Today National Public Radio (NPR) released an article on chronobiology and how our body’s internal clocks affect our health, particularly our weight and diet. The article titled “Circadian Surprise: How Our Body Clocks Help Shape Our Waistlines” examines the relationship between the desynchronization of the circadian rhythm and metabolic diseases such as obesity and type 2 diabetes. They spoke to some […]
Circadian Rhythm and Diabetes Risk: What’s the Connection?
Is there a link between the circadian rhythm and diabetes risk? New research on how an increase in exposure to artificial light over the past years may be contributing to higher rates of insulin resistance is helping to establish a connection between circadian rhythm function and Type 2 diabetes. Here is what you need to […]
The Ultimate Sleep Guide: Everything You Need to Know About Sleep
For as long as there have been thinkers among us, there have been questions about the nature and purpose of sleep. Indeed, sleep was a topic tackled by some of the ancient world’s greatest thinkers, including Alcmaeon of Croton, who offered his scientific explanation of sleep between 500 and 450 BCE, and Aristotle, who wrote […]
Resetting Your Circadian Rhythms
Circadian rhythms involve the behavioral, mental and physical changes that occur in the body in a 24-hour period. Humans and other living organisms possess these rhythms, which are created by a variety of physiological factors in the body and triggered by environmental factors, most notably light cues. One of the best-known circadian rhythms is the […]
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 […]
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