Sentences with phrase «body rhythms which»

Music has the power to increase intellectual ability by stimulating electrical responses in the brain, endorsing creativity, increasing receptivity to learning by bringing mind to a relaxed state, and capitalizing on instinctive body rhythms which stimulate conceptual ability.

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The tiny sensors, which consist of infrared light - emitting diodes (LEDs) coupled with a sensitive light detector, measure infinitesimal gradations in light in human tissue, due to changing blood volume in the microvasculature as blood circulates through the body — a process that follows in rhythm with the beating of the heart.

The days and nights went by with a regularity and a rhythm to which his body and mind quickly responded.

Later you could take up some sport which will put your body into a more organized physical rhythm.

I set the pumping program which is most effective for my body with speed and rhythm according to my comfort.

This safe, patent pending technique works as follows: Drifting, «non-linear» music which does not conform to expected musical formulas is combined with slowed nature sounds, other natural sounds, and special pulse - rates to help slow the body's rhythms and encourage relaxation that has been shown effective in resetting the body's inner clocks and transcending time - zone related jet - lag symptoms.

They appear not to wake up as much next to their mothers but actually in terms of small arousals and even larger ones they wake up more, but they do not necessarily alert the mother because they sense their own safety (or whatever emotion or physical sense that reduces stress or anxiety) which comes with smelling her milk and feeling her body, hearing her breadth and feeling her movements and rhythms.

Diet choices also impact our circadian rhythms which keep our body clock and bodily functions — including falling asleep and waking up — running on time.

Sleeping much past 7 am throws the body's circadian rhythm off, which deteriorates all sleep quality (day, if the child is napping, and night).

Another important key to a healthy immune system is our microbiome, the healthy bacteria living in our bodies, which is affected by our circadian rhythms as well.

Furthermore, in the affected men the researchers observed an altered secretion of the intestinal hormones glucagon - like peptide - 1 (GLP - 1) and peptide YY (PYY), which contribute to the regulation of the glucose metabolism or body weight and whose secretion is subject to a particular circadian rhythm.

«It shows that modern lifestyles make it hard for body clocks to stay on 24 hours, which shifts our rhythm of sleepiness and alertness to later times — meaning we are sleepy until late in the morning and remain alert until later in the evening.

Specifically, it relies on studies that describe how light, caffeine and food affect the internal clocks which control the rhythms of our sleep, body temperature and other biological processes.

The exoskeletons developed so far, he says, are too bulky and tend to fight the natural rhythms of the body, which turns them into «fancy exercise machines.»

The finding, described in two papers in today's issue of Cell, suggests that this clock, which regulates the body's daily biochemical rhythms, shares some basic cogs with the timekeepers of fruit flies, and even bread molds.

Roenneberg says people are spending much less time outside, which gives their bodies less exposure to natural light that helps set biological rhythms for an earlier sleep schedule.

Patients with sleep disorders are often evaluated by polysomnography (PSG), which measures an assortment of the body's activity during sleep, including brain activity, eye movement, and heart rhythms.

«The Y6 gene is highly expressed in a part of the brain called the «hypothalamic suprachiasmatic nucleus», which is known to control the body's circadian rhythm and may also critically modulate metabolic processes in response to food.

That study was limited in that it looked at safety of MRIs only in parts of the body not in direct proximity to the implantable cardiac rhythm devices, which are typically in the chest under one of the collarbones.

The discovery opens a window into the genetic basis of the human circadian clock, which keeps body activities such as sleeping and eating on a roughly 24 - hour rhythm.

In their laboratory they use genomic, genetic and biochemical approach to identify the genes which fall under circadian rhythm regulation in various organs in our body and to delve into what goes on behind that regulation.

But you should definitely get them checked out, because they can be a sign of a medical condition such as hyperthyroidism (where your body secretes too much thyroid hormone) or an abnormal heart rhythm known as an arrhythmia, which generally isn't dangerous.

But the brain scans revealed a complicated interaction between two basic biological processes: the body's central «circadian rhythm,» which pushes people to be awake and active during daylight, and wind down when it gets dark; and «homeostatic sleep drive,» which pressures people to go to bed when they've been awake too long.

For instance, St. John's wort, which is often taken to treat depression and anxiety, affects how the body absorbs dozens of prescription medications and may diminish the efficacy of statins and beta - blockers, a class of drugs used to treat high blood pressure and heart - rhythm disorders.

This confuses the body's natural rhythms and signals a reduction in melatonin, which is necessary for sleep.

You've probably heard that you shouldn't nosh close to bedtime, which confuses your circadian rhythm by telling your body it's time to seize the day.

Times zone changes, foreign beds, hotel rooms, and a different climate can disrupt sleep, which means the body's circadian rhythms (24 - hour sleep - wake cycle) are toyed with.

Alcohol also releases toxic by - products like acetaldehyde, congeners — which are found in the dark alcohol drinks — essentially act like free radicals in the body, a poor night's sleep disrupts the body's natural rhythm, and a lot of subsequent inflammation can give you those flu - like achy symptoms.

Sleep stages are governed by our circadian rhythm, which regulates body temperature and hormonal secretion relative to waking and sleeping hours.

There is also evidence that low body stores of magnesium increase the risk of abnormal heart rhythms, which may increase the risk of complications after a heart attack [4].

Going to sleep and waking up at the same time every day — even on weekends — is crucial for setting your body's internal clock, which experts call your circadian rhythm.

This is why people who are constantly eating excessive calories, eating too many carbohydrates, eating too many meals or sleeping improperly get into a vicious cycle of late night food cravings, which can often be fixed by getting the body back into a proper circadian rhythm.

But in less than a minute, it creates positive changes in your heart rhythms, which then sends powerful signals to the brain that directly affect your body via the mind - body connection.

Its purpose is to relay messages from the brain to the adrenal glands, the pituitary gland, and other organs, which is responsible for your circadian rhythm, your body temperature, and your energy levels.

Sleeping during the day instead of at night disrupts your body's circadian rhythm, which are the biological changes that occur in response to light and darkness during a 24 - hour cycle.

Vitamin D When you don't have enough daylight hours to absorb the sun's benefits, which include relaxing the muscles, soothing Seasonal Affective Disorder, and helping the body maintain healthy sleep rhythms, you must turn to vitamin D supplements for extra help.

The way I understand it is that when you go off the pill your body has to learn to create it's own estrogen again, which can take time, and as a result you can experience temporary hair - loss as your hormones are trying to get back to its natural rhythm.

Bottom line, the earlier we get to sleep, the more likely our bodies will stay within our biological time clock (our circadian rhythm) to reap the benefits as discussed above, and the more time we have to activate our parasympethetic system, which is necessary for rest and repair.

Yoga opens up your body and mind in a way that no blocks remain in the chakras and the body begins to exist as an organic unity with a rhythm that it creates as its own and which purifies it of toxins and prevents disease.

Harry's latest project is SuperCharged www.superchargedmovie.com, which is a movie that focuses on some of the exciting solutions to the problems in mainstream science and medicine relating to how energy works in the body beyond just nutrition — in particular — circadian rhythms, light, magnetism and water.

Additionally, cytokines, which are inflammatory agents in the body, are produced based on our circadian rhythm.

There is an accumulating body of evidence supporting meal timing to ensure proper circadian rhythm physiology, which is crucial given the prominent correlations between circadian disruption, disease pathology, and morbidity (Johnston, 2014).

Some nutritionists believe that our systems benefit more from eating seasonal ingredients, which follow the same natural rhythms as our bodies.

Since our bodies already produce melatonin (which will induce sleep because this hormone maintains our circadian rhythm) it is considered a natural sleep aid.

Instead of feeling lethargic, people tend to feel edgy and restless which could be caused by excessive heat or light, that messes with the body's normal rhythms.

In this case, she expertly teases out the quotidian, potentially soul - killing realities of parenthood, which Reitman shapes at one point into a terrific montage of new - baby routines, a rhythm that becomes a brain - fogging, body - ravaging blur.

Our bodies are kept in tune with the rhythm of day and night by an internal body clock, which uses light to tell the time.

Science Daily reported that a new study from the Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic University, published in the journal Applied Ergonomics, shows that a two - hour exposure to luminous back - lit displays — like e-readers — suppresses melatonin, which could then affect sleep by disturbing the body's natural circadian rhythm.

I'm interested in women's work, in the handmade, in labor and craft, in introducing my body through the tactility of painting, through the process of looking at the movement / rhythm of the hand, which is different from mechanically produced marks.»

Hermes is best known for her pantheistic prints which echo the rhythms and symmetries of nature: bodies blend, foliage blooms and foetus - like creatures are contained in pulsating spaces.