Body Clocks and Cycles
Everything that we check in our bodies like blood pressure and heart rate, has a circadian rhythm.
Our round-the-clock lifestyle, when light, food, and life is available and thriving 24 hours a day, leads to circadian disruption, resulting in many ailments like heart disease and diabetes.
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