Monday, June 23, 2008

Lack of sleep hinders women's health


According to HealthDay.com, women that are sleep deprived often suffer from obesity, cardiovascular problems and psychiatric issues.

Joyce Walsleben, associate professor at the New York University Sleep Disorders Center urges women to "turn off the worry." She suggests writing in a "worry book" for 15 minutes every night. "Use one side of a piece of paper to list everything that worries you. On the other side, write a solution."

I would add that next to that list of solutions, you indicate which worries you cannot solve. Sometimes we worry about things that we have no control over - and if we cannot change something - if we have no control over the situation, it is pointless (and exhausting) to worry about it.

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