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Diet Soda and Lack of Sleep = Heart Attack

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Brian Yalung

Soda drinkers listen up. While you may be forced to limit your soda intake, you may want to watch your sleeping habits. A study shows that if you are not careful, you may be at risk of a heart disease. This study is from the University of Miami, where 2,500 soda drinkers were evaluated.

They found those who drank diet soda daily were 61 percent more likely to have a vascular event such as a stroke. They found chronic short sleep produces hormones and chemicals that increase your risk of developing he

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Sleep Better or Get Fat!

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Brian Yalung

If you are conscious about your weight, then exercising may not be the only solution. In fact, you can probably sleep on it! Especially if you are in your teens, a study suggest that the best ways to fight calories and the fat is to sleep regularly.

This is not the first time we have heard of the link between obesity and sleep loss. It has been reported by other studies that lack of sleep may alter levels of hormones that regulate one’s appetite, but only a few tried to see the influence of sle

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Americans Sleeping 2 Hours Less

Posted on June 19, 2010 by Brian Yalung

Sleep deprivation is something obviously hurting people nowadays and it seems that these findings by the National Sleep Foundation may open more eyes than usual. From an average sleeping time of 9 hours, Americans are sleeping just 6.9 hours per night.

This represents a two hour drop per night since the 19th century, one hour per night over the past 50 years, and about 15 to 25 minutes per night just since 2001. A number of health factors can result from this, including heart problems, obesity a

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Sleep Better by Dieting

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Brian Yalung

It seems that sleepless nights may be tied up with how much you weigh and eat and this issue will be tackled at this year’s National Sleep Awareness Week to be held from March 7 to 13. Health benefits will be among the topics which include proper rest and surprisingly, weight control.

There are two appetite-controlling hormones which contribute to the loss of sleep. Not only are you hungry in one sleep study, the participants’ desire for high-calorie,

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Sleep Loss Contributes to Sleep Gain

Posted on April 28, 2009 by Brian Yalung

We all read about it so apparently, the words of specialists may be able to convince us that sleep loss actually contributes to obesity and weight gains that has been a glaring problem these days. Medical studies performed in the past few years are revealing that sleep loss can contribute to weight gain.

“It interferes with our circadian rhythms and with the way we regulate our hormones,” William Kohler, medical director of the Florida Sleep Institute, says.

There are two hormones that affect the appetite: Leptin and Ghrelin. Leptin communicates that “

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Post Orgasms Make Men Sleep Easier

Posted on October 21, 2008 by Brian Yalung

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Sex and sleep are practically partners. Especially for couples, the issue of having sex and then going to sleep would depend on the mood and of course the time when both are willing to let off some steam. But as far as the men are concerned, there are scientific findings which link hormones released as a result of a male orgasm called prolactin that can entirely help a male sleep better.

“This hormone appears to be linked to the feeling of sexual s

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