Posts tagged: leptin

The Importance of Sleep

Many people consider sleep as a waste of time, as they occupy their time doing daily schedule of activities and social engagements with peers and business partners, as they fall sleep only when stress takes it toll on them. While to others, overcoming night after night of flipping and turning until the in the early [...]

Smoking and obesity may help accelerate the aging process

 Bad news for the smokers and the people experiencing obesity. Obesity and smoking speed up the aging process, according to a study published online by the Lancenet. Thhe study included 1,122 women – 1119 obese (with a body mass index or BMI greater than 30), 85 non-obese (BMI under 20), 531 nonsmokers, 369 ex-smokers, and [...]