Sleep and Your Diet

I recently read an article on fitness.com regarding the importance of sleep - how it relates to obesity and how it affects your workouts. Here’s some highlights:

"When you're sleep deprived, your body produces more ghrelin, a hormone that tells you to eat more, and less leptin, which signals you to stop eating," says Michael Breus, PhD, author of Beauty Sleep

"Sleep allows your body to recover from tough workouts and readies it for the next one," says Kristine Clark, PhD, RD, director of sports nutrition at Pennsylvania State University. "During deep sleep, every muscle in your body works to rebuild itself stronger than before."

"Well-rested people are typically 20 percent quicker at performing physical tasks than those who lack adequate rest," says James B. Maas, PhD, professor of psychology at Cornell University and coauthor of the forthcoming Sleep -- At Last! "Sleep plays a major role in muscle memory, which sharpens your focus and reduces reaction time." Additionally, “the body's ability to convert sugar into muscle fuel slows, so muscles don't receive enough energy, causing you to hit the wall during exercise 20 percent sooner."

If you want some tips on what to eat for better sleep, click on the link below.


http://www.fitnessmagazine.com/health/spirit/get-to-sleep-guide/what-to-eat-for-better-sleep/?page=2