“Almost all living creatures follow an invisible “clock” from the beginning of their lives, and their body temperature, pulse, breathing, and blood sugar and hormone secretion are all controlled by a clock. This is the “biological clock”. Following the rhythm of the biological clock can keep the body and mind in a perfect state every day, away from the invasion of disease. Once the biological clock is forcibly disrupted, then fatigue, irritability and even some diseases will come to your door. How to use the biological clock to spice up your health? The 24-hour activity schedule of the human body 1:00: Entering deep sleep, when the body is sensitive to pain. 2:00: Most organs are resting, but the liver is busy breaking down and excreting the toxins of the day. If you wake up at this point, it will be difficult to fall back asleep. 3:00: All organs are resting, muscles are completely relaxed, blood pressure is low, pulse and breathing frequency are reduced. 4:00: The whole body organ rhythm slows down, body temperature reaches the lowest point of the day, blood flow becomes slower, and sudden diseases such as stroke and sudden death are likely to come quietly. 5:00: After 3~4 sleep cycles, the body is basically well rested. 6:00: The body wakes up, adrenocorticotropic hormone secretion begins to increase, the body’s blood pressure rises and the “morning peak phenomenon” appears, the heart rate increases and the body temperature rises. 7:00: The secretion of adrenocorticotropic hormone reaches its peak, the body’s metabolism further flourishes, and the immunity is strongest. 8:00: The secretion of all hormones in the body is strong, and memory and work efficiency are high. 9 o’clock: Nerve excitability is increased, all systems are in an active state, and pain is reduced. 10 o’clock: energy is high, creativity is very strong, and even physical discomfort is ignored. This is also an active stage for the body to absorb nutrients. 11 o’clock: The body is not easily fatigued, and the heart is in a positive state of vitality and mental state. 12 o’clock: The whole energy of the person has been mobilized, but it needs to be replenished. 13 o’clock: The first excitement stage has passed, the spirit is sleepy and needs rest. 14 o’clock: The second low stage comes, the reaction is slow and the efficiency is low. 15 o’clock: The body functions improve again, and the sensory organs are particularly sensitive. 16:00: The body’s metabolic level is higher, joints are flexible, and blood sugar rises. 17 o’clock: Energy rises again, work efficiency is higher, the sense of smell, taste and hearing are sensitive, and it is also a good time to exercise. 18:00: Physical strength, endurance and body temperature reach their peak, sensitivity decreases. 19:00: Blood pressure rises and fluctuates, and emotions are unstable. 20 o’clock: The body and mind are in good shape, and the thinking and reaction are very quick. 21:00: The best time of the day for memory and the most efficient learning. 22:00: Breathing and heartbeat slow down, body temperature and hormone secretion levels begin to drop, most physiological functions tend to be at a low ebb, it is best to go to bed and rest. 23:00: Cell repair work begins, and the fatigue of the day is slowly lifted. 24:00: All organs of the body begin to dormant and need rest the most. Disrupted, the whole body is injured The biological clock is the result of millions of years of human evolution, often staying up late and working late, not eating on time and other behaviors will forcefully disrupt the biological clock, so that people often feel fatigue, irritability, these are often the precursors of disease or danger signals. Research shows that long-term disruption of biological clock may trigger overweight, suppress immunity and lead to type 2 diabetes, cognitive impairment, cancer and many other diseases. 1. Black and white reversal is prone to cancer. A study of U.S. night shift nurses found that working the night shift increased their chances of developing breast cancer. Scientists believe that the pineal gland is the regulatory center of the biological clock, by regulating the secretion level of melatonin, to the central nervous system to issue “time signals”. People who frequently work shifts and are overexposed to light at night can have reduced melatonin secretion, which increases cancer susceptibility. Scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Scientific Research in Israel also found that not sleeping on time affects the biological clock of intestinal microorganisms, thus triggering obesity and other metabolic diseases and increasing the incidence of gastrointestinal and cardiovascular diseases. 2, like to stay in bed to hurt the brain. Can not get up in the morning, get up and fight like a toothbrush and wash the face, will lead to sympathetic hyperexcitation, autonomic disorders, so that people are nervous all day. Stanford University research found that circadian rhythms are disrupted, will produce memory damage similar to Alzheimer’s disease. 3, irregular meals hurt the digestive tract. A study by the University of Tokyo in Japan found that 38.4% of stomach cancer patients eat too late or irregularly. This is because the epithelial cells of the gastric mucosa are renewed every two or three days at night, so if you eat dinner too late, the gastric mucosa cannot be repaired in time, which may increase the risk of gastric cancer in the long run. Four to five hours after eating is the peak time of urinary calcium discharge, dinner is too late to cause the peak of calcium discharge when people have gone to sleep, calcium will be deposited, the formation of kidney, ureter, bladder and urethra stones. The right point, health can be doubled The Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine records: “The ancient people, who know, the law in the yin and Yang, and in the art of number, eating and drinking in moderation, living in a regular manner, not delusional labor, so that the form and the gods, and the end of its natural life, degree 100 years is to go.” It means that a regular life can prolong life. For people whose biological clocks have been disturbed, the “reset button” can reset the biological clock, thereby alleviating insomnia, depression, obesity and other problems. McGill University in Quebec, Canada, has discovered a protein in the brain called eIF4E, which can reset the biological clock to alleviate the damage caused by staying up late. In fact, light, diet, exercise and other factors can be used as a biological clock “reset button”. 1~3:00: Sleep well to nourish the liver Ugly time is the best time for liver detoxification and self-repair, often dizziness, irritability, depression, dullness, dreamy people must sleep well at this time. With enough sleep, the liver will not be over-exuberant, and the spirit will remain soft and relaxed. 5~7 o’clock: get up to nourish the kidneys At this time, kidney activity is the strongest, kidney energy is strong, growth and development is good, kidney energy is weak, aging is weak. For women, kidney deficiency may lead to low libido and infertility in the uterus. Rising early to eliminate persistent urine will enable the kidneys to start their day as soon as possible. 7 to 9:00: eat breakfast to protect the stomach The hour of the stomach is more active, do not eat breakfast hurt the stomach. Breakfast should have cereals, millet porridge, oatmeal can nourish the stomach. 11 ~ 13:00: nap to calm the mind Ziwu sleep is an important method of health care in Chinese medicine, the time of the ziwu yin and yang intersection, the extreme Sheng and decline, the imbalance of qi and blood yin and yang, must want to lie still, in order to wait for the gas to return. From a Western medical point of view, the blood viscosity increases after lunch, a short nap (no more than 1 hour) can relieve fatigue. 15~17:00: exercise to maintain the bladder Shen is the time of bladder detoxification, appropriate exercise can accelerate the bladder detoxification. At this time may wish to walk to buy food, play badminton, jogging to the park, etc. 23:00: lying down to help bile detoxification Ziqi is the time of bile detoxification. Bile meridian can regulate the function of the internal organs, at this time to go to bed and lie still, ready to sleep, can make the bile meridian smooth, otherwise it may lead to migraines, leg side pain, etc., but also let the skin lose luster.