not just diet coke, but anything that has any type of artificial sweetener in it. This type of carcinogen (poison) has many names: aspartame, saccharin, sucralose (not to be confused with sucrose), acesulfame potassium (or Ace K) and the most touted and loved, Splenda. The next time you think you’re doing yourself a favor by eating or drinking a diet food or beverage, make sure it’s not laced with one of these fat-invoking poisons.
It is amazing to me how many people are sleep deprived. Getting more than eight solid hours of sleep each night has almost become a faux paux these days. Anyone, like myself, getting more than eight hours a night is con- sidered to be lazy and unmotivated... maybe in need of some anti-depres- sants! However, study after study has shown how getting too little sleep can actually make you more fat. The reason is that when your body is cut short in it’s repairing time (AKA: sleep), it produces more of a stress hormone called cortisol. This little hormone is responsible for the extra stubborn belly fat and grabbable love handles that many experience. Even though you may not feel stressed out due to your lack of sleep, over time, your body knows that it is in a state of stress, and responds by an over pro-
duction of cortisol which leads you to become more fat.
Speaking of stress, it is another silent culprit of making our bodies fatter. For the same reasons that sleep depriva- tion can cause our bodies to produce and store more fat, our typical, everyday stress does the same thing. Throughout the day when you think your high levels of stress are just helping you get more done, just know that part of what they are helping you do is get more fat!
Remember that fat does not necessar- ily mean more weight; it can simply be a higher level of body fat percentage which can be just as unhealthy as the extra weight. If you don’t know what your body fat is, you can usually have it tested at your local gym. If you don’t have a local gym and are interested in knowing your body fat percentage, give me a call! We can see where you are and if needed, talk about tips like these and others to safely decrease that number. Just don’t call me too early, as I will be sleeping! ●
Sunny Ayala Owner of Fitness Instruction Today 8041 Corporate Center Drive Suite 100 Charlotte, North Carolina 28277
www.fitnessinstuctiontoday.com ayalasigns@aol.com Phone: (704) 763-5662
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