Your Sleep Patterns May Be Preventing You From Weight Loss
Did you know that your sleep patterns can effect weight loss and can even cause weight gain? Lack of sleep may increase your appetite, effect your metabolism, and cause weight gain. Follow these steps for sleep and nutrition to help you with your weight loss battles.
1) Try to get six to eight hours of sleep a night. Less than this has been linked to a slower metabolism and weight gain.
2) If you are restless and need better sleep eat foods high in tryptophan at night. Tryptophan acts as a natural sedative and is used in your body to make serotonin, the neurotransmitter best known for calming your body and making you sleepy. Foods like this cause what we know as (the itis) and include turkey, lentals and whole grains. Eat these with a carbohydrate source such as brown rice, broccoli, milk or honey. This works because in order for tryptophan to be used, it has to make its way to the brain. When you eat carbs, insulin is released, which transports competing amino acids into your muscle tissue and it then leaves tryptophan alone, so it can make its way to your brain.
3) Don’t drink caffeinated beverages late in the day because it will effect your sleep pattern and ability to fall asleep at night.
4) Don’t drink a lot of liquid late at night. This will cause interrupted sleep to use the bathroom.
5) Give tea a try. Chamomile tea is a natural sedative and can help you fall asleep at night.all asleep with ease.
So the next time you are having problems losing weight make sure to check your diet because it could be causing irregular sleeping patterns and in turn your ability to lose weight.
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