WEBE Wellness: The Best Time To Go To Bed

WEBE Wellness: The Best Time To Go To Bed

You know staying up too late isn’t good for you, but going to bed early may not be either.

A new study has narrowed down the perfect time to fall asleep for your heart. Researchers show the sweet spot is between 10 and 11pm.

The study found that for those who stay up and go to bed shortly before midnight, there’s a 12% greater risk of cardiovascular disease. And after midnight, the risk increased to 25%.

But even for those who are early risers, going to sleep before 10pm saw a 24% increased risk.

Unfortunately, they haven’t pinpointed why this is the case – the researchers believe our internal clock gets disrupted and that’s what has the adverse effect on our heart. But they looked at lots of factors like sleep duration, sleep irregularity, and whether people were early birds or night owls, but all the results still showed the best time for bed is between 10 and 11.

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WEBE Wellness: The Worst Foods In Your Freezer

WEBE Wellness: The Worst Foods In Your Freezer

Sometimes after a long day, you don’t want to cook, and you grab something from the freezer. While frozen foods are great in a pinch, there’s a few you may want to avoid because of how unhealthy they are.

Top of the list – TV Dinners may be fun to make, but they usually are low on veggies and high on salt – try to find something with low sodium and more vegetables.

Frozen pizzas usually have too much salt and saturated fat. Thin crust is healthier than thick, and veggies are better than meat lovers.

Frozen pot pies taste so good because they have some of the highest-calorie and fats than most

Corn dogs – hot dogs are unhealthy enough, so a battered covered one isn’t good for you either.

Keep an eye out for sweet-and-sour chicken – what makes it so sweet is all the added sugar.

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WEBE Wellness: Get Off The Phone To Lower Blood Pressure

WEBE Wellness: Get Off The Phone To Lower Blood Pressure

If you’d like to lower your blood pressure, it could be as simple as not answering the phone.

Being on the phone for 30 minutes a week can increase blood pressure by 12% – and that’s not from one phone call – that’s all the calls in total.

And it doesn’t have anything to do with who you speak with on the phone – yes, spam calls are annoying – but even if you’re having a nice call with grandma, just using the phone can be hazardous for your health as the low levels of RF energy has been linked to hypertension.

The more you’re on your cell phone, the greater the risk – up to 25% increase for those who spend more than six hours a week chatting away.

Sometimes, a text is just better.

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WEBE Wellness: Taking A Mental Health Break From Work

WEBE Wellness: Taking A Mental Health Break From Work

We’re only halfway through February, but are you already feeling burned out and feel like you need time off already? Not just for a vacation, since deciding to take time off work can be a challenge, but to do it for mental health reasons makes it all that harder.

Taking a sabbatical has been shown to reduce stress and can improve long-term performance while avoiding burnout. Take the time that you need, but make sure you have a plan. If you can show higher-ups what tasks you have coming up so they can be delegated, it’ll be easier to have them grant your request and alleviate some guilt you may have. If paid time off isn’t an option, you may need to have some savings set aside and work a budget.

And when you do return, make sure you don’t fall into traps that may be unhealthy, like eating lunch alone at your desk, and take regular breaks from your computer monitor.

Make sure you set those boundaries – and prioritize your mental health – and your work/life balance will benefit!

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WEBE Wellness: Making Memory Improvements

WEBE Wellness: Making Memory Improvements

As we age, we may find ourselves becoming more forgetful. The good news, is that there are steps you can take now to help keep your brain healthy and your memory strong:

Follow a healthy diet – fruits, veggies, whole grains, fish, healthy fats all have nutrients like antioxidants and omega-3 fatty acids that boost memory function. And drink plenty of water too – mild dehydration can reduce memory.

There is evidence that smoking can increase the risk of developing dementia – reduced blood flow, weak blood vessels, and inflammation that comes from the toxins in cigarettes can lead to stroke or dementia.

Regular exercise has been found to lower the risk of memory loss – it boosts the flow of blood and oxygen to the brain and produces growth hormones there as well.

Keeping blood pressure down isn’t just important for your heart, but high blood pressure has been found to supply less blood flow to parts of the brain associated with memory.

Your brain needs exercise too! Play games, word puzzles, anything challenging that requires you to work beyond the easy will help sharpen your skills!

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