What I discovered after reading The Circadian Code by Dr. Satchin Panda was a better respect for all the circadian clocks in our body and the importance a good night of sleep has to ensure better performance the following days after.
The most surprising discovery was to learn that not only does our brain need to be aligned with the circadian clock of wake/sleep, but that many of our internal organs also have their own circadian clocks.
After living an entire month without consuming any alcohol, I wanted to see if my sleep would improve.
The short answer, it didn't.
That doesn’t mean there wasn’t benefits. One in particular made the entire experiment eye opening. Here’s what I learned.
For me, golf is life. Play the ball where it lies. Shake off bad shots (be a goldfish). Learn how each previous shot will help you do better in the future. And draw resilience from past challenges.
Building A Second Brain is so much more than a productivity course. It's a program that can enhance your health and wellbeing. It’s also a source to more consistently trigger an in-the-zone flow state, where you feel your best and perform at your best.
New Year. New You. It isn't just a slogan. It's a way to use the research of the “fresh-start effect.”
Behavioral scientist Katy Milkman says moments when you wipe the slate clean, like the new year, can help you more easily meet your goals. To keep you performing at your best in 2022 and help make the most of that fresh-start effect, here are my most popular articles from the past year . . .
While falling back doesn’t have the severe consequences as when we start daylight saving time, there is still an impact on your circadian rhythms, the 24-hour cycles that are part of the body’s internal clock.
It’s not just your sleep schedule that runs on a circadian rhythm. Many of your internal organs have their own clock that turns off and on with your circadian rhythm. Changing that schedule not only impacts your sleep, but also things such as when it’s best to eat your meals for proper digestion, your mood, how you learn and work, and when to best exercise.
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