You have probably heard old myth, that you should not eat before bed, because all food you eat will be stored as fat. That is simply not true. People burn quite a number of calories while sleeping or resting in bed. If you know how many calories you are going to burn while sleeping, you can eat same number of calories without getting fatter. For bodybuilders and athletes, it is important to eat before bed. Doing so will bathe muscles with complete amino acids for whole night. I am going to develop a mathematical formula, so that you will know how many calories you can eat before bed, without getting fatter.

First, we need to calculate your Resting Metabolic Rate(RMR). There are many formulas, and for sake of simplicity, let's use Owen's equation.

Owen's equation(kilograms):

RMR (male) = 879 + (10.2 * (body weight in kilograms))

RMR (female) = 795 + (7.18 * (body weight in kilograms))

Owen's equation(pounds):

RMR (male) = 879 + (4.64 * (body weight in pounds))

RMR (female) = 795 + (3.26 * (body weight in pounds))

One day has 1440 minutes. If we divide RMR by 1440, we will calculate how many calories per minute does a person burn at rest. Now, that we know this number, it is time to calculate how many calories a person will burn while sleeping. Sleeping has a MET value of 0.9, which means a calorie burn rate of 0.9 * (RMR/1440) calories per minute.

Finally we have to multiply calorie burn rate per minute by number of minutes that a person sleeps. We arrive at formula: 0.9 * (RMR/1440) * number of minutes sleeping

Illness concerns everyone. How can we approach it? And what is reason behind illness?

The reason behind illness There is a reason behind illness. Sometimes reason is virus or bacteria, sometimes there is a psychological or social reason. Many times it is difficult to see any reason, but often we can find reason in our lifestyle and daily habits.

How can we stay well? Our body has an inherent ability to heal itself. It's important to remember that, whatever treatment we choose when we get ill. By making changes in our lifestyle we are able to strengthen self healing ability and minimize reason for illness. Lifestyle changes can be made in four areas:

* Food and drink area * Exercise area * Sleep area * Mental, social and spiritual area