Women's Health - USA (2019-06)

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JUNE 2019 WOMEN’S HEALTH

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About Your Morning Abs

We know the glory that is waking up with a flat stomach. But—don’t hate us!—those morning abs you

love could actually be a red flag. “We look tighter when we don’t have as much water sitting under the

skin, so unusual definition could be a sign of dehydration,” explains Landon Poburan, a personal

trainer and nutrition coach in Edmonton, Alberta. On days you wake with an abnormally trim tum,

follow the pee test: If the color is more yellow than clear, start chugging ASAP. Temporary abs aren’t

worth the headache (or fatigue and eventual bloat) that dehydration brings.

Undo

Prediabetes,

Like, Now

No Sweat, Just Sleep

One in three adults has

it: elevated blood sugar

that’s a warning sign for

type 2 diabetes. These

solid strategies will

give the precursor the

metaphorical flick-off.

FOLLOW THE

40-30-30 DIET

As in, each day, try to

make your diet 4 0 per-

cent carbs and 30 per-

cent each protein and

fat. Those who did so

reversed their diagnosis

within six months,

according to one study.

LOSE 7 PERCENT

OF YOUR WEIGHT

When combined with

150 minutes or more of

moderate exercise a

week, stress manage-

ment, and proper sleep,

you can lower the chance

of pre-D progressing

(into full-blown diabetes)

by 58 percent.

Cool fact: Your body temp naturally drops at night to signal drowsiness, then rises in the a.m. to help you wake up—which explains why it’s

hard to pass out and stay snoozing if you tend to run hot. These products can lower your temp a degree or two...enough to keep you resting

comfortably. Start with the sleepwear and work your way up to the cube if you need more sweet slumber relief.

LUNYA COOL

ROMPER

Made of an airy, anti-

microbial cotton blend,

this romper has an

open back, meaning

there’s one less layer of

warmth between your

body and your bed.

$178, lunya.co

BEDGEAR VER-TEX

SHEET SET

Woven with metallic

fibers that deflect heat,

these sheets have a

super-crisp, almost

slippery texture, for the

cold-side-of-the-pillow

feeling all over your

bed. From $300,

bedgear.com

CHILIPAD CUBE

Plug in this lit tle

machine to circulate

water (at a temp of

your choice) through

tubes in a mattress pad.

You’ll feel cool but

by no means damp

(how awesome is

technology?!). $499,

chilitechnology.com

Sources: BMJ Open Diabetes

Research & Care (study);

The Diabetes Prevention Program

Source: Chris Winter, MD, president of Charlottesville Neurology and Sleep Medicine and author of The Sleep Solution

WARM UP HEALTH