5 good habits that might cause premature aging
5 good habits that might cause premature aging
- August 18, 2022
- Sara Mednick, cog sci, AARP, Aug. 18, 2022
“Like a rooster that crows to wake you up,” the bluish light of dawn entering your eyes “tells your brain, ‘Time to start the day!’ ” says Sara Mednick, professor of cognitive science at the University of California, Irvine, and author of The Power of the Downstate: Recharge Your Life Using Your Body’s Own Restorative Systems. … As the sun sets at night, its orange and red hues travel into your eyes, triggering your circadian clock to release sleep-promoting hormones. And you want to be sleepy, because sleep is when “you enter your most restorative mode,” Mednick says.
For the full story, please visit https://www.aarp.org/health/healthy-living/info-2022/good-habits-can-make-you-older.html.
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