Thursday, May 19, 2011

Dani´s Tip of the Day 3

Get Enough Sleep-


I have read that it is not only for our mental health as well as for our physical health that we need at least 8 hours a night of sleep. It helps regulate our metabolisms, regulate hunger, and helps drop the .

Here is the flip side along with some other tips on sleep from Jillian Michaels.


Are You Getting Too Much Sleep?

Are you one of those people who likes to brag that you get by on very little sleep? Or do you love to sleep the day away? I've told you before that too little sleep can mess up your weigh-loss efforts, but did you also know that sleeping too much can also negatively affect your metabolism as well?
If you sleep 10 hours a night, you might face some of the same hormonal risks as those who sleep too little. A recent Canadian study found that people who sleep fewer than seven hours or more than nine hours weigh an average of four more pounds (and had wider waists) than people who sleep eight hours every night. Researchers believe that having too much or too little sleep interferes with your ability to control your appetite, because it simultaneously increases hunger hormone ghrelin while it decreases satisfaction hormone leptin.
Want to be sure you are getting all the benefits of a good night sleep? Get your rest! Shoot for a consistent eight hours of sleep and stick with the same bed time and wake-up time each day — even on the weekends!

1 comment:

Charlie said...

I fall under the under-sleeping. I would love to one day be able to sleep for 12 hours straight to make up for lost sleep. hahaha!

I know that under-sleeping is not good, but what can be done about it when my mind won't turn-off and stay turned-off for 8 hours straight. LOL!!! Naturally, without the aide of sleep aides which are worse then not actually getting in 8 hrs. I probably get 5-6 hours norm, 7 hours is a good night.

I'll keep trying....

Charlie