Our biological clock regulates our body. To guarantee form and energy throughout the day, the important thing is to listen to yourself and adapt your rhythm to your physiological needs.
What is chronobiology?
This is the study of biological rhythms and the consequences of their disturbances.
Our biological processes follow the rhythm of day and night, more commonly known as the circadian rhythm. It regulates the biological functions of the body, namely nutrition, sleep, reproduction.
How do our biological rhythms work?
Our physical and mental needs necessary for our daily activity adapt to our biological rhythms. They have a period of about 24 hours.
The day, the night, the outside temperature, the physical activity, the meals or the seasons influence us. These factors play a role in our hormone production, our sleep, our cellular activity or even our appetite. Located in our brain, our biological clock orchestrates the faculties of our organism.
Why respect our biological rhythms?
Respecting these cycles guarantees the proper functioning of our body and provides us with the energy we need.
For example, the nutrients that we ingest at the right time guarantee their good assimilation by our body and avoid storage. it’s about the chrononutrition. The important thing is to synchronize our food with the needs of our body.
Not respecting our biological rhythms increases the risk of disturbances in our energy, sleep, metabolism, hormone production, mood, body temperature or even our cardiovascular system.
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