CYRCADIAN CLOCK

23:00 skin irritability & itching peaks

24:00 growth hormon
and prolactin: increasing

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SYNTHETIC

Gamma waves;
Circadian shift;
No concentration, Highly focused
attention
low attention

LINEAR

CREATIVE

RESTORATIVE

Beta waves; Alpha waves; Theta waves;

Analytical,
Brainstorming, Meditative inner
sequential
divergent
reflection

UNCONSCIOUS

Delta waves;
Deep sleep,
REM

EA

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05:00 heart rate and blood pressure

beginning to increase; adrenaline: increasing
05:00 peak risk of auto & truck crashes;
asthma attacks peak; tootaches start

06:00 Prolactine: decreasing; cortisol & insulin: maximum value;

heart rate: increasing steadily;
body temperature: increasing; metabolism starts to
run; right time to wake up
06:00 body height greatest
06:00 greatest likehood of dying from any cause

07:00 blood pressure & pulse surge testosteron highest in men

07:00 hayfever symproms worst
07:15 cold & flu symptoms worst
07:30 melatonin secretion stops

08:00 best time for making love

08:00 melatonin secretion turns off; bowel movement most common
08:00 rheumatoid arthritis pains peak; nosebleeds most common

08:30 bowel activity

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09:00 melatonin: decreasing; noradrenaline:
KI NCE
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increasing; testosterone: maximum value
L
09:00 body weight lowest
& W& BA
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09:00 depression worst; heart attacks & strokes peak
IN ISM
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10:00 high alertness; sympathetic nervous

12:00 body temperature: increasing stadily

12:00 stomach ulcer rupture most frequent

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TRANSITIONAL

MEETING, TALKING,
EATING, ANALYSIS & SLEEP

12

14

TWO CHRONOTYPES
The "LARK" (inner circle)
The "OWL" (outer circle)

alertness
body temp.

cortisol
melatonin

04:30 lowest body temperature

06

14:00 the body is the less sensitive to pain

(time to go to the dentist or operation)
14:00 eye-hand coordination best

GALL
BLADDER

06

04:00 many babies are born at this time

04:00 high risk of heart attack, nightwork errors peak;
cluster & migraine headaches start

RISING &
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06:45 sharpest blood pressure rise

08

14:30 best coordination

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05:30 dreaming most intense

KIDNEY

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15:30 fastest reaction time

15:00 blood pressure: maximum value

15:00 best time for power nap
15:00 "post- lunch" dip in alertness & arousal

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16:00 best reaction time

16:00 tension headaches peak

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16:30 intestinal ulcer rupture most frequent

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17:00 highest cardio and muscle strength;

body temperature decreasing
17:00 breathing easiest in lung diseases; muscle strength &
flexibility peak; lung & heart efficiency at max; best training
time for most sports

TAL
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17:30 osteoarthritis pain worst

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18:00 highest blood pressure

18:00 taste most acute
18:00 MS fatigue worst
(MS = multiple sclerosis)

ER
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18:30 blood pressure highest;

cholesterol levels increase

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19:00 highest blood temperature

19:00 body temperature peaks
19:00 colic most frequent

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19:30 highest body temperature

19:30 best track & swimming performance

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03:30 natural childbirth most common

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20:00 backache pain wirst

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03:00 body temperature minimum value; melatonin maximum value

03:00 skin repair preaks
03:00 SIDS death peak (SIDS = sudden infant death syndrome)

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20:15 alcohol best tolerated

12

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06

02:00 deepest sleep (most of the car accidents)

02:00 congestive heart failure symptoms peak

RD

20:30 blood pressure and heart rate: decreasing

SLEEPING AND
REGENERATING

22 ING, STION

21:00 melatonin secretion starts

21:00 children's growing pains peak

01:30 heartburn & peptic ulcer attacks flare

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22:00 working ablity decrease; number

of leucocytes: increasing
22:00 highest reactivity to asthma triggers;
snackin adds most weight

21:30 menopausal hot flashes most frequent

01:00 spontaneous labor most often starts

01:00 gout attacks & gall blader attacks flare

CI

22:30 bowel supression

22:30 most frequent sexual intercourse

system activity: increasing untill midday

10:00 mental alertness & arousal high
10:00 angina pectoris & sudden heart deaths peak

11:00 highest mood

8 Trigrams - according to King Wan

- inner world arrangement
8 Trigrams according to Fu-Hsi
- primal arrangement