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Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorder by Danielle Tate Posted Fri 31 Jul 2009 11:54am "Circadian rhythm sleep disorder" is the official name for it. I describe it as "my brain doesn't know when it's day or night". I can be tired at 11 a.m. or tired at 3 a.m. and it's just about completely unpredictable. Apparently I'm unusually sensitive to the upheaval caused by artificial lighting. When I don't keep it carefully in check, my sleep Read on »

The Role of Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders (CRSD) by Snoozester .. Patient Expert

Posted Wed 16 Feb 2011 12:47pm of a circadian rhythm disorder is an occasional or continuous disruption in sleep patterns. It is often mistaken for Insomnia, especially if the symptoms persist over a longer period of time; however unlike Insomnia patients, people with CRSD usually get required amount of sleep. Some of the most common circadian rhythm disorders include: Advanced Sleep Read on »

Circadian Rhythms: Zeitgebers, Entrainment, and Non-Photic Stimuli by Mark S. Healthy Living Professional

Posted Wed 21 Jul 2010 12:37pm – all life – has learned to rely on. Our internal clocks, known as circadian rhythms, tend to match up with this established external cycle. In essentially all known forms of life, from the earliest cells and bacteria to plants and mammals, the circadian rhythm is characterized by a period of around 24 hours. You might recall a previous MDA series on how Read on »

Time to get high- Circadian rhythms and drug use by Adi Jaffe

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Posted Sat 01 May 2010 8:42pm Like most living creatures, humans have internal biological clocks known as circadian rhythms . These internal cycles synchronize our bodies with the Earth’s 24-hour day/night cycle and prepare us for predictable daily events (1). Circadian rhythms regulate a number of bodily functions including temperature, hormone secretion Read on »

Body temperature changes regulate circadian rhythm by Dr. John Z. Medical Doctor

Posted Sun 17 Oct 2010 12:00am the body’s circadian rhythm, the 24-hour cycle that controls metabolism, sleep and other bodily functions, according to new research from UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, TX... known that body temperature fluctuates in warm-blooded animals throughout the day on a 24-hour, or circadian, rhythm, but the new study shows that temperature actually controls Read on »

Sound Cues and Circadian Rhythms by Mark S. Healthy Living Professional

Posted Thu 22 Jul 2010 9:06am Yesterday, I showed how environmental, behavioral, and social cues act as zeitgebers to human circadian rhythms , and I tried to be as thorough as possible (without... it, but it was someone’s offhand reference to the notion of the calls of songbirds affecting our circadian rhythms that convinced me I should do a follow-up to the blue light piece from earlier Read on »

Cortisol and eating disorders by Carrie A. Patient Expert

Posted Wed 18 Feb 2009 11:48am , increasing both blood pressure and blood sugar. A PubMed search of eating disorders and circadian rhythm produced mainly results on night eating syndrome. However, one study found... with those of a non-ED sample. Although many things affect circadian rhythm--most of which are under genetic control--one of the key hormones is cortisol. Released from the adrenal Read on »

Heating Heart With Cargeter Better Thn Drugs For Common Heart Rhythm Disorder by Ed H. Doctor of Pharmacy

Posted Sat 15 Nov 2008 2:46pm Treating a common heart rhythm disorder by burning heart tissue with a catheter works dramatically better than drug treatments, a major international study has found. One year after undergoing a treatment called catheter ablation, 75 percent of patients with an irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation were free of symptoms. By comparison Read on »

Jet lag happens when your circadian rhyt by Mary Pougnet Patient Expert

Posted Wed 24 Feb 2010 5:35pm Jet lag happens when your circadian rhythms get out of balance. #MaryWoznyHealth Read on »

Eating Disorders In the News 11-23-09 by Katie G. Healthy Living Professional

Posted Mon 23 Nov 2009 7:11am characterized by a delayed circadian rhythm of food intake and neuroendocrine function. Food intake consists of at least 25% of daily caloric intake after the evening meal and/or at least... Eating Disorders in the News A new study from the University of Pennsylvania, 'A biobehavioural model of the night eating syndrome,' is now Read on »