your body runs on an internal clock (circadian rhythm) meaning your body has a 24 hr biological clock controlled by the brain (the hypothalamus)... it controls body temperature, hormones, immune system activity, hunger, mood and even alertness
so at night , this system switches into recovery + low alert mode and that changes how everything feels.
why sickness feels worse at night is because of lower cortisol at night, cortisol is a hormone that reduces inflammation and pain. high in the morning and very low at night
so at night, pain feels stronger, fever feels worse, coughing increases, asthma attacks are more common... the sickness isn’t worse, the body’s anti-inflammatory system is weaker.
there are also several reasons why many deaths happen at night; the body is in maintenance mode, heart rate slows, blood pressure drops and brain alertness drops... so if someone is very sick, the body has less reserve power to fight failure
why you feel more hungry at midnight or at night is because leptin (fullness hormone) drops, ghrelin (hunger hormone) rises, blood sugar tends to dip, brain craves fast energy (sugar/carbs)... also your brain is tired, so willpower is weaker and cravings feel stronger.
the raeson why depression and dark thoughts hit at night, this is BIG... at night there is no noise, no tasks, no social interaction so your mind turns inward and ruminates.
brain chemistry changes, serotonin drops at night, melatonin rises (makes you sleepy but emotionally sensitive), dopamine (motivation) is lower... the brain becomes more reflective, emotional and vulnerable.
there’s also an evolutionary reason that humans evolved to be alert to danger at night, so the brain naturally scans for threats and negative possibilities.
why everything feels more intense at night (general effect) at night: less sensory input > brain amplifies internal sensations, body is tired > pain and emotions feel stronger, logical thinking decreases > emotional thinking increases... this is why breakups feel worse at night, anxiety spikes at night, memories hit harder at night, overthinking peaks at night
there’s also a psychological illusion, when it’s quiet and dark, your brain has nothing external to focus on, so pain feels louder, hunger feels louder, thoughts feel louder, loneliness feels louder... the night acts like an emotional amplifier.
a fun fact, crazy but true, doctors and psychologists say: never make big life decisions at night because your brain is chemically more pessimistic and emotionally biased after dark
learn something. 👍
Cancer research is moving faster than most people realize.
Russia just announced Enteromix, a personalized mRNA cancer vaccine showing promising early results in colorectal cancer patients. Tumor reduction of 60-80% in Phase I trials. The world is paying attention and they should be.
The concept of turning a patient's own tumor into a personalized vaccine has been explored for quite some time. The approach involves ablating the tumor, then injecting combinations of immunotherapy agents directly into it. Checkpoint inhibitors, TLR agonists, vaccine adjuvants. The dead tumor cells become antigens and the immune system learns what to hunt. Not one target. Dozens. All unique to that patient's cancer.
Off-the-shelf vaccines typically target a single antigen. But cancer is smart. It mutates. It hides. A single target is like having one photo of a suspect. When you use the patient's own tumor as the vaccine, you give the immune system the photo, the fingerprints, the DNA, the scars, the tattoos. Good luck hiding from that.
The entire field is moving toward a truth the science has pointed to for a long time: the cure for cancer is already within you. Your immune system just needs to be taught what to fight and where to fight it.
We are living in the most exciting era of cancer treatment in human history. This is the immunotherapy revolution and it's accelerating.
If you or someone you love is fighting cancer, know this. There are more options today than at any point in history.
Foods and time they take to digest:
1. Noddles= 2-3 hours
2. Beans= 3-4 hrs
3. Red meat= 4-6 hrs
4. Apple= 30- 50 mins
5. Pineapple= 60 mins
6. Cucumber= 30-45 mins
7. Fish= 2-3 hours
8. Banana= 30-60 mins
9. Watermelon= 20-30 mins
10. Fried chicken= 5-6 hrs
11. Cashews= 1-2 hrs
12. Water = 5 mins
13. Boiled eggs = 3 hrs
Repost for others to learn!