Do You Eat Too Much? Maybe, Maybe Not.

Everyone eats three extra cheeseburgers worth of calories a day? True or false? For perspective that is about 900 calories or 3/4 of a bag of chips, 8 glasses of wine, 18 apples, 30 cups of broccoli, 18 cups of watermelon or 300 cherry tomatoes. A new study examining whether overweight people ate more than they reported when compared to …

5 Ways a Good Night’s Sleep Improves Your Health

Losing sleep can change your health. If you have a chronic condition it is even more important to make sleep a healthy habit. Here are five ways that lack of sleep can affect your health. Weight. Sleeping less than 6 hours a night increases weight gain even in children. People who sleep 8 hours a night have the lowest rates …

5 things to know about sleep and exercise

Sleep is critical for good health, but how does sleep affect your workouts? Here are 5 things to consider when you skimp on sleep or want to work out after a restless night. You need 7-9 hours of sleep to function optimally. Anything less will increase levels of cortisol, the stress hormone, which also leads to an accumulation of belly …

Stress Makes Your Brain More Susceptible to Stress

Stress changes our brains. Your brain, like your muscles, has limited resources, meaning when one part of your brain is active, other regions are not. While you are active, working muscles get increased blood flow while it is diverted from other areas. That is one of the reasons why it is so hard to eat while exercising. Your stomach and …