Circardian Rhythms
There
are daily rhythms to many of our physiological functions and activities.... our
sleep, body temperature, alertness, neurotransmitter levels, etc. Many of these
rhythms run on a cycle of about 24 hours. Rhythms that run on this 24 hour
cycle are called “Circadian Rhythms”. “Circa” comes from the Latin word meaning
“around” and “dies” comes from the word “a day”. Even if you lived in a dark
cave and didn’t know what time
it was, the cycles would still exist and they
would hold to a cycle of about 24 hours.
