Lose weight while you sleep, sleep yourself slim and snooze away those extra pounds.
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Well, it isn't. It could be the one thing that's been holding back your weight-loss efforts, according to Michael Breus, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist, board certified sleep specialist and author of Good Night: The Sleep Doctor's 4-Week Program to Better Sleep and Better Health.
His book not only teaches you how to achieve more restful sleep, but also explains how sleep and weight gain are tied together chemically in the body.
He uses his vast knowledge of sleep, qualified scientific studies and amusing anecdotes to illustrate how anyone can get the sleep they need to be happier and healthier.
"Losing weight seems to be the No. 1 resolution each New Year," Breus says. "However, nearly 90 percent of these resolutions meet with either little or no success. Most people never know there may be a very simple reason why: They don't sleep well."
The Journal of the American Medical Association published studies suggesting that a lack of sleep may increase hunger and affect the body's metabolism, which may make it more difficult to maintain or lose weight, according to Breus.
In late 2004, researchers found a strong connection between sleep and the ability to lose weight, he said. "The more you sleep, the better your body can regulate the chemicals that control hunger and appetite."
Conversely, research from a study conducted at Columbia University found that, "The more sleep deprived you are, the more likely you are to become obese," he said. Those who were between the ages of 32 and 59 and slept four hours or fewer each night were 73 percent more likely to be obese than those who got between seven and eight hours.
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