From Sleep Deprivation to Obesity

Obesity is one of the biggest and costliest public health crises of the 21st century. According to the World Health Organization, 13 percent of the adult population worldwide was obese in 2016, and almost 40 percent of adults over the age of 18 were severely overweight. These numbers, startling as they are, have only increased over the past few years. In fact, data shows that obesity and overweight rates have been steadily climbing over the past five decades, from 14...

Healthy Sleep Habits Lower Heart Failure Risk

It’s 2 a.m., and you’ve been tossing and turning for hours trying to get to sleep. As morning draws near, you dread the next day’s exhaustion, grogginess, and potential headache. If that sounds familiar, you are not alone; insomnia and sleeplessness are two increasingly common disruptions faced by adults in the U.S. The day-after effects of a sleepless night – whether you stayed up on purpose or because you couldn’t sleep – are well-documented. Mood changes, trouble with thinking and...