{"id":360,"date":"2009-10-17T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-10-17T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/drnorrischumleysatisfiedlife\/2009\/10\/the-importance-of-sleep.html"},"modified":"2009-10-17T01:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-10-17T01:00:00","slug":"the-importance-of-sleep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/drnorrischumleysatisfiedlife\/2009\/10\/the-importance-of-sleep.html","title":{"rendered":"The Importance of Sleep"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>These days, our lives are so busy and the demands of mere existence are<br \/>\nstaggering. It&#8217;s easy to be busy all day, every day, working yourself<br \/>\nto the bone, and at the end of the day be tired &#8212; really, really<br \/>\ntired. <\/p>\n<p>But then we stay up longer, pushing ourselves further and<br \/>\nfurther anyway. The next day we start out tired, and it&#8217;s downhill from<br \/>\nthere. An endless cycle.<\/p>\n<p>I have found in myself and with my clients that when we&#8217;re extremely<br \/>\ntired, we crave energy.<br \/>\nI&#8217;ll do anything to get it, including the total abandonment of my food<br \/>\nplan. I often end up desperately grabbing carbohydrates (like candy for<br \/>\nquick energy), or protein in large amounts, and then have to work it<br \/>\nout within the limits of my Joy of Weight Loss Food Plan later on. And<br \/>\nI feel guilty too! If only I could just get some rest when I need<br \/>\nenergy!<\/p>\n<p>So &#8212; I recommend getting enough sleep.&nbsp; Make it a priority.<\/p>\n<p>Do you often feel tired?&nbsp; Tell us about it by posting a comment below.<\/p>\n<p>Invite your friends: please ask them to subscribe.&nbsp; And join me on www.twitter.com\/drnorrischumley<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These days, our lives are so busy and the demands of mere existence are staggering. 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