6 easy techniques to cope with night shift work -without any expensive doctors or medicine!

Written by Ebe Heng


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4. Bright light during work

Exposing yourself to high intensity light while workingrepparttar night shift,would let you becomes more energetic asrepparttar 114434 light raises your body temperature. As you feel more energetic during your work, your would feel tired after work, thus allowing you to have quality sleep after work.

Best way to combat fatigue at work is to have an artifical bright light generator (talk to your boss about it -it is good for productivity) that can generate 5000-10000 luxes of light.

5. Avoid that Morning Sun

Try to avoid light when you leave work by wearing dark sunglasses, this will lowerrepparttar 114435 chance that your body will get confused and think it's time to wake up. Also make sure that you sleep in a dark room after work, and that your sleep isn't interrupted by bright light. Bright morning light is a major cue for your body that it's rise and shine time and this will limit your sleep drastcially.

6. Do not sleep immediately

Do not sleep forrepparttar 114436 first 3 hours when you reach home (usually 6-7am inrepparttar 114437 morning) as it is interrupted by morning activity aroundrepparttar 114438 house. The first 3 hours of your sleep containsrepparttar 114439 largest portion of your deep sleep, so you shouldn't go to bed right after your work.But wait until everyone in your house leaves for work andrepparttar 114440 children have eaten breakfast and are in school -this way you can wind down abit after work and get to sleep.

In conclusion, shift work will always be strenunous onrepparttar 114441 sleeping system. However, by usingrepparttar 114442 suggestions highlighted in this articles you should be able to increaserepparttar 114443 strength of your sleeping system, get better quality sleep and enjoy a higher level of energy.

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Fighting Age with DHEA

Written by J. Bowler


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More recent studies have shown that DHEA can cause significant reductions in abdominal fat, which is associated with diabetes and blood plaque build up inrepparttar arteries. Sorepparttar 114433 effect ofrepparttar 114434 hormone onrepparttar 114435 heart is still undecided.

DHEA is also proven to help some lupus suffers.

As with all hormone therapies,repparttar 114436 experts warn thatrepparttar 114437 long term risks are unknown. There is concern that DHEA may cause or worsen heart conditions or cause or accelerate prostate cancer or other tumors.

The hormone is available as a supplement and not patentable, so no research is likely to be done byrepparttar 114438 pharmaceutical industry. As a matter of fact, DHEA was briefly banned inrepparttar 114439 US, but is now legal, torepparttar 114440 chagrin of many doctors.

Other physicians feel that a dosage up to 50 mg a day would probably not be harmful. But even they call for more studies.

DHEA is probably not needed beforerepparttar 114441 age of 40. A blood test can be used to establish if you are suffering from a deficiency.

There is nothing to prevent anyone from buying and taking DHEA. There are many short term benefits and long term hazards, if any, have not yet been proven.

If you feel you might benefit from DHEA, consult a qualified physician first. This article is for informational purposes only. It does not purport to offer medical advice.

Ms. Bowler has been a teacher all her life. She has taught grade school, ballet and aerobics. She has also been a personal trainer.


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