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 Many of us like to start our day with a cup of coffee and perhaps end the day with a glass of wine or some other kind of alcoholic drinks . But it turns out that these two substances alcohol and caffeine can have surprising impacts on our sleep.  Caffe ine: Let's start with caffeine, Caffeine is a kind of drug that we call the psycho-active stimulu s and everyone knows that caffeine can make you more alert and can wake you up but there are at least two additional hidden features of caffeine that some people may not be aware of. 1. The first is the duration of action of the caffeine. Caffeine for the average adult will have an effect for about 5-6 hours, what that means is that after about 5-6 hours   50% of that caffeine that you had is still circulating in your system. Caffeine has a quarter-life of about 10-12 hours. In other words, let's assume that you had coffee at 2 pm in the evening, it could be possible that almost the quarter of that caffeine is still swirling ...

Good night sleep is incredibly crucial for our health, it is as important as eating healthy and exercising.  Let us first consider some of the points to understand why sleep is that important for us. Poor sleep can link to higher body weight. In fact, short sleep duration is associated with an increased risk of weight gain and obesity in both children and adult.   Poor sleep affects hormones that regulate appetite. Those who get adequate sleep tend to eat fewer calories than those who don't.  Good sleep can maximize problem-solving skills and enhance memories. Poor sleep has been shown to impair brain function. Long sleep has been shown to improve many aspects of athletic and physical performance. Sleeping less than 7-8 hours per night is linked to an increased risk of heart disease and stroke. Sleep deprivation can cause prediabetes in healthy adults in as little as 6 days. Many studies show a strong link between short sleep duration and type 2 diabetes. Poor sleepi...