Working the night shift may drastically alter your life in one way or another. The human body is meant to function during the day and relax or sleep at night. Frequent changes in shift work have a huge influence on one’s internal body clock. Particularly night shifts disrupt the body’s biorhythm. Working against your natural body biorhythms presents challenges that adds extra stress when you work night shifts. Eating a nutritious diet can help productivity and maintain focus at work throughout the night or early morning.
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Meal Timing and Shift Work
A study done on overweight nursing professionals working night shift found that night workers tend to eat at irregular times, carb intake was higher on their days off, however carbs were higher later in the hours for both days on and days off. According to this study in sciencedirect.com, night shift workers had a 25% higher risk of being overweight and a 17% higher risk of obesity, and the study concluded this was in part by wake-sleep cycle disturbance. Night shift workers tend to have snacks and meals as a strategy to stay awake.
Great Recipes for Shift Workers
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Adaptogens and their Benefits
Adaptogens are herbal pharmaceuticals that counteract the effects of stress in the body. Stress causes physical changes in the body, including the neurological, endocrine, and immune systems. Adaptogens have stimulant properties that help to counteract those harmful effects.
Are Meal Delivery Services Worth It?
So many of us have tried or at least have seen the ads either on TV or social media about these “healthy” meals being delivered to your door and all you have to do is follow the directions and you end up with this amazing, wonderful, healthy dinner for you or your family. But are they healthy? are they delicious? and are they worth it? So, let’s find out and look at the top ones that have been evaluated and see if they really stack up.
Food Pyramid? My Plate? What Do I Follow?
So back in the day there was the food pyramid. We all remember because it was posted about everywhere, in schools, grocery stores and doctors offices. The base of the pyramid, which was the biggest section, was covered with colorful drawings of cereal, bread and a loaded plate of pasta. Yummy! If you think back to the 1990s and early 2000s, ok it wasn’t that long ago people! The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) created the food pyramid in 1992. It placed grains at the base of the pyramid (the largest section), with veggies and fruits on the next largest section. These were the foods that we were supposed to consume most of all. The next section was split in half, with the dairy portion on the left and the proteins on the right. The very tip of the pyramid was reserved for fats and sweets, with a recommendation to eat these sparingly.
Healthy Breakfast Ideas
There’s no doubt or question that what we have for breakfast helps set the stage for the rest of the day. We are so dependent on this meal for a much-needed energy boost, meant to get us through until lunch, (sometimes). While dashing out the door for work or school will often dictate how much time and thought we devote to breakfast.
Oxalates: What They are and Their Health Effects
The terms “oxalic acid” and “oxalate” are used interchangeably throughout the nutrition science field. Oxalic acid is an organic compound found in many plants, including leafy greens, vegetables, fruits, nuts, and seeds. In plants, it’s usually bound to minerals, forming oxalate. Elevated oxalates can cause a variety of other health issues from kidney stones to joint pain, from structural challenges to styes, from chronic bladder pain to general chronic pain.
Food Additives to Avoid
food additives /preservatives have been around for centuries. Many people have used certain things to preserve food and have figured out the hard way what works and what doesn’t. Most food additives today have been used since the 1940s before, during, and after the war to help keep food longer without it going bad. However, we have found since then that there are some additives/preservatives that just aren’t good for us health wise.
Food Additives to Avoid
So, food additives /preservatives have been around for centuries. Many people have used certain things to preserve food and have figured out the hard way what works and what doesn’t. Most food additives today have been used since the 1940s before, during, and after the war to help keep food longer without it going bad. However, we have found since then that there are some additives/preservatives that just aren’t good for us health ……..
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