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Insomnia can spoil even the best of days, turning the night into a long and restless waste, sapping energy and making the next day a walking misery. Insomnia strikes about -25 percent of U.S. adults- each year, leaving a slew of -health effects- in its wake. Insomnia can make life difficult in so many ways, including what it can do to your waistline. Research shows regularly getting fewer than 7 hours...
October 5, 2023
“Eating our feelings” is something many of us have done at one time or another. But stress-eating involves much more than just craving unhealthy foods. It’s actually a hormonal response. That's right. It's not about willpower. Why People Eat When They’re Stressed - No matter what’s causing stress in a person’s life, eating is one of the ways often used to cope with it. So why is that? Stress causes...
February 17, 2023
You would be hard pressed to find a person who is not aware of the dangers of too much sugar. Warnings are given pretty much anywhere you turn and yet, Americans on average consume 153 grams of sugar a day. That is the equivalent of 6 chocolate bars, or more than a quarter pounder made completely out of sugar. That places the U.S. among the world’s top consumers of sugar, at approximately 123 pounds...
October 29, 2022
Bodies go through substantial changes -as we age. We lose muscle, bone density and the collagen under our skin. We get slower and very often, shorter. While all of this is happening there is also one thing that continues to increase: fat. After the age of 30, the amount of fat on the body steadily increases. Without intervention, most people are likely to continue putting on weight until they reach...
March 11, 2020
Unintentional weight gain at any age can lead to equally unwanted consequences. Chronic disease- and its impacts have exploded with increases in worldwide obesity, which has grown more than twofold since 1980. Now, researchers have another warning: Gaining all that weight during a specific age range could create additional health risks, and it may even shorten a life. Being obese at any age increases...
February 13, 2020
A high-fat diet causes cellular changes in the brain that could increase hunger, according to a -new study. It is believed that the changes may raise the threshold of satiation, causing us to eat more and therefore to gain weight. What’s more, the changes happen very quickly. This means that we may have to eat more to feel full just a scant few days after indulging in a high-fat diet. Seriously. A...
January 22, 2020
A lot of things change as we age, from the way we think to the way we move, and the way our bodies burn and use fat is no exception. Age-related weight gain is a common struggle, one that can have far-reaching health effects unless we understand the science and figure out how to work with, instead of against, our bodies. Here’s the science behind this challenge and what you can do to reduce its effects....
January 6, 2020
If you sleep with the soft, flickering light of television or with the modest glow of a small nightlight illuminating your room, you may be doing your body more harm than you realize. A -new study- has linked weight gain and obesity with sleeping with a light on. According to the study, women who sleep while bathed in artificial light gained, on average, 11 pounds over a five-year period. What’s more,...
July 17, 2019
Processed foods are notoriously unhealthy because they contain lots of refined carbohydrates, sugars, fat and artificial ingredients. What’s more, they have very little -nutritional value. As if that isn’t enough to malign convenience and packaged foods, a new study shows that people who eat processed foods eat more and weigh more than those who eat a minimally processed diet. People who regularly...
June 24, 2019
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