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So far, you’ve learned about several things that you need to do on a regular basis. It’s also extremely important as a type II diabetic that you spend some time NOT doing things as well – in other words – getting some rest! Insufficient rest causes more stress. Additional stress from sleep loss and lack of enough rest is a major contributor to higher blood sugar levels. But telling somebody to “get enough rest” is almost as tricky a piece of advice as telling somebody to “eat right and exercise.” With all the different types of information out there, what in the world might “getting enough rest” actually mean? Resting is certainly not an exact science. It varies from person to person. If you’re a compulsively active person, for example, forcing yourself to stay in bed when you’re chomping at the bit to get a lot of things done, could actually be providing you with more stress than it does true rest. Instead, you may want to just slow down some while still feeling productive. The results of a late 1990’s study on longevity and sleep were presented at an Activator Methods, Inc. seminar in Phoenix, Arizona, showing that for the average person, the optimum amount of sleep for a long, productive and healthy life is between seven and nine hours per night. According to this study, when the amount of average sleep was less than 7 hours or more than 9, maximum benefits and overall
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