Lose Weight While You Sleep

Written by Heather Moreno, PeopleFit USA


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2.When you get enough sleep you replenish your energy stores and your hormones stay in check. When you are sleep deprivedrepparttar hormone cortisol rises in your body, indicating stress. When cortisol remains high it stimulates your appetite for high sugar foods and it also causesrepparttar 115397 body to store more fat inrepparttar 115398 abdominal area. Lack of sleep can lead to weight gain!

Considerrepparttar 115399 following:

*What time do you get up? Go to bed? *How many hours of sleep do you average? *How many hours of sleep do you need? *Based onrepparttar 115400 hours of sleep you need, what time is ideal for you to go to bed? To get up?

You might notice some changes need to be made. While you may not be able to reach your ideal habits right now, making small changes in sleeping habits can help, especially duringrepparttar 115401 crazy schedulesrepparttar 115402 holidays bring.

Heather Moreno is a CPA escapee who followed her passion for fitness. She is certified by the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Council on Exercise. Heather is president of PeopleFit USA… getting you fit in 20 minutes a week over the phone. If working out isn’t working out for you or you’ve tried your last diet, visit www.peoplefitusa.com. Is your group or company looking for a fitness motivational speaker or corporate fitness program? Ask Heather!


Learning To Manage Your Stress

Written by Susan Rutter


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Some evidence even shows that high levels of stress may shrinkrepparttar part ofrepparttar 115396 brain that governs learning and memory. Scientists who studiedrepparttar 115397 brains of people with severe depression and post-traumatic stress disorder found that one part ofrepparttar 115398 brain, calledrepparttar 115399 "hippocampus", actually became smaller when high-level stress kicked in. Some researchers speculate thatrepparttar 115400 shrinkage could result from raised levels of stress hormones called "glucocorticords".

When stress declines, you are more likely to stretch your physical and mental boundaries, suggests Phil Nuernberger, Ph.D., president of Mind Resources Technologies in Honesdale, Pennsylvania.

Susan Rutter: Author, Publisher, Nutritionist, Instructor. Assists patients and the public make healthy choices and changes in their lives. http://stressfree_living.resourcez.com


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