A new study, from St Luke’s - Roosevelt Hospital Center and Columbia University in New York, shows that tired brains are more likely to crave junk food.You’ve likely seen a lot of articles about how sleep is critical to weight loss. This is another.

The Editorial Team of Chatelaine magazine.

Health

All calories aren't created equal. Find out where most of your calories should come from to lose weight and improve your health.

Lose weight with the right balance of carbs, fat and protein

All calories aren't created equal. Find out where most of your calories should come from to lose weight and improve your health

Natasha Turner, N.D., is a naturopathic doctor, Chatelaine magazine columnist, and author of the bestselling books The Hormone Diet, The Supercharged Hormone Diet and The Carb Sensitivity Program. She’s also the founder of the Toronto-based Clear Medicine Wellness Boutique and a regular guest on The Dr. Oz Show and The Marilyn Denis Show.

Natasha Turner

Diet

Craving chocolate? Take a walk: It'll downgrade your craving from mad to mild.

Taking a short walk can help you control chocolate cravings and lower your chocolate consumption.

healthy tip: Stir 2 tbsp (30 ml) peanut butter into 1 cup (250 ml) sweetened plain probiotic yogurt. You can even freeze it and enjoy it as a frozen yogurt.

Cure a sweets craving with this healthy tip

cravings

Surrounded by sweets and not sure how to resist? Find out how to beat cravings and holiday weight gain.

Exercise can help beat cravings and holiday weight gain

Surrounded by sweets and not sure how to resist? Find out how an amped-up workout session can help you cut those cravings

James S Fell, MBA, CSCS, authors the syndicated column "In-Your-Face Fitness" for the Chicago Tribune and Tribune Newspapers. He also does celebrity fitness interviews for the LA Times, and writes fitness columns for Chatelaine and AskMen. His first book on the subject of how to retrain your brain for sustainable weight loss is coming from Random House in 2013.

cravings

Sleep to reduce junk food cravings

Lose weight with the right balance of carbs, fat and protein

One way to beat chocolate cravings

Cure a sweets craving with this healthy tip

Exercise can help beat cravings and holiday weight gain