BBC地平線:生物鍾:身體運轉的奧秘
語言:英語
地區:英國
年份:2018
簡介: Weallhaveabiologicalclocktickingawayinsideusthatgovernsourdailyrhythms.Thisaffectsourhealthasmuchasourdietandwhetherweexercise.Sowhatcanwedotomanagethisinternalclockbetter?
Tofindout,evolutionarybiologistEllaAl-ShamahilocksformercommandoAldoKaneinanabandonednuclearbunkerwithnowayoftellingthetime-fortendays.Monitoredaroundtheclockbyateamofscientists,hecarriesoutabarrageofteststouncoverexactlywhatmakesourbodyclocktick.
Aboveground,Ellameetstwotime-starvedcouplestotestthelatestthinkingonhowwecanmanageourbodyclocksbetter.Intryingtoimprovetheirsleep,andtheirlives,sheuncoverspracticaladvicethatwecanalltakeonboard.Studiesonshiftworkersshowthatregularlydisruptingoursleepmakesusmoreatriskofdiabetes,heartdiseaseandevencancer.Sogettingtogripswithourbiologicalclockcouldn'tbemoreimportant.