mercredi 10 juillet 2013

If Your Belly Is Growing, Take A Look At Your Quality Of Sleep

By James, Mary


A healthy weight loss diet will consider many factors in addition to the foods that you consume. For example, you want to be sure to get enough sleep in order to prevent weight gain. the typical six hours of sleep per night will actually cause your metabolism to decrease, and it will increase food cravings according to recent studies. If you get even less sleep, say four hours per night, you will increase your chance of obesity to 70%.

So what happens, biologically, when you don't sleep well? Sleep deprivation puts your body in a chronic state of stress. Stress elevates cortisol levels and stimulates insulin secretion, which activates your FAT programs and puts your body in fat storage mode.

Try these tips to help you sleep more soundly and decrease your body's stress response:

x Falling asleep with the television on is a no-no; it wil affect your sleep because of the brain chemicals that are altered

- Be sure you are comfortable in bed; you'll also want the room to be as dark and cool as possible

- Skip the late evening snacks, in fact it's best to stop eating at least three hours before bed time

- Avoid caffeinated drinks, especially in the afternoon and evening; drink herbal tea instead

*Take hot a bath or shower before bed

*Listen to my evening visualization CD as you are going to sleep at night. It is designed to put you in a deep state of sleep.

Be sure that you don't have sleep apnea because it will sabotage your weight loss efforts. If you are more than 100 pounds over weight, or you snore or breathe heavy during sleep, then ask your doctor about getting tested. We hope these quick weight loss tips are of assistance, and will help you in your weight management goals.




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