Do you know that midnight snacks can sabotage your diet? Sudeep Chand explains in ‘Eating Late at Night Adds Weight’ that late-night snackers are more likely to gain weight.

It is quite an interesting fact to know that our body’s internal clock is fixed at certain rhythm on how to expend our energy. It means if we keep an eating pattern that is not in   accordance with our body’s internal clock, it can lead us to gaining weight.

This theory is even supported by their experiment. There was a case study of two groups of mice and they were fed with high fat diet for six weeks. The first group of the mice was fed during their normal waking cycle while the second group was fed at the time when they should normally be sleeping.

The result shows that the second group added more weight than the first group. In fact, they almost doubled their weight despite of the same level of activity and amount of food.

This study somehow fortifies the logic behind the “no-meal-after-six” diet or Oprah’s advised not to eat at least three hours before we sleep.  So put off your desire to munch for any delectable midnight snack and let it wait until tomorrow. Delay your food gratification at night and you avoid putting on weight!

Read the full article, ‘Eating Late at Night Adds Weight‘ from BBC.co.uk News - Health

By Cecelia Yap

Sleep experts say exercise is powerful because it has the effects similar to sleeping pills, but minus all the pills’ ugly side effects!

If you have trouble sleeping, you should consider exercise as an option as it could help to relieve your sleep problem and you have better quality sleep, night after night.

I would say exercise is your best pal indeed when comes to giving you a deep, sound sleep. For some, exercise alone is enough to relieve them of their sleep problems.

Studies have shown that those who have sleep problems will encounter lesser episodes of sleeplessness once they embark on an exercise program.

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By Andrew Martinez

According to the McKinley Health Center at the University of Illinois Student Affairs, people who engage in regular, consistent aerobic, resistance, and flexibility exercises gain many benefits. Everyone responds differently to exercise. Even if participating in the same program, benefits may vary from person to person.

Exercise can improve flexibility, cardiovascular & cardiorespiratory function, immune system functioning, strength of muscles and tendons, skin tone (making it more elastic), sleep patterns, self-esteem, ability to relax, personal satisfaction & self-image, perceptions of acceptance by others, productivity, and overall quality of life.

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We oftentimes blame our lack of will power for failed weights loss. In ‘Why We Eat Too Much, And How to Get Control’, Rachel Grumman features three factors that we can blame for over eating.

How many times we include weight lose in our New Year’s resolution?  We are actually quite effective in the first few weeks of our diet - no chips, midnight snack, ice cream, cheese cakes and fries.

Then one afternoon, we have a big argument with our boss. We go home very pissed off and start ravaging the fridge. And then you find a scrumptious rich chocolate cake.  You convince yourself to cave in for one day only and viola! You savour each spoonful of cake. Unfortunately, that one day is followed by another until eventually you slip from your healthy lifestyle.

Then months later we put on more weight and conclude that we don’t have the will power to lose weight!

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