Sleep is absolutely essential to good health. Modern science has demonstrated numerous ways that sleep quality is directly linked to both physical and mental health. When something disrupts your sleep, impacting sleep quality or quantity, it can also potentially impact your physical health, cognitive function and mental well-being. Surprisingly, winter can fall into that sleep […]
Shift Work Negatively Affects Our Biological Rhythms – Here’s How
While many employees enjoy an average work schedule of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, many modern jobs keep people working around the clock in rotations, an alternative schedule known as shift work. Shift workers operate outside of the general nine-to-five grind, often working late hours, rotating their hours from week to week […]
Circadian Sleep Disorders and Chronobiology
Human beings are creatures ruled by rhythms. The chemical tides of our bodies are constantly ebbing and flowing in a complex pattern of overlapping cycles. These cycles are responsive to a number of environmental factors from the amount of sunlight we receive to what we have for lunch each day. In fact, we are so […]
How to Avoid Disrupted Sleep During Daylight Saving Time Transitions
Spring forward and fall back; that’s the twice annual time change we experience during the shift from Standard Time to Daylight Saving Time and back again. While most people are aware that the hour change in time is disruptive to the sleep-wake cycle and sleep quality, many don’t realize the negative impact that the time […]
How a High-Salt Diet Disrupts Circadian Rhythm and Sleep
A high-sodium diet has long been associated with increased cardiovascular disease risk. A new study conducted by University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers has found that a high-salt diet disrupts circadian rhythm timing, impacting the sleep-wake cycle. Disruptions in the sleep-wake cycle can impact sleep quality. Insufficient and poor-quality sleep are associated with an increase […]
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