Oh... REALLY!!

As a member of SparkPeople I receive various articles about improving your health. Today I received one titled 7 Hidden Ways to Get Better Sleep. I read this article after I was rudely awoken by my two year old who has returned to waking up at the crack of dawn and throwing huge tantrums! As I read some of the things in this article I thought... Oh... REALLY! Just an excerpt: Losing sleep is certainly not something to be taken lightly. An occasional night of tossing and turning is normal, but continued patterns of this behavior can cause real problems in your ability to function normally. Research shows that inadequate sleep can have disastrous effects on your weight loss efforts, impair your concentration, and even mimic the symptoms of impaired glucose tolerance (which can lead to diabetes and hypertension). Your mood also suffers when you don’t get enough shut-eye, causing you to become disoriented on the job, fatigued behind the wheel of a car, or irritated at home. But more importantly, these mood swings can affect your relationships with others, and even lead to depression. Oh... REALLY!