Lynne Peeples

So men, on average, until about midlife, lean a little later. There's going to be a higher percentage of night owls among men than women. But as women's levels of estrogen drop, as they near menopause, for example, then their rhythms are shifting. The estrogen actually helps keep rhythms more robust and perhaps lean a little earlier. But as that estrogen is lost...

their rhythms become a little closer to men's rhythms. So there is that kind of shift over the course of our lives where there is a bit of a split, but perhaps we come together and maybe go to bed at closer to the same times at night.

their rhythms become a little closer to men's rhythms. So there is that kind of shift over the course of our lives where there is a bit of a split, but perhaps we come together and maybe go to bed at closer to the same times at night.

their rhythms become a little closer to men's rhythms. So there is that kind of shift over the course of our lives where there is a bit of a split, but perhaps we come together and maybe go to bed at closer to the same times at night.

Yeah, it's a really interesting question. And I did talk to one researcher who was really keyed in on the impacts of estrogen, menopause, and how things like the time-restricted eating could help. So we know that once a woman reaches menopause, those estrogen levels drop. we find that that's when chronic diseases start to rise.

Yeah, it's a really interesting question. And I did talk to one researcher who was really keyed in on the impacts of estrogen, menopause, and how things like the time-restricted eating could help. So we know that once a woman reaches menopause, those estrogen levels drop. we find that that's when chronic diseases start to rise.

Yeah, it's a really interesting question. And I did talk to one researcher who was really keyed in on the impacts of estrogen, menopause, and how things like the time-restricted eating could help. So we know that once a woman reaches menopause, those estrogen levels drop. we find that that's when chronic diseases start to rise.

So she's wondering if one of the mechanisms by which that's happening is through this dampening of her circadian rhythms.

So she's wondering if one of the mechanisms by which that's happening is through this dampening of her circadian rhythms.

So she's wondering if one of the mechanisms by which that's happening is through this dampening of her circadian rhythms.

So if that's the case, then if we're able to have that woman eating in a constricted period of time, getting light early in the day, darkness at night, feeding her those cues to help try to make up a little bit for that lost estrogen and try to help strengthen her rhythms, could that potentially improve her health long term and reduce the risk of these chronic diseases?

So if that's the case, then if we're able to have that woman eating in a constricted period of time, getting light early in the day, darkness at night, feeding her those cues to help try to make up a little bit for that lost estrogen and try to help strengthen her rhythms, could that potentially improve her health long term and reduce the risk of these chronic diseases?

So if that's the case, then if we're able to have that woman eating in a constricted period of time, getting light early in the day, darkness at night, feeding her those cues to help try to make up a little bit for that lost estrogen and try to help strengthen her rhythms, could that potentially improve her health long term and reduce the risk of these chronic diseases?

I mean, it's an open question. The science gives pretty good rationale for that potentially being true, but the data will... be forthcoming probably in the next few years to see kind of how that actually plays out.

I mean, it's an open question. The science gives pretty good rationale for that potentially being true, but the data will... be forthcoming probably in the next few years to see kind of how that actually plays out.

I mean, it's an open question. The science gives pretty good rationale for that potentially being true, but the data will... be forthcoming probably in the next few years to see kind of how that actually plays out.

Yeah, there's really fascinating research coming out suggesting that very well might be the case. In fact, it might be the case that certain drugs that are used for mental health disorders like schizophrenia and depression might actually work by affecting the circadian clock.

Yeah, there's really fascinating research coming out suggesting that very well might be the case. In fact, it might be the case that certain drugs that are used for mental health disorders like schizophrenia and depression might actually work by affecting the circadian clock.

Yeah, there's really fascinating research coming out suggesting that very well might be the case. In fact, it might be the case that certain drugs that are used for mental health disorders like schizophrenia and depression might actually work by affecting the circadian clock.

And scientists are finding that night owls and patients with weak circadian rhythms tend to actually respond poorly to, for example, lithium. And he's also finding, or he's thinking one reason for that is that lithium lengthens and strengthens circadian rhythms. So for those that respond well, that's what's happening.