Sleeping is just as important to survival as eating, drinking, and breathing. But for people suffering from insomnia, getting enough sleep can range from challenging to impossible. Although the cause may seem elusive, in many cases, simple detectiv... Read more
If you live with migraines, you might already be familiar with the pain and discomfort they cause. Migraines are a specific type of headache often identified by episodes of throbbing pain and, sometimes, nausea, vomiting or sensitivity to light. Migr... Read more
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, approximately 60 million Americans suffer from insomnia each year. Many of these people rely on medication to fall asleep, but research shows that relaxation and meditation exercises can... Read more
Imagine experiencing severe abdominal pain, along with alternating bouts of both constipation and diarrhea. Even worse, your doctor can find no physical explanation or effective treatment for you, despite these very real symptoms. Unfortunately, this... Read more
You hear all the time that to lose weight, you should track what you eat. Well, a 2008 study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine shows that keeping a "food diary" may double your weight loss efforts.
Researchers fr... Read more
I was getting 7-10 hours of sleep a day for the past month. It was part of my life change and taking care of me. The past 2 nights I haven't slept more than 4 hours. It's NOT from lack of trying.
I'm going to bed between 11 pm and midnight. I l... Read more
I don't trust myself so I am going to bed. Just made my two sons chocolate chip pancakes for supper . chocolate is defiantly my downfall 1bite can send me on a month long binge. .fighting the chocolate in my mind..... trying to stay strong!... Read more
I'm in a great deal of pain from doing an 11 minute chair video two days in a row. I didn't sleep much last night and I'm not able to sleep tonight so far. I have a severe migraine headache and my stomach is sick. I'm not going to give up but I'm fee... Read more
My cat comes in the middle of the night and purrs while kneading on my pillow before settling down to sleep on my pillow. It's adorable, but he does it at least twice a night. I usually wake up exhausted, and on the worst days, I am completely non-... Read more
These past few days I find myself waking up around 3-4 am and I am absolutely starving. I usually go to bed around 10-11 pm and I wake up a 7 am. I have been eating within my calorie range and I never feel hungry when I go to bed.
I really do not w... Read more
I use a 'mums diary' to keep track of everything during the day and then update SparkPeople in the evening when I have a little time to myself. These diaries are great as they have seperate columns for each child, which I use for tracking my fruit/ve... Read more
Something in common with many of the Success Stories on SparkPeople is that those members used our free Nutrition and Fitness Trackers to help them reach their weight loss goal. Being able to track your nutrition intake and how much fitness activity... Read more
McDonald's has launched a new kind of ad campaign, this time targeting moms . The idea is to promote some of the more positive aspects of foods like French fries and Egg McMuffins. Skeptical? I know I was……McDonald's has recruited mothers to go be... Read more
