Remember when you were young and the last thing you remembered when you woke up was right before you went to sleep? You were unconscious the entire night. No rolling over in bed to get comfortable. No getting up to go to the bathroom. No waking up from every little noise. Just pure, unadulterated sleep. How good was that!

While being overweight is generally never good for your health, carrying extra fat in certain areas can be particularly dangerous. One of the most concerning areas is the abdomen. In fact, a recent study conducted in China linked excess abominable adipose tissue to the progression of type-2 diabetes and to increased risks of kidney complications for patients with type-2 diabetes.

We often think that to improve our diets, we have to make major changes, drastically reducing calories or cutting out sugar entirely. But research is showing that we may actually be able to make our diets better just with one simple addition.