Chronic diseases begin to appear in middle adulthood, and disabilities of any kind start to increase in the 6th decade of life. How the body stores and burns different kinds of energy, along with an aging and slowing metabolism, may be part of the development of chronic diseases.
Take a look at this recent CNN report of research on early birds and night owls. https://edition.cnn.com/2022/09/19/health/night-owl-disease-risk-sleep-late-wellness/
1. If you were allowed to go to sleep when you wanted to, and wake up when you wanted to, do you think you would be an early bird, night owl, or a different kind “bird”?
2. What kind of sleeper are you now, out of necessity or choice? Are you misaligned?
3. One sleeper burns more fat and another kind of sleeper burns more carbohydrates. Can anything be done to improve the outcome for the sleeper burning the carbohydrates and not the fat?