As a former police officer with twenty-one years of experience and a future nurse, Laura Motes is an expert on healthy living.

Have you ever felt fatigued in the middle of the day? Spaced out or daydreaming in the middle of an important meeting? Suddenly unable to remember a familiar fact that you thought you could never forget?

Until recently, very few people understood what these experiences were. Turns out, they are signs of ultradian rhythms that we all have in our bodies.

Rhythms and cycles are everywhere around us in nature. We are all familiar with the twenty-four hour cycle of day and night. This cycle regulates our alternating periods of sleep and activity.

We are all familiar with other cycles in nature, such as an annual cycle of spring, summer, fall and winter.

Ultradian cycles are the rhythms that repeat in human bodies more than once a day. A typical ultradian cycle is ninety to 120 minutes long.

These basic cycles influence many of the systems and activities in our bodies, including physical energy, mental alertness and the feeling of hunger.

During the first hour of an ultradian cycle we have high energy and are mentally alert. Our energy, skills, learning abilities, and memory are at their peak.

In the next fifteen to twenty minutes, we go down to a performance low. We feel like we need to take a rest. Our minds suddenly start wandering off topic. We start to lose concentration, and for some reason cannot keep our thoughts focused.

Unfortunately, most of us choose to ignore this fifteen to twenty-minute period. Sometimes it’s our work conditions that don’t allow for anything but prolonged concentration. We keep pushing. We drink coffee and caffeinated sodas to get through the periods when our bodies tell us that they need a break.

When we chronically override our natural cycles for days, months and years, we interrupt the patterns of rejuvenation in our bodies. This causes problems with sleep, fatigue and stress. Physically neglecting ultradian cycles can lead to hypertension, high blood pressure, headache and other pains. Psychologically, it can lead to depression and mood swings.

As a former police sergeant, Laura Motes know how dangerous this can be. This is why listening to your body and taking breaks is the best thing you can do.

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