How To Fall Asleep And Stay Asleep

Do you have difficulty sleeping? You're not alone, people
across the world complain of difficulty sleeping. Of course if
you have a bad night then this generally leaves you feeling
crabby the next day. It's not something we can hide if our
bodies don't get the required rest they deserve and need then
it's going to come through in our day to day activities and
attitude. So the big question is how to fall asleep, or is it
maybe better how to stay asleep? Can you go to sleep and rest
through out the night un disturbed? It is a challenge in todays
twenty-four seven lifestyle.

 

If you're one of the lucky ones that is able to fall asleep
easily, and also hold it until the morning for eight hours
congratulations, you're further ahead then most of us. For some
reason this is becoming more and more of an issue, when you'd
think it would be going the other way. Todays high tech
mattresses and beds are light years ahead of what our parents
used. With todays latex and memory foam designs we should be
more comfortable then ever.

 

How ever has it ever occurred that
maybe it's not our comfort but our lifestyle that keeps us
waking up through the night? One thing that contributes greatly
to poor sleep is stress. It may be stress from parenting, work,
or other areas of life, not matter what it is that stress stays
with you through your sleep effecting your ability to stay
asleep through the night.

 

Learning how to deal with that stress through day to day work
and life is important for your overall health and sleep
patterns. Whether you need to learn some basic relaxation
techniques, or take a long bath before bedtime each night
learning how to wind down and relax will do wonders for your
ability to fall asleep and stay asleep.

 

Other ideas to help you fall asleep and awake feeling fully
rested are reducing your caffeine intake. Even if you're not
someone who drinks caffeine close to bed time it can still
effect your sleeping patterns at night.

 

Professional assistance from a sleep therapist is always an option,
but often difficult to get as there are waiting lists from all the
others having difficulty sleeping in your area as well.

 

Don't discount the Internet as a place to find good quality sleep
and relaxation tips. A few searches from your favorite search
engine might yield the solution you've been hoping for.

 

About The Author: For tips and articles on relaxation
techniques to help you release the stresses of daily life visit
our site http://allrelaxationtips.com/

Causes Of High Blood Pressure

High blood pressure can be caused by any number of factors in a
person's life or by many factors all adding together. However,
the hard truth is that if you don't control your blood
pressure, it can lead to many serious medical conditions,
including heart attack and stroke. By understanding the causes
of high blood pressure, you can learn how to prevent your
levels from exceeding the normal range and therefore promote in
yourself and your family a healthier overall lifestyle.
 
One of the major causes of high blood pressure is cholesterol.
In most cases, a person with higher than normal cholesterol
levels will also suffer from high blood pressure. This is due
to the fatty deposits left on the artery walls from the
cholesterol in your blood stream. The body actually needs no
cholesterol, since it produces enough on its own, but the foods
we eat often introduce more into our body. When no more can be
absorbed into the blood stream, the cells deposit fat onto the
walls of the arteries. This fat turns to a hard plaque, making
our blood vessels smaller and smaller over time. The same
amount of blood needs to flow through these smaller spaces,
creating a higher blood pressure.
 
An unhealthy diet also causes high blood pressure in another
way. When there is too much sugar in the blood stream. Glucose,
or blood sugar, increases due to diabetes, in which the body
does not produce the chemical that regulates blood sugar.
Ingesting food high in sugar, such as most desserts, can also
cause your blood sugar to increase, as can stress, hormone
levels, and infection. When there is more glucose in the blood
stream, your blood is essentially thicker, and harder to push
through your arteries and veins, creating a higher blood
pressure.
 
High blood pressure does not only come from an unhealthy diet,
but can also occur due to drug intake as well. People who drink
alcohol excessively, for example, increase their risk greatly of
having high blood pressure. Caffeine is another drug that is
proven to raise blood pressure, especially in combination with
nicotine, which is found in cigarettes. Many other narcotics,
especially those that are illegal in the United States, have
also been show to increase your blood pressure.
 
Genetics is a final factor in the high blood pressure battle.
Some estimate that 30% of high blood pressure cases can be
attributed, at least in part, to genetics. We do not have any
control over our genes-genetics refers to the coding used in
our bodies that produces everything from the color of our eyes
to our height to the ability we have (or do not have) to curl
our tongues. We get this genetic make-up from our parents, and
so there is nothing we can do to stop ourselves from having a
"high blood pressure" risk when we are born. However, we can
prevent genetics from playing a major role be overall living a
healthy life. By taking steps to reduce our high blood
pressure, we can create a better future for our bodies, whether
our parents suffered from high blood pressure or not. Living
this healthier lifestyle, including eating a low-cholesterol
diet, watching our sugar intake, and introducing less drugs
into our bodies can help us overcome high blood pressure.


About The Author: Paul Johnson has an interest in High Blood
Pressure. For further information on High Blood Pressure please
visit
http://www.natural-blood-pressure-reduction.com/bloodpressure.html
or
http://www.natural-blood-pressure-reduction.com/blog/2006/09/27/causes-of-high-blood-pressure/

Trans Fats: Weight Loss & Fat Burning Enemy

Copyright (c) 2006 Jonathan Perez

Will eating foods that contain trans-fats slow down my
weight loss and fat burn goals?

Basically, trans fats (or trans fatty acids, as they are
called), are an unnatural fat that is formed or created
whenever you fry or overheat oil, like vegetable or corn
oil.

When the elements that make up these oils are heated to an
extremely high temperature (like when you fry), they mutate
and turn into "trans" fats.

Also, manufacturers of different foods and snacks use a
process in which they take vegetable oil and convert it to
"hydrogenated" oil, which turns the oil into a solid that
can be used to make certain snacks.

That "hydrogenation" process turns a normal oil into a
trans fat.

So what does this have to do with trying to lose weight and
burn body fat???

Check these little facts out:

Harvard scientists estimate that trans fats may contribute
to more than 30, 000 premature deaths each year.

Since trans fats aren't found naturally in "nature", your
body has a very difficult time processing them.....meaning
it will cause damage to the heart.

Trans fats raise your bad cholesterol and lowers the good
one in your blood.

Trans fats are a major risk factor for developing diabetes.

Trans fats may actually promote muscle loss and could even
increase the risk of cancer.

In an 80, 000 person study, Harvard found that getting just
3% of your daily calories from trans fats increases your
risk of heart disease by up to 50% (this is the equivalent
of eating a single order of french fries).

The FDA estimates that most supermarkets carry more than
42, 000 products that contain trans fats.

Here are examples of everyday foods that contain trans fats:

chicken pot pie = 72 trans fat calories

2 biscuits = 72 trans fat calories

1 large order of french fries = 63 trans fat calories

1 cinnamon roll = 54 trans fat calories

6 fish sticks = 45 trans fat calories

1 order of nacho cheese = 45 trans fat calories

1 tablespoon of stick margarine = 45 trans fat calories

6 Oreo cookies = 36 trans fat calories

1 waffle = 36 trans fat calories

1 small movie-theater popcorn = 30 trans fat calories

1 slice of apple pie = 27 trans fat calories

1 pack of cheese and cracker sandwiches = 27 trans fat
calories

2 homemade chocolate chip cookies = 27 trans fat calories

5 pieces of chicken tenders = 25 trans fat calories

1 brownie = 25 trans fat calories

1 jelly donut = 18 trans fat calories

Anything that is fried is full of trans fats.

Also, if in the ingredients you see "hydrogenated oil" or
"partially hydrogenated oil" (except peanut butter), you
can be sure it has lots of trans fats.

Everybody wants to blame "carbs" or "sugar" for all the
overweight problems and health issues people are facing
today.

But the truth is that a moderate amount of carbs aren't the
problem, nor is regular fat, to a certain extent.

Trans fats are the real enemy!

Be sure to eat a lot of calories, but watch out for the
trans fats if you are working on losing weight or burning
body fat!

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