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Title: Get Early Morning Sunlight | Learn more about Circadian Rhythm

URL: https://www.sleepfoundation.org/articles/what-circadian-rhythm

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">O</span><span lang="en-IL">ur circadian rhythm is basically a 24-hour internal clock that isrunning in the background of your brain and cycles between sleepiness andalertness at regular intervals. It’s also known as your sleep/wake cycle.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">Scientists haverevealed that the rhythms are in plants, too. Disrupting these rhythms havebeen linked to many health challenges: premature aging, metabolic issues likeweight gain, etc.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-IL">Your circadian rhythm works best when youhave regular sleep habits, like going to bed at night and waking up in themorning around the same times from day to day (including weekends). </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Getting some earlymorning sunlight serves as a good cue for our bodies with regards to gettingenergized, following the natural order of the circadian rhythms.<o:p></o:p></p>

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