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Friday, 10 May 2024

There's A Reason Why Your Craving Snacks, Lacking Sleep While Practicing Social Distancing

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There's A Reason Why Your Craving Snacks, Lacking Sleep While Practicing Social Distancing
There's A Reason Why Your Craving Snacks, Lacking Sleep While Practicing Social Distancing
CBS New correspondent Mandy Gaither reports.

MADRID IS EXPECTING SOME 25MILLION-DOLLAR WORTH OFPROTECTIVE GEAR TO ARRIVE THISWEEK.HAVE YOU BEEN CRAVINGCARBS OR LOSING SLEEPRECENTLY?WELL, THERE IS A SCIENTIFICREASON FOR THAT.HERE'S MANNY GAITHER.REPORTER: IF YOU ARE CAVINGIN THE CARBS AND TOSSING ANDTURNING AT NIGHT IT MAY BEYOUR BODY'S REACTION TO THESTRESS THAT IS SURROUNDINGYOU, POOR SLEEPY AFFECTS APART OF THE BOD THAT IREGULATE APPETITE, METABOLISMAND MORE LEAVING US CRAVING,FOOT I, STARCHY SUGAR FOOD.ENDURING SELF ISOLATION THEREARE WAYS TO GET HEALTHIERSLEEP.FIRST, KEEP A REGULAR SLEEPSCHEDULE, GO TO BED AT NIGHTAND GET UP AT THE SAME TIMEEACH DAY.THAT WILL HELP TRAIN YOURBRAIN TO EXPECT SLEEP.AND GET OUT OF THE HOUSE, FORAT LEAST 15 MINUTES EACH DAY,THE DAYLIGHT HELPS YOUR BODYCLOCK.EXERCISE, IT CAN IMPROVENO CAFFEINE AFTER 3:00 P.M.,IN SCREEN TIME BEFORE BED, ANDTHE BLUE LIGHT EMITTED CANMESS WITH YOUR BODY CLOCK.MAKE SURE YOUR BEDROOM ISDARK, COOL, RESEARCHERS SAY WE10 TO SLEEP BET INNER COOLERTEMPERATURES.

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