I think people look at me and find my concern with sleep neurotic. Research the terms sleep deprivation, weight loss, stress, and/or athletic performance. You'll find many hits ranging from academic writings to mainstream media articles on the subject.
I was planning on listing several references and then talking about each one. After selecting a mere 20 articles, I decided that wasn't the smartest thing to do. So go do the research yourself. You'll find plenty references to how sleep deprivation hinders weight loss, athletic performance, and general health through jacking up hormonal responses and metabolism. I automatically think of unhealthy levels of cortisol, but this wasn't the only hormone that was brought up in my research. If I could spell out, IL-6 and the others, I would...ok, I wouldn't, I'm lazy. Hormones drive many functions in your body. If you screw up your hormone levels, you affect those functions.
A friend was recently wondering why her runni…
I was planning on listing several references and then talking about each one. After selecting a mere 20 articles, I decided that wasn't the smartest thing to do. So go do the research yourself. You'll find plenty references to how sleep deprivation hinders weight loss, athletic performance, and general health through jacking up hormonal responses and metabolism. I automatically think of unhealthy levels of cortisol, but this wasn't the only hormone that was brought up in my research. If I could spell out, IL-6 and the others, I would...ok, I wouldn't, I'm lazy. Hormones drive many functions in your body. If you screw up your hormone levels, you affect those functions.
A friend was recently wondering why her runni…