Today I want to talk about sleep cycles. I was at a TCM (traditional chinese medicine) doctor yesterday with one of my friends, who went to get some acupuncture done for migraines. The TCM doctor parted some useful information to us. Apparently, the body produces some kind of hormones during 11pm-2am which aid the body in recovery and health. So according to her, it’s very important to be asleep during those hours. Well THAT explains my chronic fatique syndrome.

I discovered that on days that I sleep early and wake up early, I feel more rested and energized than say when I sleep late and wake up late. This is despite having slept the same number of hours.

The body goes through a lot of processes to rejuvenate you during sleep, and it’s not only the number of hours you sleep, it’s also about which hours of the day you sleep. Sleeping during a period where the body produces rejuvenating hormones can be beneficial. So remember guys and girls, sleep before 11pm!