What’s the biggest health risk factor ?
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I am presently away on an Alaskan Cruise that also happens to be hosting a Low Carb conference. Don’t tell anyone but I am skipping most of the presentations as I prefer to work on what I see as the two biggest health and wellness risk factors.
…- 4:30 AM Sunrise off the west coast of Canada on the way to Alaska-…
So what is the biggest health risk factor?
When I ask this question I get many responses.
Some of the responses are:
High Blood Pressure
Diabetes
Fluoride
Processed Foods
And many more…..
But as I have been in the health and wellness sphere for a few decades, I have my own beliefs, mostly from clinical observation.
The above already mentioned are indeed risk factors for health and wellness.
But there are two others I believe to be even more so, and even our great great grandparents were aware of these, WITHOUT any fancy testing.
One is kind of related to the first pic.
Sleep and Circadian rhythms. Sleep is so important to give your body and mind a rest and repair time, to heal whatever it is you did or did not do during the day while you were awake.
It is common sense if you think about it. How do you feel after a day or two of lack of proper sleep? Probably pretty crappy. There are physiologic reasons for that, but to keep it simple, get your sleep and get it when it is dark and be awake when it is light. Now in Alaska where I am headed, we are at the Summer solstice, where the Sun rises around 430AM and set around 10pm. Add to that a 4 hour time difference from Eastern time to Alaska time and my rhythms could get a bit off kilter. That’s probably why I am awaking probably BEFORE the sun rises and going to sleep before it sets, as I am trying to stay on Eastern time.
How does everyone else handle time zone changes when they are away for about 7-10 days?
…Sky in Seattle as the cruise left port around 4PM Pacific time…
The next post will be about what I believe is the Number 1, Numero Uno, Top Dog, Big Cheese, by far the greatest health and wellness risk factor we all have.
So stay tuned but for now leave any comments below.
This year I increased my time getting sunlight and grounding. I also started wearing blue light blocking glasses. I now get better sleep numbers. My deep sleep number has greatly increased.
Sleep makes a difference for me when I hit the seventh hour. On the days I awake at 3 am, I’m bloated, and a little foggy. Even though I can storm through the day, I notice I’m not as peppy and focused.