Sleep Loss and Weight Gain - How to Get Sound Sleep for Overall Good Health

Obesity, weight gain, diabetes and many other lifestyle diseases are some of the most common health issues in US today. 

While there are different treatments and precautionary measures to get rid of these ailments, very few people are aware that these health issues can be easily taken care of by making simple lifestyle changes.

Lets have a look why sleep loss causes weight gain.

Leptin is a type of protein that controls and regulates your appetite. 

Lack of sleep is one of reasons of low level of leptin which triggers appetite and you tend to eat more than you actually need. Increased appetite results in increased intake of food and you start gaining weight.

As you start gaining weight, your energy level goes down and you start avoiding physical activities.

This results in more weight gain. In fact the more weight you gain the more you tend to develop sleep disorder. These two ailments aggravate each other.

How to get sound sleep?
Lack of sleep also causes many psychological disorders like anxiety and depression.

Following are some simple and easy tips that will help you get sound sleep.

1. Physical activities play a major role in helping you sleep better. If you lead a sedentary lifestyle, you must make sure that you spend 30 minutes every day in some physical activity that will cause your heart to pump at its maximum possible efficiency. 

You can run, climb stairs very fast, try skipping etc. You may even try joining aerobic classes.

2. Yoga and Meditation - Though it requires expert supervision, you can try some simple breathing exercises like deep breathing without any expert guidance.

3. Stretching exercise - It is very easy and can be done just before going to sleep. Toe tensing is a very simple exercise that helps your whole body relax easily.

Lay on the back and point your toes towards your face. Stretch your toes as much as possible and hold it for 10 seconds.

Repeat this exercise up to 10 times every night and see the difference.

4. No tea or coffee before going to bed - Make sure that you do not consume tea, coffee or any other stimulant within 2 hours of going to bed.

5. Hot bath - Taking hot bath before going to bed is also very helpful in causing sound sleep. 

Your body temperature goes up during the bath and cools down when you come out of the bath tub. Change in body temperature at bed time soothes muscles and brain that triggers sound sleep.

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