(Saur Ashwin 1941 / September – October 2019) ______________________________________________________________________
Welcome to the Know Thou Biological Clock Newsletter
In this issue:
1. What is new in this month
2. Understanding Biological Clock
3. Latest trend in Chronobiology research
Welcome to the Know Thou Biological Clock Newsletter
In this issue:
1. What is new in this month
2. Understanding Biological Clock
3. Latest trend in Chronobiology research
4.
Chronobiology and modern medicine
5. Chronobiology and Ayurved
6. Site of the Month
7. Chronobiology for Students
8. Chronobiology for Professionals
9. ChronoPrakriti diet plan
10.Tune your Clock – Games / Meditation Techniques
5. Chronobiology and Ayurved
6. Site of the Month
7. Chronobiology for Students
8. Chronobiology for Professionals
9. ChronoPrakriti diet plan
10.Tune your Clock – Games / Meditation Techniques
11.Book
review
12.Chrono Quiz
13.Support ‘Know thou Biological Clock’ Newsletter
13.Support ‘Know thou Biological Clock’ Newsletter
14.Announcements
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1. WHAT IS NEW IN THIS MONTH
Registration
for ChronoPrakriti workshop is now available at following URL. We would like to
request all of you to go through the link give your comments and circulate in
your contacts if find suitable. (https://punefree.com/offers/chrono-prakriti). Also, the domain name is booked (www. Chronoprakriti.com)
which will be linked to Bhide foundation soon.
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2. UNDERSTANDING BIOLOGICAL
CLOCK
Why do certain
types of flowers open/ close at particular times of the day? Why some people
are more active in the morning while others prefer to work late in the night?
Why do we feel hungry at a particular time in a day? How do plants sprout new
leaves at particular time of the year? How do marine turtles know when to come
on shore to lay eggs? How do migratory birds know an appropriate time to start
migration? Why do humans get jet lagged after inter-continental travel? The
answer to all these random questions is one phenomenon- the “biological
clocks”.
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3. LATEST TREND IN CHRONOBIOLOGY
RESEARCH
Morningness-eveningness
and caffeine consumption: A largescale path-analysis study
It is still not clear how chronotype
influences caffeine consumption (CC) and caffeine use disorder (CUD). The aim
of the study was to investigate the relationship between chronotype, CC, CUD,
and wellbeing. Participants of an online survey in Hungary (N = 2259)
answered the CUD Questionnaire, Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire and the
WHO-5 Well-Being Index. The results indicate that the carrier beverages of the
chemical compound of caffeine should be examined separately. Energy drink use
can be accompanied by more unfavorable consequences, especially for
evening-types, while tea consumption, which was associated with morningness,
had more favorable consequences, like higher wellbeing.
Chronobiology International, Volume 36, Issue 9, Jun 2019
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4. CHRONOBIOLOGY AND MODERN MEDICINE
Gut microbiota-circadian clock axis -
a novel and crucial mechanism for deciphering metabolic memory
According to the latest data from
the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), there are approximately 425
million adults with diabetes mellitus (DM) worldwide in 2017. By 2045, this
number is expected to increase to 629 million. What is the best way to identify
groups that are at high risk of developing diabetes early? How can an earlier
intervention be carried out? How can treatment effectiveness be improved? These
are key issues in the prevention and treatment of metabolic diseases such as
DM.
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5.
CHRONOBIOLOGY AND
AYURVED
Compilation of
original texts on Prakriti in Ayurveda to understand correlation between
chronotype and Prakriti type.
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6. SITE OF THE MONTH
Alaska Sleep Clinic was
established as the first independent diagnostic testing facility (IDTF)
sleep clinic in Alaska in 2002. The International Classification of Sleep
Disorders (ICSD) is the authorative clinical text for the diagnosis of sleep
disorders. Now in its 3rd edition (as of 2014), the ICSD groups sleep
disorders into 6 major categories.
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7. CHRONOBIOLOGY FOR STUDENTS
For
school children – Understanding body functions
Why we need sleep!!!
For university students
– Career in Chronobiology
The Laboratory of Cognitive Neurobiology focuses its
research efforts on the neurobiological bases of learning and memory in
non-human primates. We have particular interest in the structural,
physiological, and neurotransmitter correlates of cognitive decline in aging
and age-related diseases.
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8. CHRONOBIOLOGY FOR PROFESSIONALS
Is Artificial Daytime Light Making You Sleepy?
There was a time when most humans
spent their days in the sun. In modern times, however, most of us work indoors
under artificial lighting. How is this affecting our health and energy levels?
A new study looks closely at how natural daytime light of different wavelengths
affects us differently from indoor light.
Humans evolved
to have circadian rhythms that mirror the rhythms of the sun. The presence (or
absence) of sunlight tells our brains when it is time to wake and sleep as well
as serving as a cue for a variety of other biological processes.
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9. CHRONOPRAKRITI DIET PLAN
Chronobiologists
prescribes ‘Chronodiet’. Ayurvedic
practitioners insists that the diet must be personalized based on the prakriti
and season. We bring the best of both the world to you in the form of
ChronoPrakriti diet.
Recipes of the month – Sprouts
Roll
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10. TUNE YOUR CLOCK – GAMES / MEDITATION
TECHNIQUES
Like
deep sleep, observing oneself is also the best method for tuning of your clock.
Unfortunately, we are so much engrossed into daily life, we forgot to take a
pause and look as if we are looking into the mirror. Meditation techniques are
the possible way for witnessing yourself. You may practice meditation either
for spiritual experiences or for mundane physical benefits, the technique will
remain the same.
FEEL YOURSELF AS PERVADING ALL DIRECTIONS, FAR,
NEAR
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11. BOOK REVIEW
Chronobiology:
Biological Timekeeping
JAY C. DUNLAP, JENNIFER J. LOROS, AND PATRICIA J. DECOURSEY, EDS.
Sinauer Associates, Inc., Sunderland, Massachusetts, 2003, 382 p., 278
illustrations. (ISBN 0-87893-149-X $77.95).
Chronobiology
is a fascinating field that deals with biological rhythms from their molecular
and cellular basis to their impact on the behavior and physiology of whole
organisms. For many years, this field has deserved a comprehensive text which
examines the impressive progress in the understanding of the timekeeping
mechanisms.
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12. CHRONO QUIZ
Arrange the following bodily functions in the chronological
order starting from morning.
a) Physical activity at peak, b) Highest creativity, c)
Highest pain sensation, d) Phase of learning and long term memory, e) System in
regeneration mode, f) Optimal brain function, g) Peak of lung functioning, h)
Optimal sense of smell and taste, i) Hormones at their peak, j) Digestion at
peak
Answer will be given in the next newsletter!
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13. SUPPORT KNOW THOU BIOLOGICAL CLOCK
To ensure that this activity stays available, we need your help
To ensure that this activity stays available, we need your help
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14. ANNOUNCEMENTS
·
Its time to tune your
ChronoPrakriti: A daily rhythm awareness workshop for professionals – 6th
October at Bhide foundation, SP college
·
Introductory
Course in Chronobiology – 05th October
– 27th October at Bhide foundation, SP College.
Certificate Course in Chronobiology – 8th
August – 31st August at Garware college is postponed till further
notice due to inadequate number of registrations.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VE48mYDMd3nZBNXTIkrR_kjPziY5mUt8q0MO5NlxcSQ/edit?usp=sharing
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Your comments and
suggestions about this newsletter are always welcome. This newsletter is always evolving — tell us what you
think!
Thanks
for reading!
If there are any specific topics that you would like to see here, you
are most welcome to contribute and/or let me know.
Prashant S. Duraphe, PhD
(e-mail: chronobiology2017@gmail.com) (URL: http://chronomics.blogspot.com/)
Prashant S. Duraphe, PhD
(e-mail: chronobiology2017@gmail.com) (URL: http://chronomics.blogspot.com/)
