Lack of Sleep, Stress, Adrenals, and Obesity

A number of studies in the past few years have pointed out that both children and adults who do not get enough sleep each night are at much higher risk of becoming overweight and obese. The mechanisms involved with this problem are now becoming clearer.Your adrenal glands make cortisol, a hormone that is naturally highest in the morning to help you get going. It gradually tapers off during the day to its lowest levels prior to going to bed. Stress always elevates cortisol at any time of the day, and those under ongoing stress eventually develop abnormally elevated cortisol later in the day leading to a host of health problems involving chronic wear and tear, poor mood, poor sleep, inflammation excess, and extra risk for just about

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