Best Tip: Get More of This, Lose Weight? (Yes, Really!)

What the big deal is behind this often talked about weight-loss tip

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October 23, 2017 BEST TIP BEST LOOKS BEST YOU BEST EATS CONTESTS & GAMES FLYERS SUBSCRIBE     It's not just about getting your beauty sleep – sleep really does help you lose weight! Not only do we crave unhealthy comfort foods when we're tired, but our sleep levels are linked to our hormone levels, says Joey Shulman, the Thornhill, Ontario based author of The Last 15: A Weight Loss Breakthrough. "People who are sleep-deprived tend to have more secretions of the hormone cortisol, so they're more stressed out. And that's going to trigger fat storage as well," she says. Lack of sleep also causes fluctuations in the hunger hormones leptin and ghrelin, which indicate whether you're full or hungry. Read more: 8 Totally Unexpected Ways To Lose Weight (Without Even Trying) What's Your Weight Loss Personality? 5 Reasons You Didn't Lose Weight This Week   FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL NETWORKS SIGN UP FOR OUR OTHER NEWSLETTERS     If you would like to subscribe to our other newsletters, please click here. © 2017 Reader's Digest Magazines Canada Limited, 1100 boul. René-Lévesque W., Montréal, Québec H3B 5H5 You have received this e-mail because you are a friend of Reader's Digest Canada. We hope you have enjoyed receiving it. However, if you would rather not receive future messages of this sort from us, simply click on the following link: click here to unsubscribe. Privacy Policy | Contact us