Age and Circadian Rhythm: Satchin Panda, PhD

What is our circadian rhythm and how does it impact our health?
What time should we eat, exercise, and sleep? How does caffeine
impact our circadian rhythm? What time of day does the brain work
best? How does traveling impact our circadian rhythm? How are age
and circadian rhythms connected? What are the five tips that can
help us improve our circadian rhythm? How does the ICU impact
circadian rhythms? 


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Dr. Satchin Panda is a professor at The Salk Institute and author
of the book The Circadian Code: Lose Weight, Supercharge Your
Energy, and Transform Your Health from Morning to Midnight. He
joins us to discuss circadian rhythm, what time we should eat,
exercise, work, and sleep, how age impacts circadian rhythms, and
more. 


“Circadian rhythm is essentially the master plan that is already
written into our DNA in every cell and if we follow this
timetable then we can live a few years longer.” 


“We are designed to eat more carbohydrates in the first half of
the day, not in the second half of our day or late into the
night.”


“Our bodies are programmed with this timetable and we just have
to follow it.”  


“For people who are trying to control their blood pressure, who
are trying to control their blood sugar with exercise, afternoon
exercise tends to be more effective in reducing blood pressure
and also controlling blood glucose much better than the identical
exercise done in the morning.”


“Caffeine has a huge impact on sleep.”


“As we age, our circadian rhythm dampens; so that means our body
actually doesn’t have the right timing cue for when to do what.”


“Try to go to bed at a habitual, fixed time and then stay in bed
for at least 8 hours because when you stay in bed for 8 hours
then you get at least 7 hours of restorative sleep.” 


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