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Dear Kelley

A brief guide to better sleep

Good sleep is a key component for good health including, seemingly, the maintenance of a healthy weight (see below). In my blog today I provide a guide to some of the most useful strategies I've found for helping ensure deep, restful sleep. For more on this, click this link.

Study details a multitude of reasons why lack of sleep can cause us to pile on the pounds

As average sleep duration has declined obesity rates have climbed. This may not just be a coincidence. In one of my blogs this week I report on a recent review which details several mechanisms through which lack of sleep may cause unhealthy weight gain. For more on this, click this link.

Why statin side-effects are likely to be much more common than official statistics suggest

Cholesterol-reducing statin drugs can have side effects such as muscle pain, fatigue and liver damage, though official statistics suggest these are rare. In one of my blogs this week I explain why statin side-effects are likely to be much more common in the real world than official statistics suggest. For more on this, click this link.

To your good health!

Dr John Briffa

www.drbriffa.com

email: john@drbriffa.com