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Eat Breakfast Like a King, Lunch Like a Prince and Dinner Like a Pauper.
Cortisol regularly fluctuates in healthy individuals. It rises and spikes at sunrise, spiking slightly less again at noon and then decreases for most of the evening as shown below: …
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Difficult question about cortisol
I have a question about cortisol. It is a bit difficult because I want an informative answer. But I know - Paleohackers are very knowledgeable so hopefully somebody out there knows …
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Question about waking up early for all you early Paleo risers!
I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask this, but I have a question for all you paleo folks who are early risers.
First, for some background info. I actually found out abou …
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What if im nocturnal?
Ever since I can remember(really), i've been a "night owl". Even when I was a kid and had no reason to stay up late i.e. no computers,wasn't allowed tv at night, I always was up re …
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Anything like f.lux for television?
I use f.lux on my macs to change the blueish screen glow to something warmer, which supposedly screws less with your circadian rhythms. I'd love it if there were something similar …
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11answers
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Any truth to candles being better than standard lightbulbs?
Are candles superior to standard lightbulbs and television/computer screens at night time in regards to circadian rhythm?
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7answers
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Nightlife not paleo?
I gather nightlife is not very paleo or good for your circadian rhythm, sleep cycles, and melatonin production.
What's a single grokster to do?
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Is there anything wrong with being nocturnal?
For some reason, I tend towards being awake at night. I've tried being awake in the day, and I don't like it as much. Also, for some reason, I sleep better during the day, althou …
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Late sleeping: what is it.
Having just become aware of the existence of the term Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome (Wikipedia), despite having had "symptoms" nearly all of my life that fit the "diagnosis" (I thin …
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To listen or not listen to the circadian rooster
I wake up before the alarm on an almost exact schedule of 4:20 AM. My husband's clock is fast but he says that if he wakes and looks, (I'll often get up) that the clock says 4:26. …
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D3 supplement-timing and sleep (and/or circadian) studies, are there any?
There have been quite a few questions/posts around the web on the best time of the day to supplement with Vitamin D3 with regards to improving sleep (or at least not disturbing sle …