
July 12, 2015
Want to know my big needle mover for fast, lasting fat loss? It has nothing - and -everything - to do with the foods you eat and exercise you do. The best thing you can do to stay lean and healthy involves a good night's sleep. I'm talking quantity -and- quality here. If you sleep eight hours, but wake up three times during the night to go to the bathroom, you're not getting high-quality sleep, and...
April 13, 2015
“Stress has become such the new normal for me that I don’t know how to -not -feel stressed,” a friend recently confessed. “It’s almost like if I didn’t have a zillion things to worry about, my mind would start creating stressful thoughts.” - She’s not alone. Relationships, kids, and finances become major stressors for just about everyone. So does maintaining steady employment. One study found increased...
April 9, 2015
Great weekend. Uh oh. It's Monday! - Late nights, too little sleep, indulging in too much good stuff (not all of it healthy), and maybe, just maybe getting a little over-served? You can make a few simple changes to avoid the dreaded brain fog and keep your life and work on-track. Although it helps, you don't have to give up your weekend fun or become a party pooper to cut the brain fog. Sure you could...
February 21, 2015
Many of us are concerned that our inability to get a good 8 hours of sleep each night may have an adverse effect on our health. Research shows that sleeping 8 hours or more (or 6 hours or less) per night can actually increase your mortality risk. Time Magazine reported results of a study by Daniel Kripke, a sleep psychologist in California, that found that people who get 6 to 7 hours of sleep live...
November 4, 2014