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Reset Your Body Clock for Better Brain Health

Feeling mentally foggy? Your circadian rhythm may be out of sync

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    Sleep on It

    En español | “Early to bed, early to rise” may sound like sage advice, but if your circadian rhythm — aka your body clock — gets out of whack, it can make you sleepy when you should be alert and wakeful when you should be sleeping. Disrupted sleep patterns can also lead to poor memory, depression and even migraine headaches. Here are nine ways to reset your body clock.

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    Step Into the Sunshine

    Eating too much bacon, fried chicken and pizza could make you sleepy and sluggish. Our eating patterns — and digestive system — are part of our body clock, and a high-fat diet can disrupt the rhythm. In an Australian study of 1,815 men between the ages of 35 and 80, those eating a high-fat diet reported more daytime sleepiness, regardless of body-mass index. Switching to a low-fat diet can reverse the effect.

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    Go Online in the Morning

    Darkness is your brain’s off-switch. Late evening light keeps you awake — even if it’s the glow from a television or electronic tablet. A few minutes of bright light at bedtime or in the middle of the night (such as turning on the bathroom light) sends the wrong signal to your brain. The American Medical Association also warns about sleep disruption from high-intensity LED street lights. Shut them out with light-blocking curtains or blinds.

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    Sync Your Schedule With Your Body Clock

    En español | “Early to bed, early to rise” may sound like sage advice, but if your circadian rhythm — aka your body clock — gets out of whack, it can make you sleepy when you should be alert and wakeful when you should be sleeping. Disrupted sleep patterns can also lead to poor memory, depression and even migraine headaches. Here are nine ways to reset your body clock.

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    Avoid Fatty Foods

    En español | “Early to bed, early to rise” may sound like sage advice, but if your circadian rhythm — aka your body clock — gets out of whack, it can make you sleepy when you should be alert and wakeful when you should be sleeping. Disrupted sleep patterns can also lead to poor memory, depression and even migraine headaches. Here are nine ways to reset your body clock.

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    En español | “Early to bed, early to rise” may sound like sage advice, but if your circadian rhythm — aka your body clock — gets out of whack, it can make you sleepy when you should be alert and wakeful when you should be sleeping. Disrupted sleep patterns can also lead to poor memory, depression and even migraine headaches. Here are nine ways to reset your body clock.

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    Cut Out Coffee by Midday

    En español | “Early to bed, early to rise” may sound like sage advice, but if your circadian rhythm — aka your body clock — gets out of whack, it can make you sleepy when you should be alert and wakeful when you should be sleeping. Disrupted sleep patterns can also lead to poor memory, depression and even migraine headaches. Here are nine ways to reset your body clock.

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    Treat Your Cataracts

    En español | “Early to bed, early to rise” may sound like sage advice, but if your circadian rhythm — aka your body clock — gets out of whack, it can make you sleepy when you should be alert and wakeful when you should be sleeping. Disrupted sleep patterns can also lead to poor memory, depression and even migraine headaches. Here are nine ways to reset your body clock.

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    Dim the Lights at Night

    En español | “Early to bed, early to rise” may sound like sage advice, but if your circadian rhythm — aka your body clock — gets out of whack, it can make you sleepy when you should be alert and wakeful when you should be sleeping. Disrupted sleep patterns can also lead to poor memory, depression and even migraine headaches. Here are nine ways to reset your body clock.

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    Consider a Dose of Melatonin

    En español | “Early to bed, early to rise” may sound like sage advice, but if your circadian rhythm — aka your body clock — gets out of whack, it can make you sleepy when you should be alert and wakeful when you should be sleeping. Disrupted sleep patterns can also lead to poor memory, depression and even migraine headaches. Here are nine ways to reset your body clock.

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    Crank Up the Wattage

    En español | “Early to bed, early to rise” may sound like sage advice, but if your circadian rhythm — aka your body clock — gets out of whack, it can make you sleepy when you should be alert and wakeful when you should be sleeping. Disrupted sleep patterns can also lead to poor memory, depression and even migraine headaches. Here are nine ways to reset your body clock.

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    En español | “Early to bed, early to rise” may sound like sage advice, but if your circadian rhythm — aka your body clock — gets out of whack, it can make you sleepy when you should be alert and wakeful when you should be sleeping. Disrupted sleep patterns can also lead to poor memory, depression and even migraine headaches. Here are nine ways to reset your body clock.

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