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Simple Ways to Reduce Your Weight - Part 1

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Here are some great tips that will help you to reduce your weight in no time. You just need to be consistent in it, that's all. 1. Increasing the meal time If you eat meal in 10 minutes or less then you should slow it down. Take small portions of bites and chew your food properly. You should increase your meal time by 20 minutes. This is one of the best ways to reduce your weight because when you are eating slowly and chewing it thoroughly, you will be triggering the fullness hormones in your body, which will make you believe that you have eaten up to full. Eating quickly puts more food in your tummy in less time, which effects digestion plus build fat in your body. 2. Sleep There has been a research done in Michigan University, which tells that if you are sleep for one extra hour everyday your body weight can reduce to fourteen pounds by the end of year. So if you sleep for 8 hours, then increase it to 9 hours. On the other hand if you are sleeping less like 4-5 hours...

Sleeping Better

For those of us who spend hours tossing and turning in the bed, psychologists studying sleep disturbances have a number of suggestions for overcoming insomnia ( about which I wrote in sleep disorders ). They include : 1.  Exercise Daily Exercise during the day and try to avoid naps. This helps to make you tired before going to bed. Moreover if you start learning  systematic relaxation techniques and biofeedback can help you with every day's tension and stress. 2. Stick To The Time Period No Matter What Make a regular bedtime and stick to the schedule. Putting your body in a schedule makes your body to rest more and effective working of whole body. 3. Bed Is Your Sleeping Place And Nothing Else Your bed should be for sleeping. Don't watch T.V, indoor games, study, browsing on the bed this worsens the sleep habits. Bed should be only for sleeping. 4. Please Avoid Drinks If you want to have a good night sleep then avoid using drinks that contain caffeine af...

How much sleep is necessary ?

After writing about sleep disorders I got this bug in my mind that how much actually a person needs sleep ? After searching a lot what I found is that the exact amount can't be found or is not firmly established. What I can say that our bodies would require a tranquil "rest and relaxation" period in order to refresh or you can say repair ourselves. Although I know that some sleep is necessary but what I don't know just how much is absolutely required. For example, while most people sleep between seven and eight hours each night, there is a wide variability among individuals, with some people needing as little as three hours while others still need 9 or more than this to refresh. What I learnt so far is that sleep requirements change with the passage of life time, as we age we need less and less amount of sleep. That's all I know firmly :). I tried to find some material to find out how much a person can remain awaken I found that people who participate in sle...