Another reason to get an early night
A new UK study has revealed an important message for people who consider themselves to be ‘night owls’ rather than ‘early birds’ – people with later sleep and wake times have a greater risk of developing diabetes than those with early-bird sleep habits. The research also showed that night owls tend to have less healthy lifestyles. For example, compared to early birds, night owls are more likely to drink alcohol in higher quantities, have a lower-quality diet, get less sleep each night and have weight and physical activity rates in the ‘unhealthy range’. As a result, when the researchers controlled for unhealthy lifestyle behaviours, the link between late sleep and wake times and diabetes risk did significantly reduce, but still remained. This suggests that, on its own, going to bed and rising late is a risk factor for type 2 diabetes.
The Mocktail Club
By Derick Santiago Adams Media, $16.99 (eBook)
Looking to experience the joy of cocktail mixolog y without the bar, crowd or booze? The Mocktail Club has you covered. From plays on classic cocktails to new flavour concoctions, the 75 creative mocktails in this book are all about
