Former Fat Guy dot Com wrote:
The Washington Post reports that a new five-year study has found that more sleep can reduce calcium deposits in people’s arteries. Specifically, the study found that people getting one extra hour of sleep each night were less likely to have “artery-stiffening calcium deposits.” The researchers do not know […]
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Former Fat Guy dot Com wrote:
Need to learn something? Try an intense period of studying followed by a good night’s sleep. The BBC reports that a study has confirmed that sleep does indeed help with memory. The study found that sleep appears to help strengthen nerve connections in the brain.
The researchers studied a group […]
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Dr. Grossman wrote:
By Tom Venuto, CSCS, NSCA-CPTwww.BurnTheFatbook.com
You’ve probably seen the magazine articles or news blurbs that say, “lack of sleep can make you fat!”
There is a lot of confusion however, about the mechanism.
It’s not uncommon for people to believe there is a cause and effect relationship between sleep deprivation and weight gain.
However, if that […]
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