23/02/2022
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Staying up late when youβve got an early start? β£
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It happens to most of us, time disappears in the evenings, especially the hours between 9 and midnight! β£
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The classic βI should have gone to sleep an hour ago! π€¦π»ββοΈββ£
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So what happens when you get a lack of sleep? β£
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Your body is tired the next day, youβve not refreshed your stores overnight through sleep, so your jody is going to look for that energy elsewhere. β£
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Typically from high sugar foods, and more food in general.β£
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But not only is your hunger massively up, your willpower will be reduced - your ability to say no and make rational choices - so if cake appears in the office youβll be covered in crumbs and wonβt know what happened π
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Your bodies ability to process that cake will be reduced, as your insulin sensitivity will be lower, meaning more insulin will need to be produced - insulin is the hormone the helps to store carbs as glycogen - having lower insulin sensitivity can increase the likelihood of storing food at body fat (in a calorie surplus)β£
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So weβre not in a good way π¬β£
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It gets worse, blood pressure it increased, causing the potential for headaches and brain fog.β£
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Andddd to top it off, s*x drive is reduced πβ£
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So if you were up late last night putting on a performance, donβt expect the same the next night π¬β£
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There are a few things you can do to help mitigate these issues:β£
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Use caffeine to keep you alert, but donβt over do it, itβll only affect your sleep the next night! β£
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Eat little and often and avoid snacking on high sugar foods - itβll only cause highs and lows in blood sugars and make you feel worseβ£
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Keep moving throughout the day, your energy expenditure will be low if youβre not proactive, itβll also help avoid slumps.β£
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Take a vitamin D supplement, studies suggest it can help to alleviate brain fog! β£
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I recommend that anyway, but take a nap whenever you can!! β£
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Then make sure you get an early night, donβt let one bad nights sleep turn into 2, or more! β£
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As always, letβs get after it team! π₯β£