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This is the diet that has absolutely nothing to do with eating but thats proven to bewaymore effective in getting you healthy than any other regimen.

According to a study published inThe Lancet, sleep is crucial for metabolic function and hormone stability. Hormones and metabolism play a pivotal role in health, affecting everything fromdiabetes preventionto heart disease risk.

When participants sleep was restricted,they experienced an increase in stress hormonesand a decrease in the speed of their metabolism.

Another studyfound that a lack of sleep contributed to a sharp decrease in leptin the hormone responsible for regulating fat storage. They also witnessed an increase in ghrelin a hormone that increases appetite.

If youre not sleeping enough,youre obviously going to be tired. Your body is going to get stressed and start sending signals to your body to put on weight. The weight, from your bodys perspective, is there as a reservoir of energy. When you feel tired, its suspicious that it might need it.

You dont have tocut the carbs off your hamburger, start drinking wellness shots that taste more like grass than juice, orchoke down harsh sips of apple cider vinegarto foster a better relationship with your body.

All you have to do is simple: Sleep.

Not before you eat, not excessively, not five times a day, or whatever other wild ideas are ricocheting through your mind.

Just sleepenough. And sleep well.

Of course, this is easier said than done. Thats where the concept of the diet comes in. Diets are often seen as temporary a short-term set of rules to carry you through a healthy change or two that hopefully sticks after its over, when the clock strikes midnight andboomyou can eat pasta again.

With food,diets dont work. Theyre often extreme, restrictive, andleave you drooling desirously over a cupcakeyou never even blinked at before. That doesnt happen on a sleep diet. You dont crave consciousness when you start to get enough sleep. If youre somehow taking it to the extreme (i.e., getting toomuchsleep) youll just wake up. Its the equivalent of accidentally eating a doughnut if youve gone too far and prohibited dessert.

The sleep diet, if done effectively, works. Its just not easy. Heres how to do it:

1. Set a time frame for the diet. One week is a good place to start.

2. Set your own rules. How much sleep do you want to get each night? Figure out the bedtime you would need to follow to accomplish the desired number of hours. Write it down.

3. For the time frame of your diet,stick to your bedtime. Thats the only rule to which this diet adheres. Its easy to remember, but surprisingly difficult to do.

But before you say, No, I cant do that, think about it for a second. Is it any harder than a typical diet? With those, you often have to eliminate entire sectors of your life. Happy hour with your coworkers?No drinking. Birthday cake with the kids for their birthday? Not for you!

Why do we perceive sleep asmoreextreme than those other restrictions restrictions that arent even all that good for you?

Sleep, on the other hand, is great for you. With a few extra hours of rest under your belt,youre likely to gravitate naturally towards your healthiest weight andfeelmuch better, too.

This article originally appeared on The Daily Meal

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