My musings and digital ramblings http://escape.blogspirit.com/science/ Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:36:00 +0200 All Rights Reserved http://escape.blogspirit.com/archive/2006/04/20/sleep-away-your-stress.html http://escape.blogspirit.com/archive/2006/04/20/sleep-away-your-stress.html noreply@blogspirit.com (Val) Science Thu, 20 Apr 2006 15:30:00 +0200 <p>As l'm addicted to the comfort of my own bed, l was delighted to read that having a lie-in is actually beneficial to your health. An article which appears in this months edition of Superdrug's magazine 'Spirit' says:</p> <p>'Research at the University of Westminster showed that people who get up before 7.22am have higher levels of cortisol (the energy-sapping stress hormone) throughout the day than those who get up later.'</p> <p>Nice to know l have a good excuse for another twenty minutes snooze in the morning.</p>