Research shows working overnight shifts messes with your body
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- Опубліковано 16 вер 2024
- CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A breakthrough study on work and sleep might explain a few things for you.
The study says that working nights is bad for your gut and bad for your brain after the study took a closer look at the body's natural rhythms.
A study on work shifts published in proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found three night shifts in a row is enough to throw the body's natural rhythms out of balance so much that your brain and your digestive system are way out of kilter.
If you've worked nights for any length of time, you likely already know how that feels.
It means if you work nights you likely can suffer everything from stomach pain to gut problems while your body is trying to adjust.
You also may experience that if you cross time zones or mess with your sleep cycle in a stressful time in your life.
Researchers in this study invited 14 voluneteers ages 22 to 34 into a sleep lab. They split them into two groups.
The first spent about three days on a day shift, and slept from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
The second group stayed awake for thee nights in a row and could only sleep 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
When blood samples were taken in the next 24 hours. Levels of melatonin and cortisol as well as levels of metabolites linked to digestion, were all analyzed and showed that in the night shift workers, the brain's "master clock" appeared to shift about two hours, but the digestive system "clock" and the levels of metabolites linked to digestion went really out of whack.
The brain clock was off about two hours and the digestion clock was off about 12 hours.
that means metabolites linked to things such as chronic kidney disease were messed up.
This might explain why working nights has been linked to higher health risks of certain conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, stroke risk and cancer.
I'm watching this on my overnight security shift
Same haha
Me to
I'm factory working unfortunately
Me too 😳
Same here
When i was working overnights, my food habits were off balance, i forgot if it was day or night....lol
Being doing night im always sleepy i could sleep 20 hours straight is not pretty at all
I have the same problem i could sleep a full 8 hours and come to work sleepy af
Same for me I feel tired all the time!
I only sleep 8 to 9 hours not sleepy at all
i slept for 24 hours before and still felt tired
Nightshift is horrible! Been doing it since 2002. Headaches. Getting out of shape. Haven't slept good in years.
I became forgetful after 3 months of being in nightshift
I’ve been working nights for 6.5 years (10-8:30). I switched to days for the last 3 months and I hate it. Everything is out of whack. I was mentally and physically comfortable on nights and now I’m not. My body hates me right now. I guess it goes both ways.
I had to take night shift to take a better pay job. I insisted on evenings so I could still sleep. Mornings are my free time. It's better than getting up at 430 am for work I guess.
The best schedule for me would be from 7am to 3pm, that's it!! Even if you stay longer, it's not hard to wake up next morning....unfortunately I have been working from 9pm to 6am for 1 year already, it is not bad however, the world don't give a crap about overnight shift people, even more when you are married, also trying to get a bachelor degree and monthly drills in the Army, it crushes you and makes you feel miserable and depressed sometimes, the lack time in your life, the lack of social life, all the time feeling sleepy and moody.
Working night shift isnt unhealthy. Sleeping out of sync with your circadian rhythm is whats unhealthy. If you are a night owl or have dsps, nightshift work is a godsend.
Nightshift is horrible. You are wrong
This Joseph guy really hates nightshift haha! He commented the same thing in my other comment.
@Jahan_Burrell That would be your natural circadian rhythm. That has nothing to do with my or anybody else's natural rhythm.
@@Ryan-qn1wrI also think it's about when people sleep. I know someone who have been working on gv shift for more than half a decade but still looks young, healthy and fit but that's because they keep a consistent sleep pattern even during the weekends. Then, i've known most people tend to stay awake during the weekends at days and sleep during night which disrupts the body's rhythm.
I follow a consistent sleep schedule and not have any problem at all but to be fair, I've been on nightshift for just 10 months only so we'll see.
I work from evening hours until night. It did change up my eating habits. I usually eat food that isn’t too heavy for me. Mostly something easy and light for myself. And stay away from caffeine seriously
I'd been working 12 hour nights for little over six years now, am I dead man walking?
Do you have wife & kids ? Or u just a single guy .
Makes a world of difference
@@teamintensefitness4225 I was gonna ask if op has a good social life/positive interactions with colleagues, and what kind of food he's eating. Also doctor, dentist, social engagements, can he find time to make those things happen? There are so many factors. I've been doing 8 hour nights for a little over 2 months and I'm getting into a routine with it but it's brutal. I will be so happy to go back to my seasonal Parks job.
i worked rotating shifts for 15 years in the prison service until my retirement. 3years on and it is still killing me.
I sleep from 6am to 4pm because I work nights non stop for $15/hr. Guess it’s not worth it
You don’t need 10hrs of sleep. I sleep from 6 am to 1 pm max and I’m up and running good.
Man and im working 7 pm tp 7 am making 10 an hour
I work 10pm-5am and sleep 6am-12pm. I'm up for the rest of the day taking care of my kids . I can't wait for school to start
@@PixeliXon dude what!? Stop that lol
@@chasepotter2376 I did :D
I've been working overnights full time 11:30pm to 7:30am for almost 3 years now with barely any days off other then a few holidays and in my opinion this is all bullshit. I aim for 8 hours of sleep before work I don't answer my phone or make plans during the work week and im always fully rested alert and able to work without even coming close to dosing off. Just black out your room stick to a solid sleep schedule eat healthy and excerise and don't rely too much on caffeine and you'll be golden. The only part that sucks is you don't have much of a social life and if you have to make appointments during the day or have to go run errands it could compromise your sleep which is no good lol
Thanks
So how did you do errands and have a social life? All in the weekends?
@@zteaxon7787 I still work this same schedule. I only go out on the weekends never during the week and as for errands I must do before 2pm the latest. Because I aim for 8 hours sleep. I also schedule any appointments for the am or days off.
@@Greekid123 The am in the weekends you mean of course? Must be a tough life. I hope you are paid well for this.
@@Greekid123 maybe you think you're smart but you can't beat nature
About 3rd-12th grade worst thing was the stomach pain in the mornings. Working 2nd has given me relief from this.
I did nights 4 yrs now I’m on days my body is definitely out of wack my hormones are off and I can’t get more than 3 hrs of sleep now at night now that I’m on days
Overnight work is such a scam no sleep and you tied to one job and barely wanna do anything else shit even study
Been working nights for a year now. I love it. It's all about how much sleep you get not when you sleep. Using 14 volunteers is such a small sample that I don't believe in this crap.
Wrong. Sleeping during the day is horrible
Let me know how you feel after working 20 yrs nightshift
@@josephhale9198 yeah so true. These ppl who love night shifts are clearly single people with no wife or kids.
Worked Night Shift for over 17 years, didn’t have any symptoms until last year, Im only 34 but feel like Im 50 (lol). The first years were the easiest felt like nothing now Im feeling tired and sleepy all the time, working Night Shift on the long run isn’t worth it.
I feel like i have no life just sleep then work then on the weekends i just sleep for two days straight am i going crazy?
does nothing to me
Working over night have you sleeping 8-10 hours and still be sleepy 🤦🏾♂️😭
I know someone who asked to change his schedule, which was 6am to 2pm, and now works 10pm to 6am. And if he does overtime it would be him staying from 6am to 2pm. Why? Because nighttime shifts pay more, but is it worth it?
Hell yeah, I fucking love capitalism
Mine doesn't pay more. I still make minimum wage
@@gardengirl4409 we make double rate from 11pm to 8 am where I work
I worked night shift a total 26 years. It does mess with your digestive system
It’s better pay, but if you have depression and anxiety or even bipolar, I wouldn’t recommend it. It will make your symptoms 100 times worst and your going to feel like crap.
I been working night shift 5 days a week 10 years now I don't age I look like I did when I started weekend sucks sometimes wake up at 3 am drives me crazy my trick is 24 hour clock style
Does anybody happen to work a 1am shift start time?
Ever since i worked nights 8 yrs ago i have had ulcers in my stomach and needed an operation. Was ok for a while but the pain is coming back. I vomit and when i do the food i ate 3 days ago doesnt be digested
At my job we rotate every two months morning shift 4am to 1230 mids 11am to 830 over nights 8pm to 430am with just a 30 minute lunch and it’s 5 8s Monday through Friday right when you get used to your schedule boom you got to switch fucking sucks
Eat healthier and exercise more often. Don’t make excuses. If you work overnights then you obviously need your money!! Don’t let this discourage you 😁
I always work nights
Get some curtains or something that block the day light coming in your room so you can sleep in darkness during the day. Also take some vitamin D
I work 1pm-10pm. Good or bad?
I think that's decent
Better than 5pm to 345am
Welp if we dont work nights we wont get paid.
I work overnight it sucks if you can avoid it do it
BS Been working overnights for over 17 years not ever going back to days.
It.should be illegal
Barnes Barnes how are you going to the ER at 2 am
Some jobs just necessitate 24/7. Stupid comment. The ER is one. Police is another one.
@@zteaxon7787 every job needs night shifts you commi
@@zteaxon7787 except the police who commit crimes or who report coworkers for crimes get put on the night shift as punishment, so likelihood of a night shift police interaction making you a victim of a crime is higher
Mmm wrong. I have been working Night shift for almost one whole year, 6pm to 6am. I feel good everyday, also i am healthier than i ever been according to my Doctor, i eat super healthy and live a normal life. 😋😋
Yea I just don't believe you sorry. You probably only do that 3 days a week anyway.
@@dizgroontled lol bullshit for sure unless some genetic superhuman exception, because 8 hours used to be way too much for me and now with constant night shifts no amount of sleep makes me feel rested, body and mental declining, etc.
I used to love staying all night long awake, but after some constant working 5 nights a week for over a year without a single day off except some holidays like New Year's... yeah, lol. Short term it is fun and all, but long term is a literal suicide
@@6500s1 you sir are a hero. i agree with you
@@6500s1 It's kinda unhealthy and antisocial job to do. I've been working as a bakerman for about 4 years from my 18 until my 22 yrs old. I was working from 1:00am to 10:00 am about 9 hrs a day sometimes from 22:00pm to 08:30am. Never get used to it NEVER. The only positive i had a lot of energy and a stronger body. I quit doing nightshift job about 1 and half year ago.I'm doing better now. i was doing that for 6 days per week one day off ( Saturday ) because the bakery was closed that day. Sleeping all day in Saturday after work was the best and worst thing to do :P the best because i was getting rest the worst because i was losing all my day off i had , and even i was going out for a drink i was tired after the first drink. so....no parties no social life no nothing :P just work and money. So yea doing that was kinda a literal suicide
Do you have children or a husband? I doubt it would be possible to keep it up with a family
Then stop buying shit
I lost 20 pounds in about a month
The reason?
Doing what? Working nights??
Damn 😳
@@josephhale9198 yep