The Early Morning Coffee Paradox
As every shift worker will testify, waking up in the middle of the night is never easy. The body’s natural instinct during the night is to be sound asleep. A day in the life of a shift worker often means that it is not possible to sleep during ‘normal’ times. This has a massive impact on the natural circadian rhythm of the body. One of my colleagues recently described working a variety of shifts as ‘constantly living with jetlag’. According…