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An ordinary day

The hormones of an ordinary day: waking up, meals and the route of fats, coffee, a drink in the evening and the night that follows.

A 24 hour day What time does the body make its hormones? Cortisol on waking, melatonin in the evening, growth hormone at night, body temperature. A night of sleep What happens in the body during sleep? The 90 minute cycles and the hormones at work while we sleep. A meal, hour by hour What happens in the body after a meal? Sugar, insulin, hunger and fullness over 5 hours: a sugary meal or a high protein one. A cup of coffee How long does caffeine stay in the body? Caffeine from morning to evening, and how much is left at bedtime. Alcohol and the night Why do you sleep badly after drinking alcohol? Three drinks in the evening: alcohol in the blood, then a night cut in two. The route of fats Where do the fats we eat go? Butter, olive oil, omega 3 or MCT: the lymph route or the portal vein shortcut, animated.