Episode Summary
Meet our guest on this episode, Dr. Emily Manoogian, Ph.D. a postdoctoral researcher, TEDx Speaker and Chronobiologist at the Salk Institute who studies the intricate interaction between our body’s biological rhythms and the timing of our daily habits.
In this episode, Dr. Emily discusses circadian systems with reference to her research on the effects of circadian disruption on health. She also highlights the role of time-restricted eating as a solution to ameliorate those negative effects, while at the same time building daily habits for a healthy lifestyle.
Episode Timeline:
• [00:34] Introducing today's guest, Dr. Emily Manoogian.
• [00:51] Dr. Emily's journey to Chronobiology.
• [02:05] What is a circadian rhythm?
• [03:17] What is the main factor affecting the chronology of our body.
• [04:40] Discussing Shift Work and Circadian Disruption.
• [08:40] About Dr. Emily's research on Firefighters and time-restricted eating protocols.
• [13:22] Dr. Emily's advice for shift workers.
• [17:20] Discussing the added benefits of calorie placement.
• [18:30] Is there also placement for exercise?
• [20:06] About mycircadianclock.org
• [22:22] Connect with Dr. Emily.
Circadian rhythms are daily rhythms on how the body functions, and there are other different kinds of biological rhythms. The circadian rhythms basically include everything involved with bodily functions like blood pressure, body temperature, hormone, glucose levels, heart rate; which fluctuate throughout the day. These internal rhythms interact with daily behaviors of when and how much we sleep, eat, and exercise, as well as mood, cognitive ability, and tiredness. The circadian system works on its own and coordinates with the environment to help the body be in the right state at each time. It mostly uses light and food as cues to determine the time of day. While light is linked with behaviors like sleep-wake or hunger, food relates with other clocks in the body using nutrients as cues. About mycircadianclock.org: This is a website that hosts an app, "My Circadian Clock" created by a lab for research to assess the timing of nutrient intake. The app was designed to understand when people eat, what types of food they eat, sleep, and exercise. It can also be used to set goals for eating patterns and to monitor the goals.
You can sign up for the app on the "my circadian clock" website. There are also TED talks from Dr. Emily on YouTube for more information. https://youtu.be/SrBYSinpEtU
Key Quotes:
"Circadian disruption as a whole has many different health consequences"
"In fact, shift work is listed as a carcinogen on the World Health Organization"
"The pattern of having almost nothing for breakfast, something for lunch and a large meal for dinner because you didn't eat all day; that seems to be a problem"
"Any exercise is good"
Connect:
Find | Dr. Emily Manoogian
Website – www.mycircadianclock.org
