Sleep More and Lose More Weight With Acupuncture Therapy

These tough economic times are taking their toll on our stress levels and quality of sleep.  Stress leads to insomnia or poor sleep patterns.  Poor quality of sleep has been proven to pack on the pounds, because lack of sleep disrupts proper metabolism and the endocrine system (hormones) which all help regulate weight.  Persons who work late night and overnight shift hours also suffer from obesity due to the body's unnatural wake/sleep patterns.  Insonmia promotes late night eating, which sends a signal to the brain to store fat overnight, instead of burning it during sleep.

Here's Your Healthy Tip of the Day:  If you are stressed, not sleeping well, working more hours that you should and are sleep deprived, book an acupuncture session.  A de-stress session will leave you relaxed - you'll most likely take a nap during your session, and your sleep will improve.  When you're less stressed and you have better sleep, your body will burn more fat, you'll have more energy overall and in the end, you'll lose weight.