Chronotypes: Your natural propensity to be an early riser or night owl | Matthew Walker

A person’s chronotype, their innate tendency to sleep at a particular time during a 24-hour period, is based strongly on genetically determined circadian rhythms. Disruption of a person’s chronotypic schedule can influence mood, productivity, and disease risk because it may interfere with the duration of their REM sleep, which is essential for emotional well-being. In this clip, Dr. Matthew Walker describes the different chronotypes and the risks associated with adopting a sleep pattern that is contrary to our natural type. This clip was taken from the FoundMyFitness interview with Dr. Matt Walker found at Original episode published on Feb 28, 2019 🙇‍♀️ #Sleep #Cancer #Alzheimers 🧠 About FoundMyFitness: Rhonda Patrick has a Ph.D. in biomedical science from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. She also has a Bachelor’s of Science degree in biochemistry/chemistry from the University of California. She has done extensive res