This May Explain Why You Can’t Stop Hitting The Snooze
Night owls may get a bad rap for their late-night bedtimes, but science says genetics likely plays a big part in determining our sleep habits. We all have a series of mini-internal body clocks in each cell of our bodies that condition us to want to go to bed and wake up at a certain time — and that it’s a very difficult system to mess with.
In other words, you can’t just will yourself to be a morning person if you’re programmed otherwise.
The good news is that many people have neutral internal clocks (a.k.a circadian rhythms) that follow society’s schedule. That’s why so many of us hit our pillows around 11 p.m. and waking up around 7 a.m., to fit in with work and school hours. But smaller fractions of the population tend to be more extreme morning people or extreme night owls.
If you tend to not have a neutral internal body clock, waking and sleeping against your body’s internal clock everyday can have some severe consequences on your health — and put you in an almost constant state of jet lag.
Can You Drink Alcohol On A Diet?
Can you drink alcohol and lose weight? Probably not. Alcoholic drinks can be high in calories and drinking a few too many can increase your desire to seek out salty, fatty junk food.
But there is some evidence of health benefits for the occasional light beer or white wine. Just stay away from mixed drinks, such as those made with sour mix, tonic or juice, for example, which end up being caloric bombs.
Treat that glass of wine like any other caloric treat to be enjoyed in moderation and you should be good to go.
Foods That Are Surprisingly High In Salt
The latest Dietary Guidelines recommend that the average healthy American consumes fewer than 2,300 milligrams of sodium per day. But, according to the CDC, most people actually eat foods that add the salt up to 3,400 mg every day.
You may be avoiding cheese, pretzels, cold cuts and other salty foods that are wrecking your diet because they are the most obvious source of sodium.
1. Bagels
A medium size pain bagel has 470 mg of sodium. Even a 100% Whole Wheat bagel has 565 mg.
2. Salad dressing
Just one tablespoon of Italian dressing has 243 mg of sodium; Balsamic Vinaigrette salad dressing has 280 mg. Ranch is a little better with 122 mg of salt in one tablespoon.
3. Cereal
A bowl of cereal with skimmed milk for breakfast has about 200-250 mg of sodium per serving which us usually ¾ of a cup or 32 grams.
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