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Scientists Say Starting Work Before 10am Is ‘Similar To Torture’

Dr. Paul Kelley, a leading research scientist at Oxford University, has recently discovered that the most common form of modern day torture is having to wake up and start work before 10 o’clock in the morning, something that affects an enormous amount of us. Our bodies run on biological timers, known as our Circadian Rhythm. This is our body clock if you like, and it is a genetically pre-programmed cycle which regulates our brain activity, energy levels, hormone production and perception of time. By starting work before 10 am every day, we are scientifically torturing ourselves through unnaturally interfering with our Circadian Rhythm, thus throwing many aspects of our health out of balance. Kelley says: “We cannot change our 24-hour rhythms. You cannot learn to get up at a certain time…your liver and your heart have different patterns and you’re asking them to shift two or three hours.” How Did This Happen? Introduced in the early 20th century, the 8 hour working day was designed around the maximisation of 24/7 factory productivity, not taking into account the natural human body clock. However, our ancient bodies evolved around the daily cycle of sunlight, not these modern day strategies of business and [...]

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