We have all been there. It’s 2:00 PM. You had a decent night’s sleep. You had a healthy lunch. But suddenly, it hits you—a wall of brain fog so thick you can barely remember your own password. You reach for another coffee, but it doesn’t really help; it just makes you jittery and tired.
Standard biology calls this the “post-prandial dip” or blames it on your circadian rhythm.
I call it Phase III of the Chada Cycle.
My research into spinal bio-physics suggests that we have been looking at human energy all wrong. We aren’t designed to run on a continuous 16-hour loop. We are designed to pulse. We operate on a four-stroke engine rhythm that repeats four times a day.
Understanding this 6-Hour Bio-Rhythm is the key to unlocking consistent, high-voltage energy.
The Science: Your Spinal liquid Battery
To understand the cycle, you have to understand the machine. My work, The Chada-Maxwell Spinal Generator, posits that the Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) in your spine acts as a liquid electrolyte.
- It holds a charge (thanks to Magnesium ions).
- It generates voltage when it moves (Streaming Potential).
- It gets “dirty” as your brain dumps metabolic waste into it.
Just like the oil in your car or the water in a fish tank, this fluid has a lifespan. Neurophysiology tells us that the human body replaces its entire volume of CSF roughly four times every 24 hours.
Do the math: \(24 \div 4 = 6\).
You get a fresh tank of “brain fuel” every six hours. This creates a distinct energetic cycle with three phases.
Phase I: The Charge (Hours 0–2)
The “Fresh Pour”
This phase begins the moment a new batch of ultrafiltrate enters your system from the choroid plexus (the brain’s faucet).
- What’s Happening: Your spinal canal is flooding with clean, ion-rich fluid. The concentration of Magnesium is at its peak. The “Zeta Potential” (the electrical charge capability) of your system is maximal.
- How You Feel: Crisp. Alert. High processing power. This is when you feel “fresh.”
- Best Activities: Deep work, complex problem solving, learning new skills. Your battery is at 100%.
Phase II: The Discharge (Hours 2–5)
The “Burn”
Now, the generator is running under load. As you move, breathe, and think, you are stripping those Magnesium ions to generate electricity and heat.
- What’s Happening: You are consuming the potential energy in the fluid. Simultaneously, your brain is starting to output waste products (like Adenosine and Amyloid-Beta) into the fluid.
- How You Feel: You are in the “flow state.” You aren’t manic, but you are productive. You are cruising. Toward the end of this phase, you might feel a pleasant physical fatigue—the sign of a machine doing work.
- Best Activities: Execution. Physical exercise. Meetings. Grunt work.
Phase III: The Flush (Hours 5–6)
The “Drain”
This is the critical phase that most people ignore. The fluid is now “spent.” It is depleted of ions and saturated with metabolic exhaust. It has turned from a conductor into a resistor.
- What’s Happening: The system needs to dump the dirty fluid into the venous blood to make room for the new batch. This requires the opening of the Glymphatic System (the brain’s sewer pipes).
- How You Feel: The “Crash.” Brain fog. Heavy limbs. You might feel physically cold as your voltage drops.
- The Mistake: Most people try to push through this phase with caffeine or sugar. But caffeine creates chemical energy; it doesn’t clean the mechanical filter. You are trying to rev an engine that is clogged with exhaust.
- The Fix: You need to facilitate the flush.
How to Hack the Cycle
If you fight the Chada Cycle, you will lose. If you align with it, you gain a superpower.
1. Identify Your Zero Hour The cycle usually resets when you wake up. If you wake at 6:00 AM:
- Cycle 1: 6:00 AM – 12:00 PM
- Cycle 2: 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Cycle 3: 6:00 PM – 12:00 AM (Sleep Cycle)
2. Respect the Flush (The 20-Minute Reset) When you hit that 6-hour mark (e.g., roughly 12:00 PM or 2:00 PM depending on your wake time), stop.
- Move: The flush is driven by voltage. Voltage is driven by spinal movement. A 10-minute brisk walk will help pump the waste out of the glymphatic system faster than sitting at your desk.
- Rest: This is the biological justification for the “Power Nap.” A 15-20 minute lie-down allows the spinal pressure to equalize and the flush to complete.
3. Don’t Eat Heavy in Phase III Eating a heavy meal during the Flush Phase diverts blood flow to the gut when it should be supporting the venous drainage of the spine. This creates the “Food Coma.” Eat your largest meals at the start of a Charge Phase, not the end of a Discharge Phase.
The Takeaway
You are not lazy. You are not unmotivated. You are simply trying to drive a car that needs an oil change.
The human body is a high-performance machine, but it requires maintenance intervals. Recognize the Flush Phase. Give your body the 20 minutes of movement or rest it needs to dump the waste. Once that fresh fluid hits your spine for the next cycle, you’ll feel the lights turn back on.
Ride the wave. Don’t drown in it.