Why Your Body Feels Hotter at Night: Circadian Rhythms, Stress, and Diet

Each night, the human body enacts an ancient biological ritual — cooling its core to invite sleep, while flooding the skin with warmth in the process. This paradox, governed by the circadian rhythm, is as old as the species itself, yet it is quietly amplified by the textures of modern life: the late dinner, the anxious mind, the hormonal tides that mark a woman's years. Understanding why we burn in the dark is, in many ways, understanding how faithfully the body keeps its own time.