The stresses of everyday life can affect how much and well we sleep. Emotional stress in particular causes stress on the body, thus causing sleep deprivation – hence leading to overeating and food cravings.

According to a scientific study – lack os sleep doesn’t only create food cravings and disrupts sleep – sleep deprivation itself disrupts the body’s normal ability to regulate and control blood sugar. Also – weight related hormones such as cortisol and various thyroid hormones also suffer.

How do hormones effect the fat my body burns?

Hormone imbalances in the body encourages cells to store excess fat – lowering your body’s natural fat burning abilitiy. Research has shown that your body can take up to 3 consecutive nights of 9 hours of sleep to correct the hormone imbalances and return your body back to normal. Therefore – staying up late, eating late, and not getting enough sleep can cause havoc on your body, store fat, and cause weight gain.

Sources: Dr. Wayler, ‘The Sugar Solution’. Sari Harrar.

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Apparently – bus companies have introduced a new policystating that drivers above 23 stone in weight will no longer be able to drive. Directors at Stagecoach for instance have sent 14,400 of their staff letters stating the new policy. The company hvae introduced the new policy nationally following fears their seats could collapse. Employees above the new legal weight limit are to be offered keep-fit incentives as well as alternative wotk within the company.

The policy was implemented after Stagecoach was advised by vehicle manufacturers that the adjustable chairs in the bus cabs could collapse under too much weight and therefore posed a significant health and safety threat.