1961 Magazine Fall 2016

HEALTH & NUTRITION
WE NEED TO SLEEP PROPERLY:
We all know that a baby or toddler sleeps a lot for growth
and for resistance to diseases and infections between
the ages of 0 to an average of 6 years old. At these
ages kids are not having their endocrine cycle affected
by the growth of sexual hormones as much, because,
of course, they are not fully developed. As such, their
melatonin production is unaffected and are not heavily
disturbed by factors triggering their subconscious and
consciousness resulting in very protected and undisturbed
sleep as well as high melatonin productions
in their bodies. ’Napping’ is an automated natural
reaction if for some reason there is need for more sleep
and more melatonin production. Melatonin production
has many health benefits, including the huge benefit
of better moods.
Once we are over the age of about six the subconscious
mind and conscious mind work more together by
alertness and hormonal changes. Sexual hormone
development actually makes the big changes in
our bodies. For everyone, once we are awake, the
glucocorticoid hormone cortisol starts being active
for the physical stress of a new day (which is made
by the adrenal gland) but can only function properly
if the melatonin production in our sleep was efficient
enough. Another reason why we should never deprive
our sleep is because the melatonin is also a very crucial
digestive hormone and it is often forgotten that our
digestive system is another intelligence (another brain)
in our body. In fact, each of our organs do have a clock
pattern, such as the liver for example; the liver is most
active during the night, which is when one wants to
optimize the melatonin pattern production and to
respect the circadian cycle, and is also why it is best
to sleep in a complete darkness.
Lack of sleep can result in a depressive status, so
sleep is important for psychological health. When one
drinks large amounts of coffee to stay awake, or to be
fit or alert from morning until late afternoon, there is
definitely something wrong in the biorhythm of their
body. Not to mention cigarettes, energy drinks, and the
craving for sugars and chocolate bars, are not beneficial;
moreover they degrade the complete metabolic cycles
and increase the risk of pathologies such as diabetes
and many other diseases that are only due only to our
“Modern” lifestyles. That is why many people suffer
from Modern Lifestyle Pathologies.
So, What to do?
RESPECT YOUR HUMAN BIOLOGICAL CLOCK:
To sleep properly one should eat properly and also
live with a healthy lifestyle, as such the body's most
important hormones can do the rest of the work! Here
are some of the critical hormones that are affected
by sleep and nutrition habits:
1) HGH (Human Growth Hormone)
2) Estragon
3) Progesterone
4) Prolactin
5) Irisin
6) Testosterone
7) PYY (gut hormone Peptide YY)
8) Glucagon Like Peptide
9) Thyroid
10) Insulin
11) Glucagon
12) Serotonin
13) Ghrelin
14) Leptin
15) Adiponectin
16) Melatonin
17) Oxytocin
18) Cortisol
19) Adrenaline
20) Dopamine.
Melatonin contributes to hormonal balance and
optimizes the hormonal cycle, here are the few simple
methods and practices to have an ultimate stratagem
for good hormonal balance and good health:
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