SLEEP WITH YOUR FUR BABY
Research from the Mayo Clinic’s
Center for Sleep Medicine found that
having a fluff ball in the bed may
improve shut-eye, since snuggling
up with your kitty or pup can help
you feel more secure as you rest.BOND WITH YOUR BLOKE
A recent study published in Social
Psychological & Personality Science
found people were more likely to
have a ‘restorative’ sleep when
they felt cared for by their partners,
which means mutual back or head
massages is a smart – and potentially
slimming – bedtime ritual.SKIP THE NAPS
If you’re chronically sleepy, resist the
call of the couch. In a presentation
by sleep experts at SLEEP 2016,
those who napped after a bad night’s
sleep made their insomnia worse.A study in the Journal
of Sleep Research found
eve n o n e n i g h t o f s l e e p
deprivation elevates the
hunger hormone ghrelin,
m a k i n g yo u e a t m o r e t h e
n ex t d ay. B u t h e r e a r e a
few surprising habits to help
yo u a d d z e d s – a n d d r o p kg s.YOU
SNOOZE,
YOU LOSE
HEAVY METAL
Two things: 1) Dietary copper actually
exists. And 2) it can help your body
torch more fat. Since copper isn’t usually
listed on nutrition labels, here’s how to
easily get more of your suggested daily
fill of 1.2mg from four top sources.
52%
Toss ¼ cup
toasted sunflower
seeds into your
trail mix.42%
Have 30g dark
chocolate
(about 3–5
squares, 70
per cent cocoa
or higher) for
your sweet fix.53%
Slice 1 cup Portobello (crimini)
mushrooms and add to your
weeknight stir-fry.17%
Saute 1 cup chopped
kale or beetroot leaves
and scramble with
your eggs.THE NUMBER OF
MINUTES BEFORE
MEALTIME YOU
SHOULD ORDER FOOD
IF YOU WANT TO EAT
LIGHTER. RESEARCH
FROM THE UNIVERSITY
OF PENNSYLVANIA
AND CARNEGIE
MELLON UNIVERSITY
FOUND THAT WHEN
PEOPLE REQUESTED
THEIR TAKEAWAY AN
HOUR IN ADVANCE,
THEY ORDERED ABOUT
10 PER CENT FEWER
KILOJOULES. YOU
KNOW WHAT THEY
SAY: DON’T MENULOG
ON A GROWLING
EMPTY STOMACH.discuss
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