Does lack of sleep make you stupid?

Poor sleep is bad for your heart AND your brain! An article about poor sleep and the build-up of plaque in the body caught my eye. The study is remarkable in that it is the first study: “to show that objectively measured sleep is independently associated with atherosclerosis throughout the body,” according to José Ordovás,…

Is Burning The Midnight Oil Bad For The Heart?

A study released in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism indicates people who go to sleep after midnight are more likely to develop heart disease and diabetes than those who turn in earlier.  Even when both groups got the same amount of sleep, night owls faced a higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease as…

Pay Your Body Back with Sleep: Ag-educator Event

Today I have the pleasure of presenting Pay Your Body Back to a group of hard-working Ag-educators in Green Bay, Wisconsin.  One of the most important tips in the program is about sleep – and getting enough of it.  As demonstrated in the Everyday Health video below – Wellness Expert Jillian Michaels shares how lack…

Every Beat of Your Heart

Resting Heart Rate and Your Health When was the last time you checked your resting heart rate? Try it: When you wake up tomorrow morning, before you swing your feet out of bed, take your pulse for 10 seconds.  Multiply your 10 second count by 6 and you have your Resting Heart Rate.  Here are…

How To Pay Your Body Back™ With Sleep

Is your body too tired to be healthy? Make sure you Pay Your Body Back™ with enough sleep every day to keep it working properly. Busy women eat away at the edges of our days.  We get up a little earlier to make sure everyone has what they need.  We stay up a bit later…

Burning the Candle At Both Ends Raises Blood Pressure!

What is the cost of doing “just one more thing?” We all do it. Get up a little early, or stay up a little later, to get just one more thing done. Lack of sleep is a given for most women, but a new study suggest that our burning the candle at both ends can…

Belly Fat Hurts Your Brain: Busy Woman’s Guide

Reducing belly fat reduces your risk of dementia! Researchers at Kaiser Permanente found people who are both obese and have a large belly in their 40s are three times more likely to experience dementia than those with a healthy weight and belly size. “The take-home message from this study is that one should not only…

Get Some Shut-Eye: Busy Woman’s Guide to a Healthy New Year Tip #8

“I’ll sleep when I’m dead.” I hear the phrase from many friends. Perhaps it is the unofficial motto of busy women? How often do you sacrifice sleep to get something done? We all do it, stay up a little later, get up a little earlier, or allow the worries of the day to creep in…

Choose Your Soundtrack: Busy Woman’s Guide to a Healthy New Year Tip #7

What makes up the soundtrack to your life? Have you ever noticed how movies and television shows use music to set the mood? There is a reason sports arenas blast rock music and the spa plays plinky-plunky quiet music. Are you using music to set your mood? Think about it. Are you listening to codependent…