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 24hour period, is based strongly on genetically determined circadian rhythms. Disruption of a persons 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 wellbeing. 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 in biomedical science from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, and St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital. She also has a Bachelors of Science degree in biochemistry, chemistry from the University of California. She has done extensive res