Johnny's Health Blog 8-6-15

Good morning everyone!  165 to 136.  Those are my blood sugar numbers from yesterday to today.  That is a 29 point drop in 24 hours!  What happened?  First of all my sugar numbers went nuts due to over indulging for our birthdays.  Too much cake/ice cream for a total of 3 days which sent my numbers up.  Also I've been snacking on peanuts and other organic nuts too often which also hindered my weight loss.  Now that I'm back on my new normal diet I'm back on track with my numbers as well.  I also switched brands of protein powders which might have something to do with it as well.  I am going to monitor that next and if that is a culprit then it's back to the original formula I purchased to start with.  Yesterday I went to my old formula and look at the numbers!  Today I'm using the new formula and now we'll see if that is a culprit or not.  According to the label it shouldn't be but time will tell.  The bottom line is this...once you find a combo that works stick with it!  I changed protein powders because the prices went up $15.00 a bag!  That seemed a bit steep to me so I tried a different brand but if it's doing more harm than good what's the point?  I also increased my cinnamon/milk thistle supplement from 2 to 4 per day for the past two days.  I will report back on this in a few days to tell you my results.  Today's health topic is SLEEP!  

 

 

 Sleep is more important than I ever thought possible.  Being in car sales for 20 years I thought sleeping was for wimps.  Then there's a country song that says "I can sleep when I'm dead".  Well you might end up in an early grave if you don't get at least 6 hours a night with 8 hours being the amount we really need.  Sleep deprivation is a serious and chronic condition that can have disastrous effects on your health.  Some of the results are obesity, diabetes, hormone imbalance, increased risk for heart attacks and strokes and much more.  A really good article on this is linked to this blog below. 

 

 

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2015/08/06/sleep-problems-linked-to-health-problems.aspx?e_cid=20150806Z1_DNL_art_1&utm_source=dnl&utm_medium=email&utm_content=art1&utm_campaign=20150806Z1&et_cid=DM84023&et_rid=1065903250

 

Make the most out of your life but don't forget to get your proper rest!  Always remember when you're awake to LIVE TO WIN NOW!  

 

Johnny