Body Clock Switched On with Amino Acids
by Brian Yalung on Wednesday, December 12th, 2007
One thing that most people have to deal with these days is adjusting to various shifts that normally pertain to work. This issue is perhaps present in people who work in call centers which at times require graveyard shifts. People who work in the early mornings need to adjust accordingly their sleeping habits to be up and awake during the required shifts.
Protein in amino acids has been tagged to help regulate the body clock when it is adjusting to sleep patterns. In the call to use sleeping drugs to treat sleep disorders, hopefully this will be pretty much helpful to people suffering from various sleep disorders.
(Source) Researchers say they have identified the chemical switch that controls the genetic mechanism regulating people’s internal body clocks.
Although the process involves complex genes, the whole mechanism is controlled by a single amino acid – a building block of protein – they say.
It is hoped the discovery may lead to more effective drugs to treat sleep disorders and related ailments.
Tags: amino_acids, body_clock, call_centers, drugs, Sleep Disorders, Sleep Issues, sleep-better, sleeping_habits, sleep_disorders
