Lose sleep, gain weight: If you're piling on the pounds, a lack of sleep may be to blame

• THE LINK between disturbed sleep and obesity has been known for some time. Last week a report revealed the connection between insomnia and an increased risk of heart failure.
• A bad night's sleep disrupts hundreds of genes which regulate inflammation, immunity and our ability to cope with stress. It also increases the output of hormones linked toweight gain and triggers cravings for fatty and sugary foods.
• A bad night's sleep disrupts hundreds of genes which regulate inflammation, immunity and our ability to cope with stress. It also increases the output of hormones linked toweight gain and triggers cravings for fatty and sugary foods.
• We are more likely to want salty, fatty or sugary foods when we are tired, a study at Columbia University revealed earlier this year.

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Lose sleep, gain weight: If you're piling on the pounds, a lack of sleep may be to blame

• THE LINK between disturbed sleep and obesity has been known for some time. Last week a report revealed the connection between insomnia and an increased risk of heart failure.
• A bad night's sleep disrupts hundreds of genes which regulate inflammation, immunity and our ability to cope with stress. It also increases the output of hormones linked toweight gain and triggers cravings for fatty and sugary foods.
• A bad night's sleep disrupts hundreds of genes which regulate inflammation, immunity and our ability to cope with stress. It also increases the output of hormones linked toweight gain and triggers cravings for fatty and sugary foods.
• We are more likely to want salty, fatty or sugary foods when we are tired, a study at Columbia University revealed earlier this year.

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4 Ways to Invite Forgiveness and Love into Your Heart

This article really struck a chord with us as it made us examine how we hold onto anger or resentment, and how ultimately, we’re the only ones who suffer.
Pragito Dove

4 Ways to Invite Forgiveness and Love into Your Heart

This article really struck a chord with us as it made us examine how we hold onto anger or resentment, and how ultimately, we’re the only ones who suffer.
Pragito Dove

Men who have bleeding gums are TWICE as likely to suffer from erectile dysfunction

• Men with severe gum disease have more than double the chance of suffering from the condition
• In people with gum disease, bacteria from the mouth can enter the bloodstream, causing arteries to narrow
• Narrow arteries mean erectile dysfunction is more likely

By EMMA INNES

Men who have bleeding gums are TWICE as likely to suffer from erectile dysfunction

• Men with severe gum disease have more than double the chance of suffering from the condition
• In people with gum disease, bacteria from the mouth can enter the bloodstream, causing arteries to narrow
• Narrow arteries mean erectile dysfunction is more likely

By EMMA INNES

How olive oil helps fight the toxins that lead to Alzheimer's

Scientists in America have found that oleocanthal – a compound which gives extra-virgin oil its peppery “bite” – helps to destroy the toxic proteins that are thought to cause the killer brain disease.
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