Moment 168: STOP Doing THIS! It's Hurting Your Sleep!: The Fitness Scientist

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You might have heard the phrase ‘circadian rhythm’ a lot but never really understood what it meant. In this moment, world-renowned human performance expert, Kristen Holmes gives a simple break down of this rhythm and its massive impacts. Kirsten says that the circadian rhythm is basically physical, mental and behavioral changes that happen over a 24 hour cycle. All of these changes are controlled by a master clock in your brain regulating every cell in your body through chemical signals. Disrupting this rhythm can cause massive health consequence such as cancer, metabolic and cardiovascular disease, as well as mental health issues. The main cause of disruption is from light which confuses the brain’s master clock, this means that you often have to fight aspects of modern life and make sure you protect your sleep by controlling your home environment Listen to the full episode here - Apple- https://g2ul0.app.link/cN1kzWoXLKb Spotify- https://g2ul0.app.link/kO45FhmXLKb Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/%20TheDiaryOfACEO/videos Kristen: https://www.instagram.com/kristen_holmes2126/?hl=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices