This file was produced by Raïssa Blankoff, naturopath

Although we may feel that we are living on a straight line that begins with our birth and ends with our death, our life, as well as that of any living organism, is essentially conditioned by a rythme.

The living, by definition, cannot freeze. It constantly changes from one state to another, like our breathing, the inspiration and the expiration following one another. Without rhythm there is no life.

Even if we think we are masters of our organization, we are ultimately only the plaything of solar and lunar rhythms, as well as of the movement of the earth that carries us. Dr Jean-Michel Crabbé explains that “respect biological and physiological rhythms leads to a inner balance : the stability of parameters such as temperature, pH and oxygen level ensures optimal performance in multiple biological activities, but everything goes through rhythms, secretion cycles: the respiratory rate leads to a relatively stable oxygen level . The heartbeat ensures an average blood flow. The pulsatile secretion of insulin ensures an average blood sugar level. Rhythms optimize biological systems : they organize their activities into successive tasks, synchronize them with each other and adapt them to a naturally cyclical external environment. The notion of time is essential in biology. Rhythm is a fundamental principle in physiology ”.