What Does It Mean to Reset Your Sleep Cycle?

By Jessica

Take a look at this very interesting article which is entitled “**Easy Way to Reset your Sleep Cycle: Stop Eating**”.

How does it work?

Simply stop eating during the 12-16 hour period before you want to be awake. Once you start eating again, your internal clock will be reset **as though it is the start of a new day. Your body will consider the time you break your fast as your new "**morning."

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Basically, the thrust of the article is that according to the Harvard **Medical School, you can skip **food **for 12 to 16 hours so that you can reset your **sleep-wake cycle.

So what exactly does it mean to reset **your sleep-wake cycle? For individuals who often travel, your instinct after having a 6 to 10-hour flight, for example, would mess up your **body clock. Instead of eating **immediately after landing, you will probably go to **sleep **because your **body clock is still adjusting to your time ‘back home’.

The key is to immediately adjust your eating **and **sleepinghabits to the new time zone. This is especially helpful for shift workers and those who often go on week-long or month-long trips to an entirely different continent. By allowing your body clock to immediately adjust to time zone of the country that you are in - jet lag will be a thing of the past.

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So, Say I want to get back into the routine of waking up in the morning. I'm going back to school and I need to wake up around 6 or 6:30 am, And Im use to Sleeping pretty much all the time, pretty much usually 12+ hours. Waking up around 3 or 4 pm..If I start my fast at around 5-7pm..Then go to bed early enough like, 10ish wake up at 6 or so and have a healthy breakfast then? or do you have to stay awake the whole time? Do you think that routine that I mentioned would work? And one more question. Do you have to do this as a continual thing or just for one day? I know this site is for women mostly but..I think humans all kinda use sleep the same way :) I would appreciate a reply! Thanks. Im 18 if that makes any diffrence.

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