English Composition
Analyzing Cause-and-Effect Essay
January 12, 2009
What’s Your Best Time of Day?
Jane, a young mother begins to eat more and often fells sleepy. Her mood is also darker, when she awakens in the morning: It takes all her energy to drag herself out of bed. These symptoms persist until April. Joseph, a 48-year-old engineer for a midwestern computer company, feels cranky early in the morning. But as the day progresses, he becomes friendlier and more accommodating. All living organisms, exhibit biological rhythms. Some are short others last days or months. The idea that our bodies are in constant flux is fairly new-and goes against traditional medical training. Scientific and medical communities are beginning to rethink their ideas about how the human body works. With their new findings, they are teaching us things that can change our lives- by helping us organize ourselves so we can work wih or natural rhythems rather that against them. Most of us seem to reach our peak of alertness around noon. Soon after that, alertness declines, and sleepiness may set in by mid afternoon. Your short-tern memory is best during the morning. Long-term memory is different. Afternoon is the best time for learning material that you want to recall days, weeks or month later. Each of can increase our knowledge about our individual rhythms Learn how to listen to the inner beats of your body: let them set the pace of your day.