Tips for better sleep lead can lead to weight loss

Better sleep has been shown to lead to weight loss. Sleep difficulties plague Americans. Research shows we are sleeping less than we did decades ago. Over 75% claim they have trouble sleeping and one in five Americans is taking prescription sleeping pills. At the same time, over 60% of Americans are now considered overweight. Recent studies have now shown a link between sleep, hormones and weight loss. Hormones such as ghrelin and leptin tell your brain when you’re full or when you are hungry. With sleep loss, the hormones that tell you to eat, ghrelin, increases. Human growth hormone, …read more