If you are having trouble getting a good nights sleep, take a look at your bedtime diet. While a light snack may help you relax before sleeping, you should avoid heavy meals and fluids that stimulate stomach acid production and could cause heartburn. Also, consider whether intake of caffeine, chocolate or alcohol is affecting your sleep.
- Mayo Clinic -

You may already know that eating smaller, more frequent meals during the day can make and keep you slim. A new research from the U.K. shows that frequent eating also lowers your cholesterol.

Home-style breakfast, switch fried eggs for poached and swap 4 strips of regular bacon for one slice of Canadian bacon. Calories saved: 216

Celebrate the weekend with a Bloody Mary instead of a Piña Colada. Or drink sparkling water with lime instead of light beer. Calories saved: 108

Taking the children to McDonald’s? Order medium fries and hold the cheese on that Quarter Pounder. Calories saved: 190

Eat wheat – it’s a great source of biotin, the single most important nutrient for shiny hair