Balancing Light and Weight: The Surprising Link Between Sleep Quality and Body Mass
I’m Farah Myers, family nurse practitioner and owner at Cool Creek Family Health, and I wanted to talk a little bit about Light exposure while sleeping prevents our bodies from entering a deep sleep for full restoration. Sleeping with the television or light in the room has been associated with weight gain in women. One study showed a weight gain of at least 11lbs over a 5 year period in women who regularly slept with the television on or light in the room.