Studying Human Biorhythms
Studying Human Biorhythms
Biorhythms are based upon the theory that your physical, emotional, and intellectual self vary sinusoidally with time. The physical self is said to have a period of 23 days, which means that if the cycle starts at zero, (as sin graphs do) in 23 days, the cycle would have peaked at 1, passed zero, reached a minimum at –1, and ascended again to reach zero, a complete cycle, with 4 key locations, the maximum, the passing of the starting level on the way down to the minimum, the actual minimum, and the point at which the graph recovers to zero. All sine graphs begin like this, however, a sine graph can be viewed at points that it does not start at zero, perhaps, starting at the maximum, and returning to the maximum, or vice versa, starting at the minimum, and returning to such. Although the sine graph can be viewed from any segment, all sine graphs start at a medium and incline towards their maximum.
The intellectual cycle repeats on a 33-day cycle. It starts at zero, and over the span of 33-days, reaches a maximum, passes its level of origin, reaches a minimum, and comes back to its point of origin.
The emotional cycle varies sinusoidally with time over a period of 28 days. Which means it begins at the beginning of the marked time, and returns back to repeat the same motions, once every 28 days.
Scientists believe that biorhythms are not influenced by stress, or by a variance in body composition, personal beliefs, etc. Scientists believe that biorhythms are a consistent, naturally occurring constant. They also believe the periods are rigid, all starting at zero on your birthday.
This theory was first explored by Dr. Wilhelm Fliess, in the 1890’s.1 Dr. Fliess’ work was involving the 23 and 28 day cycles of some of his patients. He studied the status of overall health, including fevers, childhood illness, and susceptibility to death.1 His studies gained notoriety, and soon Sigmund Freud, among other famous scientists of the day, became interested in the theories. Since the inception of the study of biorhythms in the 1890’s, numerous studies have been done validation the theory.
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