The Circadian-Friendly Framework For The Digital Age

This is for all of you who work on tech all day

We live in a time where the internet is blossoming in all of its full glory.

While this offers an incredible amount of opportunity and abundance, it also comes with a dark side for people who spend much of their time on technology that few consider.

I am one of the few people who has an addiction to technology which is channeled exclusively into work, while simultaneously being hyper aware of the drawbacks that it creates in regards to circadian biology and light environment.

If you’re unaware of circadian biology, it refers to the fact that human beings are circadian creatures who operate on a 24-hour cycle that is controlled by the solar cycle. Our master clock is know as the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) which is located in the hypothalamus of the brain. This master clock, in turn, controls various peripheral clocks which are linked to each…