The Shift Solution Model
Real people like you work shifts. You may be a law enforcement officer, firefighter, doctor, nurse or plant worker. Whether we like it or not, whether it is healthy for us or not, there will always be a graveyard shift that someone will be working on. It is now known that shift work exerts major influences on the physiological functions of the human body and that this is mainly due to the disruption of the circadian rhythms, since most body rhythms are circadian mediated. Nearly all biological functions beginning at the sub-cellular level have a circadian rhythm. It's also not possible in most cases for the body to adjust to these alterations, because any adaptation achieved during the shift is undermined whenever there is a day off, vacation, or sick leave, and the person tends to go right back to ‘normal’ hours.
There are in fact, strong correlations between shift work and a number of health disorders. Shift work related disorders are common and encountered daily throughout the medical world. In addition, our modern lifestyle with its stress in particular, causes these problems to intensify. Stress itself is linked to the development of many of the same diseases or disorders. This has been described as the MULTIPLICATION EFFECT OF SHIFT WORK. Fortunately, you can reduce and even eliminate the risks of working shifts by following THE SHIFT SOLUTION and its FIVE scientifically sound, yet very simple principles.