Is It Better to Be a Night Owl or Early Bird? Medically reviewed by Avi Varma, MD, MPH, AAHIVS, FAAFP — Written by Steph Coelho, CPT — Updated on October 25, 2024. Early birds; ...

You might be wondering why it matters whether you're an early bird or a night owl—after all, you still have to get up in the morning and face the day, right? If the hustle has turned you into an ...

In order to better understand her circadian rhythm, science journalist Lynne Peeples conducted an experiment in which lived for 10 days in a bunker, with no exposure to sunlight or clocks.

It’s pretty clear that during the daytime, especially in the early hours, getting daylight will help recalibrate our rhythms. And then throughout the day, the accumulation of that, getting those ...

A 2019 study indicates that being a night owl — a person who naturally feels most awake and energetic at night — is associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes, obesity, and depression.

So at that point, early teen years, our rhythms start to drift later., [by] as much as two or three hours. A kid that used to rise and be alert and ready to go at 6 a.m., now it might be more like ...