Do you want to lose weight this year? Sleep could be the answer... Study after study shows a link between obesity and lack of sleep. This is because your body needs sleep to normalise levels of hormones like leptin and ghrelin that are critical in weight control. One study showed those who slept for four hours two nights running had an 18% decrease in leptin (a hormone that gives a feeling of satiety or fullness after eating), and a 28% increase in ghrelin (one that makes you feel more hungry). They also had a 24% increase in appetite, craved sweet starchy and salty foods and lost interest in fruit, vegetables, protein and dairy products.
However the good news is that if you get enough sleep, then hormone levels go back to normal. How much is enough? Everyone is different, but most adults need 7 to 9 hours. Try going to bed early and waking naturally (without an alarm clock) for a week and see how many hours you need to awaken naturally. That should help you work out what?s right for you.
If you suffer from insomnia and need help sleeping, hypnotherapy really can help. It lowers general stress levels, helping to normalise the balance of stress hormones; it can bring down high blood pressure and helps train the mind to expect sleep when you go to bed at night. If your insomnia has been checked out by a doctor and is not caused by any physical problem, give me a call to find out how hypnotherapy can help. You may even benefit from one of my self-hypnosis CD's, which can be personalised and tailored to your own circumstances to increase its effectiveness.
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Copyright: By Alison Bird Clinical Hypnotherapy Rhyl 2008. Alison Bird Clinical Hypnotherapy, 73 Maypole Green Road, CO2 9QW. Tel: 07947 817464 Email: abird073@aol.com
Alison Bird DHP MAPHP(Reg) HBCE is a member of the Association for Professional Hypnosis and Psychotherapy, the Association of Weight Loss Hypnotherapists, and affiliated to the National Centre for Eating Disorders, Hypno-Band Weight Loss System, and the HypnoBirthing Institute.