Our entire notion of time is built on the male 24-hour cycle, often known as the circadian rhythm. Women, however, have a second biological clock that males do not have since we are able to carry children in our wombs. This second biological clock is the menstrual cycle and all of its phases. There is a 28-day pattern to this female-specific infrared rhythm. In a society where the 24-hour cycle is the only thing we acknowledge, it makes sense why we get increasingly exhausted and anxious.
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