Your Kidneys and You


Updated 03/10/07 11:32 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 6 comments

Your Kidneys and You

It is the organ that inspired the name of a bean and the shape of countless swimming pools, the kidney. You are familiar with the shape, but do you know what the organ does for you? Well first off you have two kidneys and they are located just below your ribs on either side of your spine. They are each about the size of your fist. Although they are small, about 0.5 percent your body weight, Read more

Why You're So Tired but Can't Fall Asleep at Night


Updated 10/19/11 8:46 PM · Posted by · 6 comments

How Stress Affects Your Sleep

We are pumped to share one of our fave stories from Self here on FitSugar! Have you noticed that you're tired in the morning and all day long, but you're so wired at night that you can't sleep? Nurse practitioner Marcelle Pick, author of the new book, Are You Tired and Wired?, has a theory for why you're snoozing and losing. "When we talk about adrenal fatigue, we're talking about the two glands Read more