According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 33% of Americans admit to getting fewer than seven hours per night —— A 2014 study at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota found those who were sleep deprived had higher rates of heart disease, respiratory illnesses, cancer, and premature death ——- An additional study conducted at the University of Leeds in in the United Kingdom, found that people who lack sufficient nightly sleep had a GREATER likelihood of being overweight and having a bigger waists; findings from the study showed that getting less than 5.6 hours of sleep per night was associated with higher blood sugar levels, increased inflammation, and decreased thyroid function ______ Data from the research found that for every additional hour of nightly sleep a subject got was linked to almost one-third of an inch DECREASE in waist circumference and a drop in BMI of close to half a point _____ A 2013 study at the University of California, Berkeley that showed poor dietary choices are often made by those getting too little sleep, due to alterations in hunger and satiety (feel full) hormones, with the upregulation of the hunger hormone ghrelin and down regulation of our feel full hormone leptin ____ The National Sleep Foundation recommends seven to nine hours a night as the appropriate amount of sleep for adults…be sure to sleep in a completely dark and cool room, rock those #blueblockers for up to 2 hours before bed and try and using some calming herbs to relax your mind and body, as well as practicing gratitude, journaling, some deep stretching or even opting for a hot sauna or bath ——- #briannaapproved #sleep #grandmamode #sleepytimetea #hormonehealth #cortisol #inflammation #bloodsugarbalance #weightloss #adaptogens #holistichealth (at Hotel Andaluz Albuquerque) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0s12F7Ac9P/?igshid=12vmdvzwjrb9d
