There are a lot of different meanings to wellness. There are a lot of different ways people can talk about being well or living a healthier lifestyle by focusing on their wellbeing. So, let’s explore the different types, meanings and ways to stay healthy and live a more balanced and harmonic life.
Tag Archives: Sleep
Best Snacks for Night Shift
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.
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.
Circadian Rhythms, Biological Clocks, Master Clocks, Oh My!
Researchers have identified similar genes in people, fruit flies, mice, plants, fungi, and several other organisms that make up the “clocks” molecular components. However, research has shown that the biological clock is not equally sensitive to light at all times of the day as has been shown subsequently for many organisms that use light as an entraining signal.
APPS for Shift Workers
Today, I’m going to tell you about some of them and the differences and the pros and cons. Now this is not all the apps, just some of the ones I have researched and thought I would mention. I don’t use any of them personally, but I might try one just to give you some honest feedback. So, let’s dive right in and take a look at some of these interesting apps.
Health Effects of Shift Work
Shift work is not easy and as some of you who follow me on a regular basis would know I have been doing shift work for almost 16 years now. It’s very hard on your body, your family, sleep, diet, and exercise routines. But I’m helping people overcome these obstacles and live a happier, healthier life.
Helpful tips for Anxiety
I am very excited you are here today because this topic (anxiety) is one that affects a lot of people. I want to share some ideas that will help overcome some of the symptoms you may have so you can start living a life you were made to live. I know there is no “cure” so to speak for anxiety; however you can learn to reduce the symptoms to live a better life.
The Beginner’s Guide to Essential Oils
Essential oils have been used for thousands of years. With everything from cosmetic use to spiritual and religious use to alternative medicine, interest in essential oils has revived in recent decades. The increasing popularity of aromatherapy and natural living have made essential oils into our homes for everything from supporting immunity and getting a better night’s sleep, to cleaning our home safely with no nasty chemicals! Some examples of common essential oils include Lavender, Peppermint, Frankincense, Eucalyptus, Tea Tree, Rosemary and Lemon!
What is Primal Living?
Welcome to my blog! Here we talk about everything health; from nutrition, exercise, health coaching, and living a healthy lifestyle. If there is anything you want me to research and discuss here please let me know. I am always interested in learning new things and talking about the research and science behind living a happier,Continue reading “What is Primal Living?”
What does the science say?
Welcome to my blog. Today we are going to clear up some medical myths and “facts” that some people hear about but don’t know if it’s true. We have all heard of something over the years and think all this time that it’s true only to find out later that it wasn’t. So this blogContinue reading “What does the science say?”
Harmony Shift 