Focusing on circadian rhythm to optimize patients’ sleep quality

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Aligning a patient’s lifestyle with their circadian rhythm is a fundamental factor to ensuring quality sleep which is essential to overall health, according to Catherine Darley, ND, founder of the Institute of Naturopathic Sleep Medicine based out of Seattle, Wash. However, the ability to follow one’s natural circadian rhythm has become progressively more difficult in today’s society. “In today's lifestyle we're inside all the time and it’s very different from what our physiology is designed…