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Taking Your Sleep to the Next Level with Dr. Allison Brager
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Alcohol Obscures the Rhythm of Life
Alcohol disrupts the circadian clock by interfering with the body's ability to process light signals essential for maintaining rhythmicity. It competes with key receptors that are pivotal for circadian responsiveness to light, preventing the necessary neurochemicals from binding. As a result, insomnia and the inability to achieve restorative sleep follow, misleading individuals into thinking they are resting when, physiologically, they are not. This degradation of sleep quality highlights alcohol's profound impact on circadian rhythms within biological systems, particularly in animal models.
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