Disrupted sleep or sleep deprivation affects: growth hormone – controls body fat and muscle production of leptin hormone – tells body when it should feel full secretion of cortisol – stress hormone causing high calorie cravings reduced daytime physical activity including natural movement and fidgeting NSF study – 1/4 adults ate more than usual following […]
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Drinking excessive amounts of alcohol damages parts of the cells that are linked to premature ageing and cancer, Italian researchers have found. Researchers at the University of Milan have discovered that drinking causes stress and inflammation to telomeres — the ends of DNA strands, which are important for the genetic stability of the cell. Damage […]
Apples can halve the risk of colorectal cancer shows new research from Poland! A study compared patients suffering from the disease with those who were free from the disease and found a reduced risk from patients who ate an apple a day, while those who ate more than an apple a day reduced their risk by […]
A Garvan Institute weight loss researcher says that stress normally adversely affects your weight. But long term stress such as negative job or relationship problems can affect your weight! One of the things stress does is release stress hormones cortisole and neuropeptide Y. Cortisole affects your fat cells. More specifically, when we experience stress our […]
According to scientists from the University of Cambridge, tomatoes can protect against strokes and heart problems. They contain lycopene which helps reduce bad cholesterol (low density lipoproteins) in the blood helping prevent atherosclerosis. Red tomatoes are the richest source of lycopene, it is also known for its potent antioxidant properties, it has the ability to […]
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