Sleep More & Sweet Less & See Green
3 Simple Ways to re-energize yourself and your family in time to enjoy the Holidays!
We’re smack in the middle of a very tricky time of our year. We’ve just spent weeks ramping up on Halloween candy. (When did those first bags – for the kids – enter your home?) Next, we will be pumping our adrenals as we shop till we drop, eat more sweets and are driven wild by holiday “great expectations” …
Now is your moment to break away from the pack & get your groove back! Here’s how
Sleep More – Sleep Earlier & Sleep In whenever you can.
We adults need a minimum of 8 hours of sleep. This does not count the time falling asleep or waking up from sleep. And, what about our kids?
2 Months – 1 year 14-15 hours
1-3 years 12-14 hours
3-6 years 11-13 hours
6-12 years 10-11 hours
12-18 years 8 ½ – 9 ½ hours
Sweet Less.
Before the turn of this century the average consumption of sugar was only 5 lbs. per person per year!
Now he average American consumes an astounding 2-3 pounds of sugar each week.
© WE Magazine for Women 2009
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