Maintaining Your Health - Get A Good Night's Sleep
Many individuals do not get enough sleep, but what they do not know is that they are risking their health. In order to keep your body healthy you need to get at least 8 hours of sleep each night. Most people do not get enough sleep and when they are tired during the day they turn to caffeine.
Many people will eat sugary and highly caffeinated foods to stay alert during the day if they are tired and have not had enough sleep. However new information has come to light that these types of food will only damage your health further in the long run.
Sugary foods only produce a very short burst of energy because the sugar is metabolized very quickly. Once the sugar is gone you will feel even more tired than before and your reaction time will decrease. You want to eat foods that will provide you with some energy as well as foods that will last. A snack that meets both of these factors is apple slices with peanut butter. The apple slices has carbohydrates and the peanut butter provides some protein.
The caffeine in coffee can help keep you alert but it can also prevent you from sleeping. The caffeine in the coffee you drink during the morning will actually stay in your system for 12 hours, much longer then feeling the effects of caffeine. If you drink coffee all day long then you may be preventing yourself from sleeping. It is better to have food and drinks that only contain a small amount of caffeine, try soda or chocolate instead.
Even decaffeinated coffee still contains caffeine. A cup of decaffeinated coffee has the same amount of coffee as a 12 oz bottle of soda. Decaffeinated coffee may be a good option if you are trying to cut back on your caffeine. Many people may become dependent on coffee and can have difficulties breaking the habit.
So to be healthy you need to try to cut the caffeine and get a full night's sleep. If you have trouble falling asleep then exercise can help make you tired. Additionally try cutting down your coffee consumption and get a good night's rest. - 17268
Many people will eat sugary and highly caffeinated foods to stay alert during the day if they are tired and have not had enough sleep. However new information has come to light that these types of food will only damage your health further in the long run.
Sugary foods only produce a very short burst of energy because the sugar is metabolized very quickly. Once the sugar is gone you will feel even more tired than before and your reaction time will decrease. You want to eat foods that will provide you with some energy as well as foods that will last. A snack that meets both of these factors is apple slices with peanut butter. The apple slices has carbohydrates and the peanut butter provides some protein.
The caffeine in coffee can help keep you alert but it can also prevent you from sleeping. The caffeine in the coffee you drink during the morning will actually stay in your system for 12 hours, much longer then feeling the effects of caffeine. If you drink coffee all day long then you may be preventing yourself from sleeping. It is better to have food and drinks that only contain a small amount of caffeine, try soda or chocolate instead.
Even decaffeinated coffee still contains caffeine. A cup of decaffeinated coffee has the same amount of coffee as a 12 oz bottle of soda. Decaffeinated coffee may be a good option if you are trying to cut back on your caffeine. Many people may become dependent on coffee and can have difficulties breaking the habit.
So to be healthy you need to try to cut the caffeine and get a full night's sleep. If you have trouble falling asleep then exercise can help make you tired. Additionally try cutting down your coffee consumption and get a good night's rest. - 17268
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