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 […]
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 […]
Indoor Exposure to Daylight Improves Sleep, Cognitive Performance
While many elements of modern life have a negative impact on the circadian rhythm and the sleep-wake cycle, one of the most harmful is decreased exposure to sunlight. Now that the majority of humans are living urban lives in relatively modern settings, most of us don’t spend nearly as much time outside as did our more […]
Blue Light at Night Hinders Fat Oxidation and Energy Metabolism
Having trouble sleeping at night? It could be that your exposure to blue light prior to bedtime, and even during sleep, may be affecting your sleep patterns. Aside from disrupting sleep, blue light at night may also be causing serious disruption to normal physiological processes like fat oxidation and energy metabolism. Taking proactive steps to […]
Circadian Rhythm Blood Test Could Open the Door to Personalized Medicine
The links between the circadian rhythm and overall health and functioning are many. Indeed, they run deep, impacting the very mechanics of numerous bodily processes and even how effective certain types of medicines are. Affected by a variety of factors, the timing of the approximately 24-hour circadian rhythm cycle can vary from individual to individual. […]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- …
- 34
- Next Page »
