Sleep Articles

Sleep Articles:

Quality Sleep is a Weight-Loss Key

I have long reported that sleep is the primary fat-burning time, especially when a person does not eat food before bed. Of course if you exercise you will burn more calories during and following exercise; but in terms of the ideal time of the day to simply burn more fat it is during sleep. Between meals during the day (assuming you do not snack) you will burn 60% glucose and 40% fatty acids. After 6 hours of not eating (such as during sleep) this ratio flips around and you begin to burn 60% fatty acids until you wake up, your prime fat-burning time if you have managed your daily eating patterns according to the Leptin Diet.

Read More: childhood obesity, children, eating before bed, fat burning, glycine, insulin, magnesium, metabolism, sleep

Magnesium Lowers CRP in Poorly Sleeping Adults

How well you get through your day and how well you sleep at night are highly inter-related. Daytime inflammation in excess leaves extra inflammation in your nerves at night which gets in the way of sleep. A new study with adults shows that 320 mg per day of supplemental magnesium can lower inflammatory CRP and help sleep.

Read More: C-reactive protein, CRP, inflammation, magnesium, sleep

Aging Eyes Affect Sleep

One of the things that happens to your eyes as you age is that the lens of your eyes yellows, in turn reducing the ability of your retina to absorb blue light. Blue light is needed to activate the production of melatonin that helps you sleep. A new study shows this is a common problem associated with poor sleep quality as individuals age.

Read More: aging, blue light, eyes, sleep, yellow lens