Reset Your Body Clock Naturally

Do you ever have trouble falling asleep?

Our circadian rhythms, or ‘body clocks’, release the hormone melatonin to signal our bodies to sleep.

Traditionally, the natural light-dark cycle of daytime and nighttime has determined this rhythm, and research from the University of Colorado Boulder found that exposure to electric lighting interferes with it.

On average, our melatonin response runs about two hours later when we use electric lights and screens, compared with natural light-dark exposure, according to Wright et al., Current Biology (2013).

However, within a few days of living in the wilderness without lights, the rhythm returns to normal.

Interestingly, wilderness camping also erased differences between early-risers and night-owls.

Wright et al., Entrainment of the Human Circadian Clock to the Natural Light-Dark Cycle, Current Biology (2013)

Get your office staff out into the sunlight with a corporate exercise program.

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