Getting Enough Zzzzs
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Science & Health
Getting Enough Zzzzs
We all need a good night’s rest. Sleep refreshes and energizes us, and enables us to take on the day. Adults need seven to nine hours of sleep a night, yet the average American usually manages just six-and-half hours. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recognizes sleep insufficiency as a public health problem. More than a quarter of all Americans report not getting enough sleep, and 10 percent experience chronic insomnia. Many of…
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Preventative Health
Prediabetes: A Wakeup Call Before Its Too Late
Nearly a third of American adults have a potentially chronic disease, and nine out of ten of them don’t even know it yet. Eighty-six million American adults have prediabetes, a condition that increases your risk of heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes. What is prediabetes? Insulin is a hormone made by the pancreas that plays a major role in metabolism. During digestion carbohydrates—sugars and starches—are broken down into glucose and then enter the bloodstream.…