Lose Weight While You Sleep And Eat... 

Many studies have documented that people tend to weigh more if they sleep less.  In a 16 year study of almost 70,000 women, Dr. Patel and his colleagues found that those who slept five hours or less a night were 30% more likely to gain 13 kilos or more  than those who got more rest.  in fact, some experts believe lack of sleep is one reason for the developed part of the world's obesity epidemic.  Obviously there is more to it than sleep, that is why Anne has gone into the eating concept as well.

Anne's new Book Lose WEIGHT While You SLEEP and Eat goes into detail about the sleep weight connection.  You will find out how we sleep, REM and Non REM sleep (4 stages of sleep before REM).  You will also delight in 30 + new recipes that are designed to not only help you lose weight, but also balance out your sleeping habits and tune you in to action and healing. 

Anne says the biggest problem, people face with trying to lose weight, is not having the energy to go out and exercise.  Energy = energy!  So this book goes into strategies that support the motivation one needs and inspires you to re-create yourself, not only physically, but emotionally as well. 

Each section of the book outlines something new and different, for example., Leptin and Ghrelin hormones.  When you don't get enough sleep, it drives leptin levels down, which means you don't feel as satisfied after you eat.  Lack of sleep also causes ghrelin levels to rise, which means your appetite is stimulated, so you want more food. 

'Lose Weight While You Sleep and Eat' is packed full of great hints and advice that will take you on a journey into your own body, putting you back in an empowered position, knowing more about how you can help yourself.

Stage one sleep = Drifting in and out of wakefulness, your breathing, heart rate, metabolic rate, and body temperature begin to drop.  Muscles start to relax; you may experience a sensation of falling, followed by sudden muscle contractions called hypnic myoclonia.  You are easily awakened by external stimuli, at which point you may only remember a few fragments of hypnagogic images and thoughts.  it only takes you half a minute to several minutes.  You are processing the day's activities and your awareness of the external world lessons.  Lights out! 

Stage two sleep = Now you are on your way to a deeper sleep.  This is the longest sleep phase, marked by a light level of sleep.  The brain slows down into theta waves, with intermittent surges of rapid brain waves (spindles) followed by large, slow bursts of delta waves.  Breathing, heart rate, metabolic rate, and body temperature continue to decline.  you may be awakened easily by sound and movement.  it's a nice state, a meditative state.

Stage three sleep = As the brain progressively slows down to large, slow delta waves, you enter a deeper stage of sleep.  Muscles go limp and breathing is slow and even.  The sleeper may begin to seat.  During this stage and stage 4, the body begins to restore itself.  In people under 30, the endocrine glands release human growth hormone, which promotes cell division and organ growth.  Awakening a person in stage 3 sleep is fairly difficult to do, and the sleeper may experience grogginess for a few seconds or minutes after awakening.  After two or three sleep cycles, this stage may disappear and you may go directly from stage 2 to REM sleep. 

Stage Four sleep = The deepest stage of sleep - Delta - this is where all the good stuff happens.  Delta waves become larger and much slower than in stage 3, and breathing, heart rate, metabolism, and temperature reach their lowest levels.  Muscles continue to be inactive and the sleeper may sweat, but the body continues its resotrative activities.  Some sleepers may experience night terrors or sleep walking.  Trying to wake someone in this phase takes a great deal of effort.  Once awakened, people feel groggy and may require several minutes to orient themselves.  After two or three cycles, this stage may disappear for the duration of the night.  Delta sleep is essential for metabolism and losing weight!  Some people may never reach delta sleep in a sleep cycle...

REM - Dream phase.  See Lose Weight While You Sleep And Eat for more information.