Who isn’t concerned about having a healthy immune system? A variety of factors can impact how your immune system responds to a viral threat. One of them is lifestyle, including sleep. Read on and discover how sleep impacts the function of your immune system.
Who isn’t concerned about catching a nasty virus in the middle of winter? Do the obvious things like washing your hands, but here are six more advanced tips for lowering your risk of catching viruses this winter.
Sleep is important for mental and physical health and most people don’t get enough of it. Sleep patterns can change as we age and this can make it harder to fall asleep and stay asleep. Here are four ways your sleep may change as you grow older.
When you put your muscles through a challenging strength-training workout, they need rest to rebuild and repair. You shouldn’t train the same muscle group again until at least 48 hours have passed, but sleep is also vital for muscle building. Here’s how not sleeping enough makes it harder to build muscle.
Alzheimer’s disease is becoming increasingly more common as people live longer. We know that both lifestyle and genetics play a role in who gets it. What role do sleep habits and lack of sleep play in the risk of developing dementia? Find out if there’s a connection and what it is.
Strength training helps you get stronger, avoid injury, and preserve muscle mass, but can it help you sleep better too? There’s evidence that moderate-intensity aerobic exercise improves sleep quality, but can strength training do it too? Here’s what science shows so far.
We spend a third of our lives sleeping and the fact that we sleep this much means it’s important. Still, there are a variety of misconceptions about exercise and how it affects sleep. How many of these sleep and exercise myths do you still believe?
Studies suggest that exercise may benefit sleep, but most of the studies have looked at aerobic exercise. What about strength training? Find out what research shows about strength workouts and their impact on sleep quality and insomnia.
Type 2 diabetes is now at epidemic proportions and the number of people with it continues to grow. Yet, your risk of developing it is very much dependent on lifestyle. Here are eight steps you can take to lower your risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
Lack of sleep makes you feel tired and less productive, but it also increases the risk of weight gain. In fact, sleep impacts your body weight in at least four ways. Here’s what they are.
Do you ever have problems falling asleep? If so, you might wonder whether exercise can help you with insomnia. Read on and find out what research shows about the impact of exercise and whether when you exercise makes a difference.
How’s your sleep? Even if you’re sleeping 7 or more hours per night, it may not be truly restorative sleep. Here’s why sleep quality matters.
