is working the night shift bad for your health?

Question:

hello, i've been working the nightshift 10pm to 6am for about eight years and although at times i feel a bit physically drained due to lack of sleep does working nights have any other effects on your health?
thank-you for any comments.

Answers:
yes, a lot of your bodies natural clocks/systems are regulated by sunlight.. so it can throw your body out of wack if you aren't getting the proper dose of sun.. also your skin produces vitamin D i believe it is when you are in the sun.. so you might be running a little low on that one if you aren't supplementing.. and finally you have to consider the mental effects, not just from your systems being off.. but from social life.. many people have fewer social events and fewer friends that work the night shift.. not because they aren't liked, but because they are on different schedules. in large cities that will probably be less of a problem.. but not everyone lives in large cities. :) there are also some things we don't have a full grasp of yet medically that low light causes.. for instance, the main university in Alaska has the highest suicide rate of any university in the US.. and it has been linked to the low levels of sunlight received there.

As long as you get your beauty sleep it shouldn't be a problem. Man is very adaptable, your 24 hour clock will now be in tune with your night work

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