Want to Lose Weight? Your Lack of Sleep May Be Keeping You Fat!

Would not it be wonderful if I told you that you can lose weight without exercise or diet ? Well, you can. The process is called " thermogenesis ". Do not get me wrong , a program of exercise and nutrition will be a part of the legitimate weight loss , but you may not be able to get rid of stubborn belly fat , if you do not get 7 -8 hours of quality sleep every night. There are several ways to improve your sleep and increase weight loss burn body fat .

Visceral fat
Visceral fat is the fat that accumulates around the internal organs. It protects organs bruising power , but when you store too much visceral fat , the result is a collection of stubborn fat around the middle that diet and exercise do not seem to have an impact. With weight loss , fat is burned in fat stores and you can not target specific areas for the storage of excess fat . Exercises such as crunches and leg lifts to build abdominal muscles will indeed build muscle, but are not specifically burn fat from the abdominal area . The result can then be big muscles with grease under, over and between them, which makes the stomach look smaller .

thermogenesis
The word means thermogenesis create heat and occurs when the body is in a deep sleep. It keeps the body warm in a difficult process BAT (brown adipose tissue) , which converts fat to heat without going through the process of energy. Visceral fat that accumulates around the organs is burned in activating BAT thermogenesis. When thermogenesis , your body is literally burn fat while you sleep .

Burn fat without exercise ? Lets have more of that!

One way to increase thermogenesis is taking melatonin . Melatonin is a hormone that increases the sleep cycle of the brain. Melatonin is available in foods like almonds, but the amount is so small that it is insufficient for the requirement. Melatonin is available, but supplements in pills do not work as they are inactivated in the stomach acids . A fast absorbing liquid is the best alternative.
Improve practices to sleep 7-8 hours of quality sleep each night. Sleeping in bed with lights, no TV or phone.
Keep the room a bit cold to increase the need for the generation of body heat .
Increase thermogenesis morning drinking black coffee or green tea.
Omega 3 fish oil (EPA and DHA) , thermogenesis complete all day ( not herbal ) .
Exercise 15-20 minutes in the morning increases thermogenesis .

Hochart Cindy is a nurse with advanced degrees and is a healthcare professional with over 20 years of experience in understanding the link between weight and chronic diseases. Cindy has extensive experience to understand your needs and goals and work with you to ensure success.