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How Does Lack Of Sleep Affect Your Physical Fitness?
This article explains the how sleep keeps your mind and body healthy as well as how too little sleep can be a serious health risk. A list at the end of the article explains what happens to your body if you get only four, five, or six hours of sleep. The article also covers research designed to create a pill to eliminate the need for sleep.
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From Our Experts
Lack of Sleep Can Lead to Suicide
Contemplating suicide just because you can't sleep may seem a bit drastic, and this would be true if the insomnia only lasted for a night... Read more »
Lack of Exercise = Lack of Sleep
Tommy sprawls on the couch, his eyes glued to the TV screen and the latest Spiderman movie. Shelly is curled up in the easy chair, her only... Read more »
The Lack of Physical Education in Schools is a Factor of Childhood...
You just have to monitor the news occasionally to know that physical education (PE) in schools has been cut, minimized, or is severely... Read more »
Let's Have a Nap
With the hectic lifestyles most of us lead these days, napping has become almost a way of life. Think naps are for sissies? Listen. Even... Read more »
Exercising For Better Sleep: How Stress Affects Your Sleep
Your body is the crème dela crème of pharmacies. Forget Ambien or any sleep medication drugs you have seen advertised, if you want to... Read more »
From Our Sources
Sleep deficit linked to cancer risk
Researchers say that women who get too little sleep may be putting themselves at risk for cancer. A study of 5,968 women in Maryland found that those... Read more »
Lack of Sleep Ups Diabetes Risk
A lack of sleep can affect more than your workday; It may also contribute to high blood sugar levels and an increased risk of Type 2 diabetes.... Read more »
Lack of Exercise
Source: Breastcancer.org
Research shows a link between exercising regularly at a moderate or intense level for 4 to 7 hours per week and a lower risk of breast cancer.... Read more »
Listen to Your Body
Today I met with the spouse of a man who has a degenerative movement disorder. The mans condition has become considerably worse over the past 8 to... Read more »
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