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Core temperature hits rock bottom at four in the morning

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You do not just feel unnaturally cold at dawn; your internal furnace is genuinely powered down to minimum. As part of your circadian descent, your body actively shunts heat away from the center to save massive amounts of energy. Waking up at this hour feels incredibly wrong because you are physically running cold.

Core temperature hits rock bottom at four in the morning
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