Sleep is your best medicine
Submitted by Wynter Weaver on Thu, 10/15/2009 - 8:45am
Are you getting enough sleep? Chances are you're not and getting the right amount of sleep could be extremely beneficial to you. Sleeping a solid 9-plus hours a night can help you lose unwanted weight, eradicate depression, help in the reversal of Type 2 diabetes, help to minimize the risk of heart disease and help prevent cancer. Sound to good to be true? It isn't!
When you sleep, your body takes this time to repair and restore itself. You will die sooner from lack of sleep than you will from starvation! If you are struggling with weight loss or depression or you aren't seeing the gains in fitness that you would like, take a look at how you're sleeping.
Ideal sleep:
9+ hours
Pitch black room
Cool temperature
NO TV
Nothing digital
Yes, 9 hours of sleep is a lot! "Will this affect your social life? Yes, but so will obesity and cancer. Your immune system will thank you for it by keeping you alive" (Lights Out: Sleep, Sugar and Survival. T.S. Wiley with Brent Formby, Ph.D.)
Recipes
Cinnamon Muffins
These are a delicious alternative to cinnamon rolls for a quick addition at breakfast or part of brunch!
Ingredients:
Muffin mix-
2 1/2 cups almond flour
1 tablespoon coconut flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon coconut milk
1/2 cup honey
Glaze-
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon melted butter
Directions:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Mix together all the dry batter ingredients. Add the wet batter ingredients and mix well with a whisk. Pour batter evenly into twelve muffin cups.
Bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
Mix all the topping ingredients in a separate bowl, and drizzle over the muffins.
*Recipe has been modified from original recipe from tropicaltraditions.com
