Take heed of your biological clock
"Living organisms take heed of their biological clock - except humans, in many cases." avr
Each one of us is governed by a built-in clock within us. Everything we do is “timed;” it has a schedule. And this living clock controls our actions and behaviors. It is the key to survival; a tool in evolution so that it is ingrained in our genes. If that is so, are our biological clocks
then synchronized?
Generally, yes. And that is why we all respond to common rules that society has set for us. We respond to the seasons of the year, each characterized by events we celebrate. We have standard working hours, and curfew. Weekends are set aside for rest and leisure. Summer means vacation. We observe three meals a day, coffee breaks, siestas, and the like.
Menstrual cycle, estrus periods, stages in growth and development – all these are controlled by inner rhythms dictated by that biological clock. So patterned are our laws and rules that we know well the best season to plant or to hunt, to plan weddings and inaugurations, to travel, to go to school, to have a date, to meditate, to be merry.
There is a saying,
“There’s time for everything.”
To every thing there is a season, and a time toevery purpose under the heaven.A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant,and a time to pluck up that which is planted;A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time tobreak down, and a time to build up;A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time tomourn, and a time to dance;A time to cast away stones, and a time togather stones together; a time to embrace,and a time to refrain from embracing;A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep,and a time to cast away;A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keepsilence, and time to speak;A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war,and a time of peace.
- Ecclesiastes
Yes, we are governed by inner rhythms which are classified into the following:
Ultradian - Less than a heartbeatFluctuation of energyAttention spanBrain waves
Circadian (daily) dayBlood pressure levelSleep wake cycleCell division
Circaseptan (weekly ) about a weekRejection of kidney, heart, and pancreas transplants
Circatrigintan (monthly) about a monthMenstrual Cycle
Circannual (annual) about a yearSeasonal depressionSusceptibility to some diseases
Living organisms take heed of their biological clock - except humans, in many cases. ~
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