1. Jitka Aradszká
Jolana Procházková
Aneta Rusmanová
Klára Ondrášková
Martina Petríková

2. What is a biorhythm?
 Biorhythm is a regular alternation of physical and
mental states of organism.
 Just like the day and night according to rotating Earth
around its axis change or seasons of the year change
you can also describe series of cyclically repeating
states not only in universe but also in human life.
 For example breathing, heart beating or period.
 Since birth your biorhythms are affecting individual
cells in your body and also your brain activity.
 More or less they are affecting your existence for your
whole life.

3. Basic biorhythmical cycles
Physicall
Emotional
Intellectual

4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9S_DXwOo7m0

5. Good sleep
 Sleep is basic physiologic need necessary for right
function of organism.
 Its importance is mostly in regeneration of central
nerve system.
 Without sleep or in lack of its quality you cannot
recover completely which is showing in worse
thinking, lack of attention and feel of fatigue the very
next day.
 If this status takes longer time your life quality changes
and there is a risk of development of serious mental
illness.

6. Why do we have to sleep?
 Restoration of intellectual functions.
 Creation of short-term and long-term memory -> in
lack of sleep your learning is getting worse.
 Secretion of hormones - growth hormone.
 Impact on immunity
 short-term lack of sleep – good impact
 long-term lack of sleep – very bad impact.

7. How many hours we should sleep
daily.
 From 7 to 8,5 hours a day = average

8. When you should go to bed.
 It is similarly with the bedtime.
 Some people like going to bed later and wake up in late
morning.
 Others like going to bed early and wake up early in the
morning.
 Based on this we have 2 categories of people.
 The first one are larks which have biggest activity
during morning and owls which are more active
during afternoon or evening.

9. Larks versus Owls
 OWLS
 are having problems with transition on summer time
 they are used to do their best in afternoon or evening
 used to go to bed late and sleep to late morning
 suffer when waking up before sun rise
 LARKS
 are going to bed as we are saying „with chickens“ because
they are tired very soon
 they get up with sunrise
 do their best in the morning
 their biorhythm is close to nature
 less adaptable and very sensitive to changes

11. Natural substances
 Balm – unrest ,insomnia
 St. John's Wort – depression, melancholy, anxiety
 Valerian – insomnia, nervousness, depression,
convulsions
 Hops rotary – nerve irritation
 Passion plete – stress, anxiety ,insomnia

12. Aromatherapy
 Relaxation with help of another sense organ-smell.
 Help calms and relax.
 Aromatherapy massages have long term effects.
 Can be used as :
 as essentials facing
 inhalation
 bath

13. Vitamins and minerals
 B –can cure neurological illness and stress that can be cause
of insomnia
 C – for creation of anti-stress hormones ,if the stress is cause
of insomnia you can take pills of vitamin C everyday
 E – antispasmodic effects ,prevent of cancer and other
civilization illness, good effect on nerve system and blood
 Selenium –cheering effect and absorb the anxiety and
insomnia
 Magnesium and Calcium– for nerve system ,insomnia ,pains
of muscles and joints and uterine contractions during
pregnancy
 Folic acid – „lucky hormone“,makes you feel happy and
calm,helps to fall asleep

14. Healthy diet
 What we eat and also how we eat have effect on our
feelings, thinking and sleeping.
 Dairy products are helping the body to create
melatonin- makes higher sleep quality.
 Food supplements – increase alertness.
 For falling asleep is also not good to eat spicy or heavy
food ,alcohol and things with caffeine right before you
go to bed.

15. Résumé
 Don’t eat heavy and spicy food before you go to bed, best
is to eat your dinner around 6 PM.
 Also try drink cup of lukewarm milk before going to bed.
 Don’t use artificial sweeteners just natural ones like
honey.
 When you will eat light carbohydrates you will be more
sleepy.
 At least 6 hours before going to bed you should not drink
alcohol or drinks or food that contains caffeine or other
stimulants.
 Try eating healthy and do not overeat.
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eLfn7Ewx_s

17. Biological clock
 Your organs work and rest.
 Energy is highest in the
morning around 9 AM or
between 3 PM and 4 PM.
 Your mental activity is highest
from 10 AM to 12 AM and
from 3 PM to 4 PM.

18. 11 PM – 01 AM
 We are more sensitive to pain.
 Or gallbladder is “awaking” and
starts to work.
 Brain is sending signals to scalp for
the hair to start grown.
 Body is trying to get new energy
during the rest.

19. 01 AM – 03 AM
 Time to rest .
 Brain gets less oxygen.
 Your liver starts to work your body is cleaning.
 Hormone vasopressine is keeping water in your body.

20. 03 AM – 05 AM
 Activity is on lungs.
 This is time when people with lungs problems usually
awake.
 For example asthmatics ,smokers and allergy sufferers.
 Time when you can more feel worries or anxiety.

21. 05 AM – 07 AM
 Most active is colon, that is why is it good time to wake
up and defecate.
 Blood pressure is starting to get high just like your
pulse.
 If wake up in this time you will be more active than if
you would wake up later.
 You should drink more.

22. 07 AM – 09 AM
 You should do morning
exercise and have shower.
 Your stomach turns on.
 Good time for breakfast ,
medicine or vitamins.
 Your mental activity is running
– good time to meetings.

23. 09 AM – 11 AM
 Brain have highest activity –
interviews , tests.
 Pancreas and spleen are active
so you can eat sweets to
support your energy.
 Mental activity highest
around 11 AM.

24. 11 AM – 01 PM
 Heart is working on full blast.
 It is not good to eat much and better go away from
stimulating drinks.
 Best time to rest - you start to feel tired.
 Body is secreting fluids.

25. 01 PM – 03 PM
 Your intestine is working, digestion is on.
 You need to relax – best time to take a nap.
 We are inattentive and we tend to do mistakes.

26. 03 PM – 05 PM
 Energy starts to increase , activity and working ability is high.
 Your long-term memory is on.
 Bladder is active.
 Digestive system is ready to have heavy food.
 Organism is full turned on.

27. 05 PM – 07 PM
 We are active physical and
mental - most around 6 PM.
 Your liver is working again to
exclude harmful substances from
body.
 In the end your mental activity is
lower you are passive.

28. 07 PM – 09 PM
 We are very sensitive ,it is time for soul.
 Good time for cultural entertainment,
listening to music, cinema, visiting
friends.
 We want to communicate.
 Your pericardium is on.
 Effect of medicine is higher .
 Around 9 PM your memory is turning on.

29. 09 PM – 11 PM
 Senses are active you can have fun ,have a glass of wine.
 After 10 PM you start to feel sleepy.
 Around 11 PM is melatonin highly concentrated ,you fall
asleep well and regenerate yourself.