Sleep Check

Research from Birmingham Heartlands Hospital claims that a lack of shut eye can contribute to an expanding waistline. The study showed that those who sleep less than seven hours a night end up piling on the pounds because they crave up to an extra 90 calories a day.

Lack of sleep seems to stimulate the hormones that regulate appetite, while lowering levels of the hormones that tell your body that it’s full say the researchers. If you find it hard to get to sleep at night because your mind just won’t shut down the herbal remedy valerian will help to calm you down.