Is it unhealthy to shift?

Well, the stats aren't uplifting: shift workers are significantly more likely to experience type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, heart disease and stroke.

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What are the warning signs to look out for?

According to Assoc. Prof. Aisbett, both behavioural changes and body changes may indicate your health is being impacted by shift work. ‘The shortened sleep aspect of shift work increases your risk of weight gain so if you are getting consistently less than seven hours a night you are 25% more likely to be obese.’ In particular, putting weight on around the midriff may be an indicator that you need to examine how your work life is affecting your health. Another early indicator is the way you snack. If you are suffering from shortened sleep you are more likely to eat foods that are high in fats and carbs because your body craves the energy. Dr Lamon, an expert in protein metabolism, says a high-protein diet is essential for building muscle. ‘The type, amount, and timing of protein ingestion are all critical in metabolism.’ Some studies also show that shift work impacts alcohol consumption. Assoc. Prof. Aisbett says research has found ‘that shift workers don’t drink more than those on standard work rosters but they are more at risk of binge drinking’. While there’s no hard evidence yet, it’s thought that heavy alcohol consumption could reduce how quickly muscles regenerate. And as you’d expect, shortened sleep can also impact your mood. Research that shows that people who are routinely getting shorter sleep are 30% more likely to suffer from clinical depression. If you are experiencing any changes to your mood it is important to seek help from a doctor.

How can shift workers protect their health?

Considering shift work is an essential part of the way we live, Assoc. Prof. Aisbett believes it’s important to implement good practices to reduce the effects of shift work. He stresses the importance of maximising your sleep opportunity when you get it. ‘Whether that’s one long period or two shorter periods, trying to get seven hours of sleep a day at least. Part of that might be managing your family situation so that you can have a quiet, cool and dark sleeping environment.’ Eating a high protein diet is also important. Ignore those cravings for high fats and high carbs because if you’re working shifts, your body is more susceptible to putting on weight. Committing to both endurance-based exercise and resistance-based exercise is essential for those working night shift. And aim to get some sleep before training: Assoc. Prof. Aisbett and Dr Lamon’s research suggests that you get the most from your resistance training if you do it after a period of rest rather than a long period of being awake. While there isn’t yet an exact prescription on how to cope with the demands of shift work, Assoc. Prof. Aisbett has met many long-term shift workers who have found systems that meet their personal needs. If shift work is part of your life, ensure that you sleep, eat, drink and exercise in a way that supports your health. Have you noticed an impact on your health from working night shift? Yes No Missing too much sleep by combining full-time study with shift work? Here are some of the best jobs for full-time students. If you’re keen to study how exercise and nutrition can enhance lives you can learn more about these courses at the School of Exercise and Nutrition.

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Because there is some overlap between different senses, different methods of neurological classification can yield as many as 21 senses. And this number does not include some physiological experiences such as, for instance, the sensation of hunger or thirst.

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5, 9, 21, 53 … how many senses do we have?

Unsurprisingly there is often talk at the Sensory Trust about our senses. Like big game hunters we try to hunt down those tricksy senses that slip out of our sights just as we try to define them. We’re not the first to have this problem and so there follows a Brief History of the Senses to demonstrate that exactly how many senses we have is unlikely to be agreed any time soon. Aristotle (384-322 BC) is credited with first numbering the senses in his work De Anima. Even if someone had numbered them prior to that, it's certain that the Big Five have been known for thousands of years, are known to all of us, and are what most of us mean when we talk of The Senses.

Sight or vision

Hearing or audition

Smell or olfaction

Taste or gustation

Touch or tactition

However, neurologists would count, and agree on, at least nine senses. A broadly acceptable definition of a sense for neurologists would be a group of sensory cells that responds to a specific physical phenomenon, and that corresponds to a particular region of the brain where the signals are received and interpreted. Some things that we lay-folks might refer to as “senses”, such as the sense of direction for instance, are defined by neurologists as post-sensory cognitive activities and don’t count in this definition

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