Got fat-loss goals? Think twice before compromising your sleep.

One of the key principles to healthy living and fat-loss is good quality sleep. Not only does it have restorative property, but it also has therapeutic benefits. If you are starving yourself from some good quality sleep or you are battling with lack of sleep regularly, then you are putting your body at grave risk health wise.

Sleep is more than just what we do at night. It is a very vital activity which, when done rightly facilitates healthy living, enhanced mental capabilities, boost your immune system, and lots more. What’s more? Your body carries out the bulk of its function when you asleep. From the removal of waste to repairs and restoration, most of the vital body functions are done when you are resting. Insufficient sleep can lead to some serious health issues in the short and long-term.

One essential area that you have to mindful of in regards to your sleep is your fat build up. As it turns out, inadequate sleep and general lack of sleep alters your hormonal balance, and metabolism, and both play a huge role in weight gain and weight loss.

The following are ways via which lack of sleep makes you fat;

LACK OF SLEEP LEADS TO MORE CORTISOL

Not enough quality sleep, causes stress, and the more stress in your body, the more your body produces cortisol. Cortisol is a fat trigger that tells the body to hold on to more fat by facilitating insulin resistance.

LACK OF SLEEP RESULTS IN MORE CRAB CRAVINGS

Too much cortisol in the body can lead to hunger, and it also amplifies your cravings. In such situations, you will have more appetite for crabs more than any other class of food.

 

LACK OF SLEEP MEANS LACK OF FAT BURNING GLUCAGON

Excess insulin means the body has no other option than to store fat, and this depletes the amount of fat burning glucagon. Lack of sufficient sleep results in a drop of glucagon in your body, and as much more fat.

 

LACK OF SLEEP RESULTS IN A REDUCTION OF ADIPONECTIN AND INCREASE GHRELIN

One of the functions of the hormone Adiponectin is to help the body break down its fat content and at the same time, help enhance the body’s insulin sensitivity. The hormone also plays a vital role in helping with cardiovascular functions and help combat inflammation. When you don’t get sleep, you reduce adiponectin in your body, and as such gain weight. The hormone ghrelin causes hunger. Too much ghrelin in the body as a result of sleep can incite hunger, prompting you to eat more than you require.

 

Lack of sleep is synonymous with weight gain. If you don’t want to accumulate fat in your body, you have to get as much sleep as you can. The following can help you get enough sleep;

• Make sure your bedroom is very cool
• Shield your bedroom from natural light as much as you can
• Don’t play with your phone or gadgets before bed
• Try and have your dinner very early
• Don’t struggle with the feeling of sleep.

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