Sleep Hygiene
Traditional Chinese Organ Body Clock
Interestingly, in Traditional Chinese Medicine, each “organ” of the body is attributed to certain times of the day and night. Furthermore, it is believed that each organ has its point of highest energy and lowest energy throughout the 24-hour period.
This 24 hour cycle is believed to help us know when to exercise, eat, have sex, rest and sleep.
For example, sleep disturbance between 1-3am is the time of the Liver and a time when the body should be alseep. During this time, toxins are released from the body and fresh new blood is “made”. Consequently, if you find yourself waking during this time, you could have too much yang energy or problems with your liver or detoxification pathways. Noteworthy is this is also the time of anger, frustration and rage so be aware when you feel yourself “boiling over” about the perceived injutices of the day, it might just be the time of the night influencing how you feel.
