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The Importance of Sleep For Weight Loss and Overall Better Health

Sleep is something everyone should make more of a priority than they generally do.
Adults and children alike are walking around town with less sleep than ever and to make matters worse, their schedules are much busier than in years past making it imperative to get enough rest each night to fulfill all the duties of the following day.
If you tend to get sick often, feel tired quite a bit or even if you notice you are gaining weight for no reason, it may be time to invest in more sleep.
When your body is sleep deprived the amount of energy it will require your body to do all the activities for work, play and even school can become constant struggle.
Society is becoming more prone to being sick, overweight and many are becoming dependent on drugs to get them through the day and to repair illnesses that otherwise would not occur has they made enough time to sleep each nigh A hundred years ago, the average adult received nine to ten hours of sleep per night.
Today most adults are getting on average six to seven at best.
When you lack in sleep your body automatically begins to crave more calories to make up for the sleep and provide your body with enough energy to get through the day.
Lacking in sleep also controls the amount of fat your body stores, and how your appetite is acting.
Many adults are too consumed with the electronic wave of communication that keeps them in the loop by engaging in television, surfing the web, listening to music and all the other goodies everyone tends over abuse these days.
Instead of watching television before bed, reading is a great method to getting better sleep.
It is also more educational, and has o way of naturally relaxing you to sleep better.
Eating foods that are high in carbohydrates such as pastas are an easy way to lose sleep.
It takes your body too much effort to digest that type of heavy food at night and it wakes you up in the middle of the night trying to process it all.
Steer clear of heavy foods a few hours before bedtime and drink a glass of milk or green tea to relax you.
Your sleeping pattern will have total control on your eating schedule, so if you are aiming to lose weight, you absolutely must get adequate rest.
No skipping breakfast, try to choose some form of protein each morning and any fruits you can even munch on during your morning commute will be suffice.
Trying to sleep at least nine hours per night may seem like an impossible task, but it can be done.
Make it a priority and shut off the cell phones, the laptops and the televisions.
Even if you must change your schedule around so you go to sleep early, but wake up earlier such as going to sleep at nine and waking up at six am.
At east then you have additional daylight to get things done, when you stay up late you cannot get as many tasks completed as you can when you get up earlier.

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