Top 5 Facts About Your Body Clock
Your body has a built-in biological clock that sends signals to your body on when it is time to perform certain activities throughout the day from sleeping and eating to using the facilities and more. Contrary to what most of us assume, there is not only one body clock, but rather an entire network of biological clocks. These internal body clocks activate at certain times of the day and night, and depending on what internal and external cues are received, these clocks kickstart biological processes such as hormone production, temperature regulation, blood pressure levels, etc.However, as much as we have a multitude of internal clocks, we do have one master biological clock, the circadian clock pacemaker. This body clock is made up of a group of neurons located within the hypothalamus in your brain. This master body clock is influenced by the 24-hour light cycle, where your internal clocks will suggest to you what the best times are for going to sleep, waking up, eating, exercising and so on – creating a daily routine that you subconsciously follow.
The Top Things About Your Body Clock You Should Know
1 It is Sensitive to Light
Your master body clock is extremely sensitive to and heavily influenced by the presence and absence of light. Light is the one external factor that affects our circadian rhythm the most. When light shines into a space, it triggers our brains to produce chemicals that signal our body clock to wake us up. The same works when the sun sets and it starts to get dark, our brain produces chemicals that makes our brain tell us that it is time to go to sleep. However, artificial light from lightbulb's that we turn on when it gets dark have a direct impact on this.We understand that realistically we all have things that we need to do even after it gets dark, but if you wish to have a good night’s sleep, we recommend that you try and keep your bedroom as dark as possible the closer it gets to your bedtime. An additional way to try and improve your sleep is to reduce the amount of technology you are exposed to as the evening goes on.
