Sleep Habits Helping You Gain Weight?

According to Dr. Mercola:

 

You may think nothing of turning on your bathroom light in the middle of the night or sleeping next to the glow of your clock radio. But powerful research is emerging that shows exposure to light during the night can seriously impact your body's internal clock, leading to metabolic changes and weight gain.

In fact, mice that were exposed to dim light during the night gained 50 percent more weight over an eight-week period than mice kept in complete darkness at night. They also had increased levels of glucose intolerance, a marker for pre-diabetes.

The weight gain occurred even though the mice were fed the same amount of food and had similar activity levels, and the researchers believe the findings may hold true for humans as well.

 

Click here to read more: Make this Common Mistake While Sleeping and Risk Gaining Weight

 

 

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Fascinating, isn't it?  The farther we stray from the world we were given, the more health problems we have.  Fresh foods are good for us; processed ones are not.  The world was designed with day and night, giving us the light we need to work and the darkness we need to sleep.  The Creator knew what he was doing.

 

For those of us with fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, and a multitude of other invisible illnesses, sleep is important if we are to function at all in this world.  Perhaps we should take note of this study.