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1 Ease Your Body Into Daylight Savings Time
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2 Feel the Circadian Rhythm
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3 Daylight Savings Time (It May Take Weeks to Adjust)
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4 Fight Jet Lag: Don't Eat?
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5 Dealing With the End of Daylight Saving
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6 How to Tune Up Your Circadian Rhythm For Spring
Do you ever find yourself in a healthy pattern of going to bed and waking up at the same time each day? I love it when this happens because it means A) I don't need an alarm clock since my body is waking up naturally and B) that I'm following the same sleep schedule on the weekend, which makes me feel well rested and ready to conquer my weekend errands and activities. The reason we feel so great Read more
Early Sunday morning, at 2 a.m., to be exact, the time changes. It is the end of Daylight Saving Time, so we "fall back" an hour; before you hit the hay, move that hour-hand backward. And although sleep experts believe "falling back" and gaining an hour in autumn is easier than losing an hour in Spring, it will still take your body a few days to acclimate to the time change. Here are a few tips Read more
If you're getting ready to cross time zones, new research suggests that fasting may help you deal with jet lag. While it's true that light regulates the circadian rhythm, an internal clock that determines when you sleep, wake, and eat, there may be a second internal clock that takes over when your body thinks food is scarce. It takes 16 hours of fasting to kick this clock into gear, and Read more
It is time to change our clocks again this Sunday. That means that at 2 a.m. on November 4, you've got to set your clock back one hour. The saying, "Spring forward and fall back," always helps me remember which way the clocks go. It's great that we gain an hour, but a new study shows that our bodies don't adjust well to the time shift. Although it's just a one hour difference, our natural clock Read more
We all have a biological clock, and I am not talking about the biological clock some women refer to when discussing the sudden need to have a baby. I am talking about the daily clock of the circadian rhythm, the energy ups and downs we all experience through out the day. Scientist have located the clock that controls the circadian rhythm. It is actually a pair of pinhead-sized structures that Read more
This Sunday is Daylight Savings Time. That means that at 2 am on March 11, the clocks skip ahead 1 hour. Remember the saying - "Spring forward and Fall back." Losing one hour of sleep can really screw up your circadian rhythm (your body's inner clock), so you might want to think about easing into it. On the day before, try going to sleep earlier and waking up earlier. You can also adjust Read more
When January rolls around, the festive fun has come to an end, and we resume our regular day-to-day routines . . . good times, right? This month can be especially difficult for some because the party is over, the temperatures are dropping, and the days are awfully short. If you're experiencing any symptoms that feel like major depression, you may be suffering from seasonal affective disorder Read more
If you ever suffer from cramps, bloating, insomnia, breast tenderness, headaches, acne, or food cravings, your hormones may be in flux and need to be balanced. Hormones are crucial to our well-being since they impact our bodies at the cellular level and, if stabilized, many of the above symptoms can be alleviated. According to The Biggest Loser trainer Jillian Michaels, the toxins in processed Read more
Happy National Sleep Awareness Week! I've been seeing so many sleep articles this week, including this really creative one today by our pals at LearnVest. They mentioned all these sleep aids that I've never thought of trying, such as a free software that monitors exposure to artificial light from your computer. I thought that was such a fantastic frugal sleep aid that I was inspired to come up Read more
Despite your best efforts at trying to prevent jet lag, it's sometimes unavoidable. Your circadian rhythm is all screwy, and now instead of preventative measures, you're dealing with jet lag and its pesky symptoms: fatigue, foggy mind, irritability, headaches, and trouble sleeping. Here are a few tips to help ease the effects of jet lag and have you back to normal in no time! Adapt to the Read more
