Sleepless in Seattle? Avoid Moving South! Sleep More, Weigh Less.

Age-standardised disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rates from Insomnia by country (per 100,000 inhabitants). (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Sleepless in the South: Penn Medicine Study Discovers State and Regional Prevalence of Sleep Issues in the United States.

Here’s a wonderful visual reminder of how much a good night’s sleep affects how much you weigh.  Here’s a visual reminder of what has happened to the U.S. since 1985 in terms of obesity.  http://www.ehd.org/health_obesity.php  Look for the overlap with an inability to get a good night’s rest.

I talk about aiding insomnia here on my website.

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