Is there research showing a late night chronotype is not inherently unhealthy?
My friend has been trying to convince me that I am ruining my health by being a night owl - despite my subjective experience feeling much better sleeping at my natural rhythm, he claims that the research shows I am more likely to get cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, etc.
I know there is some research showing that, but I (and many of you probably) believe that has to do with social factors, issues around employment, and other confounding variables. Clearly, the idea of a personal chronotype makes sense to me, but I am looking for some scholarly research to support it. Are there papers/studies showing that chronotype is an accepted thing in the medical world, and not everyone is wired to be a daywalker, and maybe even that there is a positive outcome associated with sleeping based on your own chronotype.
I just want him to stop trying to scare me about my future health (it's making me a hypochondriac lol), and let me try to live in a way that makes sense for me. I'm sure many of you have experienced this from loved ones. It sucks :/