Sleep to Destress, Improve Health and Lose Weight
SLEEP TO DESTRESS, IMPROVE HEALTH AND LOSE WEIGHT by Yvette McQueen MD Did you know lack of sleep increases your stress level? You feel sluggish and nonproductive which aggravates your psychic. It also increases your cortisol levels which elevates stress; additionally increased cortisol levels will add abdominal fat and potentiate the risk of Type II Diabetes. Recent studies show the average US adult sleeps 5-6 hours per night. Not only reduced hours of sleep but interrupted sleep plays havoc on your stress level. An average adult needs 7-8 hours of uninterrupted sleep to rejuvenate the body cells and metabolism. A school age child needs 10-12 hours of sleep to maintain productive brain cells for learning. Ways to improve sleep habits: · * Energy and exercise increase the happy brain endorphins for restful sleep; don’t exercise within 2 hours of bedti...