Born Smart » Sleep http://www.bornsmart.com.au Unlock The Potential In Your Baby's Genes Thu, 15 Jul 2010 23:33:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 The Sleep-Salt Connection http://www.bornsmart.com.au/the-sleep-salt-connection/ http://www.bornsmart.com.au/the-sleep-salt-connection/#comments Sun, 04 Oct 2009 03:29:39 +0000 Admin http://www.bornsmart.com.au/?p=1076 We know that salt and blood pressure is interconnected and studies have also found that a lack of sleep can cause heart problems.  We are now able to get a closer look at how all this works.

sleepsaltEach and every cell in our body has its own circadian clock, and these clocks are all regulated by the master circadian clock in the brain (hypothalamus) based on the light/dark data received through the retina in the eye

Researchers now also found that the circadian clock gene, Per 1 regulated proteins in the kidney responsible for balancing sodium levels.  When Per 1 is not expressed, expression of protein (alpha-ENaC) levels in the kidney was decreased and sodium loss via urine increased, vice versa.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090701182914.htm

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