Sleep & Shift Work: How to Protect Your Body Clock When You Can’t Sleep at Night
Working nights or rotating shifts is one of the fastest ways to confuse your internal clock. The result: fatigue, worse performance, and — over months and years — higher risks for metabolic disease, weight gain and other health problems. This guide explains the science, gives practical, evidence-based countermeasures that actually work for shift schedules, and recommends a small set of helpful products (only five) to make the changes realistic and sustainable. Jump to: Why shift work is so disruptive Health and metabolic harms (quick evidence) How circadian disruption works (biology) Practical countermeasures that work 5 recommended products (Amazon) A practical schedule & 4-week plan Real-world examples: astronauts, flight crews & nurses FAQ Conclusion & references Why shift work is so disruptive (short answer) Our internal circadian clock is tuned by light and social timing: it tells us when to be awa...