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By: Julie Brochu
What is circadian rhythm? This is our body's internal 24-hr clock - controlling sleep/wake cycles, body temperature, digestion, as well as the release of hormones. We have a master clock in our brain called the SCN (suprachiasmatic nucleus) that controls subordinate cellular clocks. Did you know there are clocks in every cell? What controls our body's master clock in the brain? Light and dark cycles of our sun and moon are actually cueing the timing of our body's functions during a given day - literally time-stamping a light barcode into our eyes and skin. How does our body know it is time to wake up and time to go to sleep? Click HERE and read Julie's newest blog!
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