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Your Guide to Healthy Sleep! (Yes sleep helps you keep weight off!)
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02-04-07, 01:04 PM
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| Your Guide to Healthy Sleep! (Yes sleep helps you keep weight off!)
I decided to throw this how to guide on better sleep in this forum. Why you ask? Sleep is very important, because on average, those who sleep say 6 hrs a day versus those who sleep say 8 hours a day tend to be about 15lbs heavier on average (you can verify this in the studies on sleep forum). For you weight lifters, your muscles grow in your sleep as well!
You will need Adobe Acrobat to read this, if you do not have it, you can download it for free here: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html Quote:
This patient and public booklet provides the latest science-based information about Sleep. Learn about . . .- Common sleep myths and practical tips for getting adequate sleep
- Coping with jet lag and nighttime shift work
- Avoiding dangerous drowsy driving
This booklet also gives information on sleep disorders, such as insomnia, sleep apnea, restless legs syndrome, narcolepsy, and some parasomnias. NIH Publication Number 06-5271. 2006. 60 pages.
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| Great guide!!! Some good suggestions in there. Thanks OD! 
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| Great post admin. Nice to hear your tips of sound sleep. I myself is discussing few techniques for good sound sleep. During bedtime, don't harbour any negative thoughts and worry. Stress disturbs sleep. Eat your dinner at least 2 hours before your sleeping time. Don't drink mind stimulators like tea,cofee prior to sleeping. Make sure that your bedroom has a moderate room temperature(not too hot nor not too cold). | |
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| Re: Your Guide to Healthy Sleep! (Yes sleep helps you keep weight off!)
Sometimes I take L-Trypohpan to help sleep, but it only seems to work for me if I take it on an empty stomach and no protean with it because it’s an amino acid.
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| Re: Your Guide to Healthy Sleep! (Yes sleep helps you keep weight off!)
i myself had sleep apnea and insomnia i have a cpap that i'm supposed to use but the mask they gave me just goes into my nose doesnt cover my mouth and i'm a mouth breather so i cant breath through the nose mask. the apnea is part of why i'm losing weight i didnt have the sleep apnea before i gained all the weight doc said losing the weight could help with it it is hard to have a bedtime routine when you have insomnia i tried going to bed at a normal time but after i lay there 30 min to an hour i get up cause my tossing and turning keeps up my boyfriend so i've taken to waiting till he is asleep to even try to go to sleep i've tried taken melitonin pills and vallerion root i've found this sleeping pill called sleep md sold at walmart everything in it seems natural and it works as long as i dont take it every night so i have been able to fall asleep easier than before but it doesnt keep me asleep i wake up everytime i roll over i just havent found anything that will keep me asleep and not make me feel drugged all day the next day i'm just hoping that when i lose this weight i'll start sleeping better again
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