The Sun that Never Sets

Did you know that your body is effected by the environment outside of you?  What does that mean? 

“Our daily activity and sleep rhythms are regulated by a control center in the hypothalamus region of the brain called the Suprachaismatic Nucleus (SCN) or in layman’s terms, the body clock. The body clock needs to receive signals to tell it when to shut down and prepare for sleep and when to produce the active waking hormones. The most powerful signaler or ‘zeitgeber’ is bright light such as sunshine. Other zeitgebers are darkness, certain sounds, weather, mealtimes, etc. When the body clock cannot receive these signals correctly, it malfunctions” …. And you thought that I was just good looks! Ha!

So for example, if the sun doesn’t set until 2 in the morning your body doesn’t start its slowing down process until then.  Isn’t that fascinating! 

Check out the following site to see the bright of day at 2 a.m. here in Whitehorse

 Good times, good times!!

Check out this site for more info on this sleep disorder.

Tammy