In the cycles, there may be secrets. If we would learn the mysteries of living indefinitely, let us discover more about the rhythms of the human body. It is possible it holds part of the answer.
There should be a field of medicine for this. I don't believe there is. There should be a field of study covering the cycles of the body. We breathe in and out; that is a cycle. Our heart beat slows when we sleep, and quickens when we are awake. And, sleep, itself, is a cycle.
When I exercise, it seems my heart takes it fine. But, the next day? Sometimes I wonder if the next day the heart is a little more delicate than it was at the moment of the exercise.
All of nature has cycles. There is day and night, winter and summer, a time for planting and a time for harvest. The moon has cycles, and the planets. Flowers bloom, then fade, then bloom, again.
A woman has menstrual cycles. Body builders often exercise not daily, but every other day, to allow there muscles to rebuilt.
But, if we can see some obvious cycles, I wonder if there is more to learn. Does caffeine have an immediate effect, then exchange it for another feeling the next day? Are there cycles that come with alcohol consumption, or marijuana use?
We often speak of mood swings. They would appear to be cyclical. There should be a field of study that searches out all that can be learned about these cycles of the human body. In a world where we think medicine is so advanced, have we overlooked this branch of biological study? Is this a science we have not really even begun to research?
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