Tag: health
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Melatonin – The secret sauce of sleep
TLDR: Light and through it melatonin are effective measures to control sleepiness and wakefulness in humans. Intro Every organism on earth is influenced by the sun. Without it no life would be possible, but the effect of the natural fusion-reactor in the sky doesn’t stop there [Rüth 2012]. It affects a human’s activity-levels throughout the…
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About Sleep
After a strenuous day of work, the most remarkable things happens. As the night falls, the common human enters a special room set up for comfort and protection, lies down and closes their eyes. For hours, the homo sapiens remain like this, motionless in a state that might appear like death. The phenomenon called sleep…
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A tale of hunger and ghrelin
Before we dive into a healthy diet, weight-loss goals, or even a full fast, there is an enemy in our way. A demon that, even if we overcome it for a time, is so deeply ingrained into our needs, it follows us throughout life, guides our steps and at every chance reminds us of its…
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An introduction to fasting
Intro Hey you! Yeah, you! You wanna learn something? Then let me tell you about a method that will blow off your bejeebis. What if I told you there was a way to boost your: It is a method that is being conducted for thousands of years across species.More or less voluntarily. Fasting Exactly, that…