We all know we need to eat right and exercise to lose weight and be healthy. Here is an article I found that helped me see that sleep is right up there too! Simply stated, our body produces two hormones that are important for us to understand when we are trying to lose weight and be healthy, ghrelin and leptin. Ghrelin tells us we need to eat, and leptin tells us we are full. Lack of sleep causes the body to produce more ghrelin, and less leptin. See the problem? Also, if you are tired it is hard to find motivation to work out, and work outs become less productive because you are tired and it is hard to stay focused.
Not to come second in order of valid resources, President Brigham Young taught: “Then let us seek to extend the present life to the uttermost, by observing every law of health, and by properly balancing labor, study, rest, and recreation, and thus prepare for a better life."
Not to come second in order of valid resources, President Brigham Young taught: “Then let us seek to extend the present life to the uttermost, by observing every law of health, and by properly balancing labor, study, rest, and recreation, and thus prepare for a better life."
Let's all get some rest! Keep up the good work!
-JoAnn
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