To really understand how shift work affects your liver, lets first talk about your body’s natural clock—your good ‘ol circadian rhythm. This rhythm, believe it or not, controls most of the processes in your body. That’s right even when you eat, and how your organs function.
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Managing Back Pain
Welcome. Today we are going to discuss back pain. If you’re a shift worker and work long hours on your feet you probably have experienced some sort of back pain in your life. Today I am going to talk about some ways to get some relief, the different types, and some causes and maybe youContinue reading “Managing Back Pain”
Diet or Lifestyle Change?
Lifestyle changes can be discouraging at first because it takes longer to see the results of all your hard work. However, the results that you do get will last, and you are more focused on your overall health and wellness rather than just weight, or a number. You will not regret the results you see from changing your lifestyle. As long as you stick with it and it’s a way of life.
What Type of Exercise Bike Do I Buy?
There are several types and general categories of exercise bikes, but for this blog we will talk about the most popular ones and the ones I have used and most familiar with such as the recumbent bike, upright bike, indoor cycling bike, and the air bike. Let’s take a deeper dive into these exercise bikes so you can get an idea of which may be the best one for you and for your fitness goals.
How To Convert Fat To Energy
So how do we burn fat and drop the weight? How do we make our body’s use the fat we have stored as energy? This will really come in to play if you are a shift worker and it’s 3 a.m. and you’re trying to get through the rest of your shift. Well, I’m about to explain what fat is and how are body’s use it as fuel and how we can drop that weight to get into shape. Stick around, you just might like it.
Melatonin and Shift Work
Melatonin can be a really good effective supplement in helping shift workers manage sleep and alertness better, but you must use the right type and dose at the right time. Also timing your light exposure correctly is a big plus as well. But what is melatonin? How can you use it correctly? And what effectContinue reading ” Melatonin and Shift Work”
Nighttime Eating and Your Health
So, do you eat late at night? Do you snack before bed? What do you eat? Is it healthy? Are you diabetic? Well, there is plenty of research that shows the negative effects of eating and there is also research that shows the positive effects that it has. Let’s look at the old and new perspectives on eating at nighttime.
What are the Blue Zones?
Welcome to my blog, Harmony Shift. Have you everwondered about the people you hear about living to 100 years old and beyond?Have you ever wondered what their secret is? Or how they do it? Well, I ranacross this great Netflix original series about the Blue Zones and thought Iwould share it with you just inContinue reading “What are the Blue Zones?”
Exercising at Home? Use Household Items as Workout Equipment
Commonly found household items can easily serve as good alternatives to gym equipment. For example, filled water bottles make great dumbbells! You can start with smaller 500ml bottles before moving on to 1L or 1.5L bottles. You can do biceps curls, triceps kickbacks, and even do some overhead presses with water bottles. Dry towels are another great addition to helping you get a workout in. Use them to stretch out before/after an exercise. To add a challenge, you could use a damp towel too.
June Days of Awareness and Celebration
People choose to commemorate the day by sharing information on social networks. Others may attend parades to celebrate or attend lectures to become more educated on a particular cause. Other meaningful ways to recognize these special days is to raise/donate money or goods to nonprofits working to further their cause.
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