Hopefully you are aware that getting a good night’s sleep is very important. Not getting a good night’s sleep can have a dramatic impact on one’s health. Some impacts a lack of sleep can have on one’s body are muscle loss, weight gain, insulin resistance, and lowered hormone production like lowered testosterone. Something that is important to point out is the difference between sleepiness and tiredness. Sleepiness is the ability to fall asleep while tiredness is a lack of energy. People with insomnia are tired but can't fall asleep. People with conditions such as sleep apnea often have sleepiness and can fall asleep anytime. Our busy schedules and activities often subject us to stress
Autoimmune diseases are on the rise. What used to be diseases unfamiliar to the general public are becoming more rampant in our society. More people are now afflicted with autoimmune diseases then heart disease and cancer combined. An autoimmune disease is caused when one’s immune system has lost self-tolerance. That means the immune system, which recognizes pathogens to destroy, starts mistakenly attacking one’s own tissues, confusing them for harmful intruders. Examples of some autoimmune diseases are: Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, Celiac disease, Type I diabetes, Crohn’s disease, Rheumatoid arthritis, Multiple sclerosis, etc. It is very important to understand that diseases as severe these
