Clock TIPS

If you find it difficult to get started or finish the goals you set for yourself, I hope you will find the tips shared in this episode useful.

Do you live somewhere where your clocks "fall back" or "spring forward" twice each year? Does it make you feel a little different, sleepy, off schedule? Listen to learn more about how circadian rhythms relate to the effects of daylight savings time change on our bodies.

Join me as I speak with Dr. Monique Johnson, a dentist, as we discuss oral health and the importance of sleep and circadian rhythms in maintaining a beautiful and healthy smile.

Hormones are important signals our bodies use to regulate many daily functions. Listen to learn why circadian rhythms are important to coordinate their release and usage.

Maintaining good hearing capabilities is impacted by circadian rhythms. This episode will share how we hear the world and how circadian rhythms help this process be smooth.

Following your circadian rhythms when they prompt you to go to bed at night to get a good night's sleep is very important for your immune system to work well. This is especially important during the cold/flu season when we all want to stay or get well as quickly as possible. Listen to this episode to learn more.

Your skin is your largest organ and often one of the first things someone may notice about you. Did you know your skin maintains and protects you best when its cells exhibit proper circadian rhythms? Listen to this episode to learn how your skin uses circadian timing to help you be your best self!

Did you know that your eye keeps track of time? This is an important aspect of how your eye maintains its health status and wards off degenerative diseases.

Did you know that the body's 24 hr circadian biological clock regulates hair growth? Listen to this episode to learn more! This starts a series of episodes on different body parts, their function, and circadian rhythm influence/regulation.

Do you feel like the excitement of your New Year's resolutions quickly fades in the first few days or weeks of the new year? Why not trick yourself into starting over often to keep that excitement alive all year? Listen to how I use this approach to stay motivated!

Take time with me to consider how what you learned and experienced in 2024 can make 2025 an even greater year!

Learn about my study on how slowly being exposed to light and dark at the wrong time of the day-night cycle is not better than a sudden exposure to the same environment. Read more about the study here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-41029-0

Here, I explain how I discovered that the Fragmented-day night (FDN) cycle, a disruptive light-dark environment, caused accelerated weight gain during development. and binge-like eating during adulthood. Read the full study here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0031938422001573

Here, I discuss why I developed the Fragmented Day Night (FDN) environment to test how light exposure at the wrong time of the day (typical for parents and shift workers) affects circadian rhythms and mood behaviors in mice. Read the full study here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0166432821003417

Please take a little time to complete the Clock Time survey to increase our understanding of how we relate to time during typical daily activities. Clocktips.com You'll get a link to a free workbook for time, sleep, and productivity management when you complete the survey!

Are you getting the most value out of the way you spend your time each day? What can you do to figure out how to spend your time better? Tune in to hear some strategies and tips to improve your productivity.

In the last installment of my conversation with Davide, we discussed whether blind individuals can regulate their circadian rhythms, how sleep affects memory consolidation, and finally, when blue light exposure is good or bad.

In this segment, David and I speak about why sleep during the night time is so important, how our circadian rhythms fight to keep us on the right track, and why our body needs to be coordinated by this system.

Listen to my conversation with a curious guest who asked many great questions about how circadian work helps us maintain a healthy life.

Why is it so hard to hit the ground running at the beginning of the semester, but at the end of the semester, there is such a drive to do all the work that needs to get done under a high-pressure time crunch? Learn about Parkinson's Law and tips to use time more wisely when the deadlines are far away in the future. This episode is relevant for students and anyone who has to meet a future deadline.

Listen to my conversation with Andrew, an individual who has experience working both remotely (in the technology sector) and on-site (nursing). The pros and cons of each atmosphere are examined.

You may have had night lights growing up (or still do), or maybe you forgot to turn the lights off at night. Is it really a big deal if you leave the lights on or turn the lights on and go to the bathroom? In this episode, you will learn how the brain reacts to light at night.

What exactly is jet lag? Listen to my conversation with a 30-year jet lag veteran, who shares how he effectively handles the side effects of travel to different timezones each year.

Finding the motivation to go to bed on time and get work done on time (or early) is challenging. If you think about your future self and how happy you would be if your tasks were already done, then, it may be just a little easier to "do it now" and put a smile on your face... in the future :-)

Desiree is a recent college graduate who shares her advice on how she gets enough sleep, forms good pre-bedtime habits, and adapts to her changing environment in a quest to get sufficient nighttime sleep.