Managing stress is important to health in a number of ways. Two recent studies show how stress can contribute to weight gain and poor metabolic health. According to researchers, stress can interfere with sleep, reducing both amount and quality and ultimately leading to circadian rhythm disruption. When stress and sleep disruption impact the circadian rhythm, […]
How Winter Affects Your Sleep
Sleep is absolutely essential to good health. Modern science has demonstrated numerous ways that sleep quality is directly linked to both physical and mental health. When something disrupts your sleep, impacting sleep quality or quantity, it can also potentially impact your physical health, cognitive function and mental well-being. Surprisingly, winter can fall into that sleep […]
How Your Season of Birth Affects Mortality Risk
Many people believe that the timing of your birth can affect your personality and even your fate. While astrology has been (mostly) debunked, several new studies have come to a surprising conclusion: The time of year in which you are born may have permanent effects on your health. According to this research, your season of […]
It’s Bad to Use Your Cell Phone Before Bed: Here’s Why
For many people, taking their mobile phone to bed for a last bit of texting, email checking, social media scrolling, video watching or web-surfing before going to sleep is the norm. However, there is mounting evidence that using your cell phone before bed is actually harmful to your health in a variety of ways. Studies […]
Why You’re More Likely to Overeat in the Evening
The circadian rhythm is often associated with the biological sleep/wake cycle but what it comes down to is lighting. While sleeping habits are a large proponent to circadian rhythm studies, sets of research on the circadian rhythm and eating times show profound effects on the body’s metabolism. When it comes to the circadian rhythm, light […]
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