SLEEP! I can’t overstate the importance of quality sleep on every aspect of physical and mental health. I’ve found that improving sleep through holistic treatments can many times be even more effective than psychiatric medications, with literally ZERO side effects.
The circadian clock evolved over millions of years to bring a modicum of predictability to an unpredictable world. At its most basic, it divides our 24-hour day into optimal periods to eat and digest food, sleep and avoid predators, and other biological drives to keep us alive and healthy. It’s an essential system shared by nearly all living organisms, and one that is always at work.
“Before you even wake up in the morning, already your circadian clock is preparing your body for the upcoming stress by regulating certain genes,” explained Erik S. Musiek, MD, PhD, assistant professor of neurology at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri.
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