2019-07-17 14:20
The immune system is much less about exercising power than it is about finding balance. You can help train and maintain it. Here’s how. https://www.nytimes.com/guides/smarterliving/imp… Read More
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Working Nights helps shift workers and night shift workers improve health issues and adapt to unique sleep schedules, as well as reducing accidents, injuries, and health care costs in the workplace
2017-10-19 17:12
It seems like every day we learn more about the importance of a full night of beneficial and restorative sleep; we understand that it impacts every portion of our lives and without it, we ar… Read More
2017-05-25 18:43
Feeling stressed? Don’t let it get the best of you! Here are some tips from WEBMD for some quick stress relief: Chew gum Get outside Smile Sniff lavender Listen to music Focus on breat… Read More
2016-08-29 13:59
A new report issued earlier this month by the Governors Highway Safety Association identifies drowsy driving as the factor in crashes that claimed 5,000 lives in 2015. It is estimated to cau… Read More
2016-07-27 13:12
Naps…they really are not just for kids! Dr. Damien Leger, a French sleep researcher, writes that napping should be considered a basic right, not a luxury or an activity to be hidden o… Read More
2016-07-07 15:21
An influential of panel of experts gathered by the World Health Organization (WHO) have concluded that drinking coffee regularly could protect against two different types of cancer, uterine… Read More
2016-06-15 17:16
So many of us experience fatigue as we try to keep up with and balance our work and home lives; if ignored, it can become chronic and put us at an increased risk for disease. By eating the r… Read More
2016-05-05 14:23
Chronic insomnia is defined as at least three restless nights per week for at least three months. Have you been experiencing this? If yes, you are not alone! The American College of Ph… Read More
2016-03-21 14:16
Welcome to National Nutrition Month! The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics created this annual campaign in 1973 to focus attention on the importance of making informed food choices and deve… Read More
2016-02-22 13:46
At Working Nights we often discuss the importance of sleep and the obstacles shift workers face in trying to get enough of it. Lack of sleep is not only a major issue for shift worker… Read More
2016-02-04 19:02
The new year often begins for many of us with gym memberships and mighty resolutions for getting and staying in shape. But as the days pass, those plans may get pushed aside as cold and dism… Read More
2015-12-08 17:44
Ask yourself how often you get a full uninterrupted night’s sleep… do you ever? If your answer is sometimes, rarely or never, you are not alone! We now know that sleep impacts E… Read More
2015-10-28 19:38
Sleep is a subject being studied by researchers more than ever as they continue to learn how it impacts every part of our mental, physical and emotional lives. Working Nights discusses it of… Read More
2015-08-12 14:18
In recent years there have been numerous articles written about the physical toll of being sedentary. Excessive sitting is associated with 34 chronic diseases and conditions! Studies sh… Read More
2015-07-20 16:07
…and in this case, also easily accessible and good for us. What could it be you ask? The answer is water, which is essential to keeping us alive since all the systems of our body requ… Read More
2015-06-24 16:28
Most of us know the importance of exercise, but still come up with excuses not to do any. It may be too hot, too cold, too wet or too snowy. You may be too tired, too busy or too stres… Read More
2015-05-18 13:37
…. many of whom are shift workers depending upon its caffeine to keep them alert and awake. As we mentioned in our blog a few months ago, a panel of experts submitted an advisory repo… Read More
2015-04-21 14:07
Last week on April 14th, International Moment of Laughter Day was celebrated. Never heard of it? It was created by Humorologist Izzy Gesell and its goal is to encourage people to laugh… Read More
2015-03-11 15:39
How are you feeling this week….even more tired than usual? That may be due to Daylight Saving Time which occurred this past weekend. As we move the clocks forward, we lose an ho… Read More
2015-03-02 15:25
There is more good news for shift workers who rely on caffeine to keep alert while working their unique hours. A panel of experts submitted an advisory report to the U.S. Department of… Read More
2015-01-28 15:54
So begins an article by Sumathi Reddy published in the Wall Street Journal earlier this week. How many times have you been given or have you given that advice over the years? Did you know th… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Green tea may prove to be the solution to a number of the health issues faced by many people, especially shift workers. Thousands of studies over the last 20 years have described its b… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Falls occur throughout the world at an amazing rate. According to the World Health Organization, falls are the second leading cause of accidental or unintentional injury deaths worldwide. In… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Happy New Year! For many of us, this is often the time of year when, after having made New Year’s resolutions, we begin to slide and eventually, go back to our old undesirable ways. On… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Last month we wrote about a new study that described how the brain cleans itself as we sleep by flushing out the toxins accumulated during our waking hours. We noted that the results… Read More
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