Circadian Appetite Control Circadian Appetite Control

Our appetites are partially controlled by our brain's biological clock or "circadian rhythm" This clock is synchronized by the amount of daylight we get through our eyes.

The Society For Light Treatment And Biological Rhythms and the Center For Environmental Therapeutics use bright light for the treatment of eating disorders because they know that bright light controls carbohydrate cravings. To control evening carbohydrate cravings try bright light in the afternoon either by going outside in the daylight or by using a commercial light box.