Imagine a small lifestyle tweak that could simultaneously reduce your weight and risk of depression and boost your productivity. Not only is this free, but something almost anyone can have a go at. An old-fashioned behaviour our grandparents would have prescribed, it’s as simple as getting up early on a regular basis. “Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise” — so the well-known saying goes. More intriguingly, science is supporting the age-old adage.
So why does life favour the lark? Want to know more about what becoming an early riser could do for you? Read on.
The rhythm of life
In recent years there’s been a surge in research-based recognition of old-fashioned health advice, like sleep, exercise and eating more plant foods. As part of this powerful health triad of sleep, exercise and diet a good seven-or eight-hour dose of nightly slumber is routinely promoted by most sleep experts.
More recently, though, it’s been discovered that when we do stuff, including going to bed and getting up, is also pivotal to our health. The underlying theory behind this is based on an emerging science known as chronobiology.
Chronobiology
Chronobiology is the scientific study
