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<\/a>It\u2019s true. \u00a0 In 1999 the University of Chicago did a study with eleven lean young men.\u00a0 They had them sleep eight hours for the first three nights. Then for sixteen nights the men slept only four hours, between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m.<\/p>\nWithin a week their hormones that regulate weight were seriously out of whack and they showed the levels of insulin and cortisol usually associated with aging issues.\u00a0 (New moms –this may be why it feels like your babies age you almost overnight!) \u00a0 After a recovery period of sufficient sleep, their hormones went back to normal.<\/p>\n
Other studies have confirmed this as well.\u00a0 If you don\u2019t sleep enough, your metabolism slows to a crawl. Your thyroid doesn’t function as well. \u00a0Your pancreas doesn\u2019t make enough insulin and you have too much sugar in your bloodstream.<\/p>\n
Besides, you tend to reach for a sugary snack in a desperate bid for energy when you are exhausted.\u00a0 After a brief \u201chigh\u201d you crash and matters are worse than ever. \u00a0Since you have a high level of cortisol in your system, those calories are packed around your belly.<\/p>\n
So, get some sleep!\u00a0 It will speed your fat loss plan along tomorrow!<\/p>\n
Eating to live and living for Christ,<\/p>\n
Susan Jordan Brown<\/p>\n
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<\/a>It\u2019s true. \u00a0 In 1999 the University of Chicago did a study with eleven lean young men.\u00a0 They had them sleep eight hours for the first three nights. Then for sixteen nights the men slept only four hours, between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m.<\/p>\n