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Well Tickle Me Pink!

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photo: tinyfroglet Way across the big pond, In The Raw, has been mentioned in the UKs Daily Telegraph , which boasts a circulation of over 840,000 readers. Heres what it said in Wellbeing on the web: the 9 wellbeing blogs you need to bookmark: 5. earthmother-intheraw.blogspot.com Charts the "(mis)adventures of one gals transition into the land of raw foods" in her quest to go one up from organic – to eating without cooking. Whether shes mixing up smoothies or foraging for wild edibles, its inspirational stuff ("Acne – gone. Chronic fatigue – gone!") and information-packed: the recipe for Almond Mayonnaise is a revelation… Wanna know what really tickles me (besides even being noticed out there in the great big blogosphere)? The fact that In The Raw wasnt recognized as simply a "raw food blog" or a "weight loss blog," but was included with eight others to "Bookmark these blogs for better health." Love that. It just reinforces my beli...

SLEEP WELL THE KEY TO NOT BE FAT

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Sleep is essential for the functioning of our brain, but also our whole body. Data accumulate on the link between lack of sleep and obesity, but also diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Good sleep seems more essential than ever! Obesity? And if it was related to poor sleep, insufficient sleep? The effects of sleep deprivation are well known: daytime sleepiness, decreased academic or work performance, impaired quality of life, depression, increased risk of accidents, etc. But today, new evidence is accumulating showing that sleep debt may also have a negative impact on metabolism and cardiovascular function. After analysis of all published studies on this subject, a dozen of them stand out and bring very convincing data. The main findings for the link between sleep and chronic disease. Sleep time and Obesity The reduction of sleep time is proportionally associated with obesity in adults. In children, this relationship is observed even for very small reductions in sleep time. Hence the ...