I read that wearing an eye mask at night 'helps you lose weight'. Amazingly, it actually works! PROFESSOR ROB GALLOWAY By Professor Rob Galloway For The Daily Mail Published: 20:52 EDT, 16 September 2024 | Updated: 20:52 EDT, 16 September 2024 e-mail View comments Every night, before I get into bed, I brush my teeth and put on my pyjamas – and then a purple silk eye mask (the colour was my wife’s choice). Truth be told, this is more exciting than it sounds: it’s about protecting myself against type 2 diabetes .
For the past year, I have been on a health drive – researching and doing what I can to try to make sure I live a longer, happier and healthy life. I’d still like to lose those last few kilos of abdominal ‘dad fat’ that I know all too well are bad for me. My children might joke it makes me cuddly, but that fat is pumping out toxic chemicals, raising my risk of cancer , stroke or a heart attack.
So I eat healthily and have given up the meal-deal can of cola, ultra-processed sandwich and packet of crisps I used to have at work every day. I’ve also cut back on alcohol and started to run 6 km into work most days. Many of us will have some form of light on in our bedrooms during the night, writes Professor Rob Galloway (file image) But that fat is proving stubbornly resistant, despite my best efforts.
However, a recent paper published in an obscure journal, The Lancet Regional Health Europe, may have the answer for me – and for any of you struggling t.