Circadian Rhythms - Articles
Circadian Rhythms
by
Bob C.

Contrary to what you may have heard, a circadian rhythm is not a drumming circle. A sleep gene, along with your body’s hormones, is influenced by sunlight and darkness and to some extent by exercise, eating and gen ...
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Circadian Rhythms
by
Bob C.

Contrary to what you may have heard, a circadian rhythm is not a drumming circle. A sleep gene, along with your body’s hormones, is influenced by sunlight and darkness and to some extent by exercise, eating and gen ...
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Living With Rhythm
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Lynn E.
... ting, and eliminating brings greater order. Eating before the sun goes down, and rising before the sun comes up, allows the power within and the power below to align with the circadian rhythms of the sun. When our neuroendocrine systems are aligned with the circadian rhythms of the sun, there is greater order, and therefore abundance of energy libe ...
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sunrise, sunset
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Laura
Some interesting work in the Czech Republic: Normalizing effect of bright light therapy on temperature circadian rhythm in patients with eating disorders CONCLUSION: The light therapy normalized temperature circadian rhythm in patient with eating disorders. We hypothesize t ...
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Too much of a good thing: 10 simple home remedies for sunburn
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Sonzy

In the northern parts of Greenland, the sun does not set between April and August. Studies have shown that the perpetual sunlight interferes with people’s sleep cycles and circadian rhythms. Suicide rates are actually higher in the periods of constant day with 82% of the deaths occurring in the daylight months.
This goes to show that [...]
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Late shift work is linked to cancer
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Robin P.

... ronmental factors affect cancer risk. So the scientists also reviewed studies in which animals were exposed to light at night, disrupting the animals' so-called body clocks (circadian rhythm). Those studies provided "sufficient evidence" of a connection between circadian rhythm disruption and cancer, states the report. The scientists concluded th ...
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Study Shows Why Our Sleep Routine Is So Important
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Nav J.


... this study shows that if you follow your parents advice, it is will be for your own good health. A new UC Irvine
Study, appearing in Science express online shows that these circadian rhythms regulate the energy levels in cells. This is a very important study because it gives us more information about how we metabolize food and the creation of ne ...
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CLOCK gene
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Laura
One interesting line of research connects mental illness to dysfunction of of circadian rhythms. Circadian rhythms involve the way the body and brain function at different times of day. We don't simply run like refrigerators or thermometers off and on ...
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