Nov 13
Women who work the night shifts or work very late into the night at the office are often insomniac. How can you fight sleeping problems? Working at night is stressful for our body. We were biologically designed to be active during the day and rest at night. The way our body functions and the type of hormones it produces differ depending on whether we are asleep or awake. If your sleeping schedule is off track, it can disturb the normal sleep-awake cycle. The body becomes unable to function the way it is supposed to. That leads to insomnia and health problems. Here are some tips on how to mitigate effects of disturbed cycle. Continue reading »
Physiologists and sociologists already found the gloomiest and the happiest days of the year (January, 21 and June, 20 respectively). Now they got down to the days of week. They finally figured out that the hardest day is Wednesday, not Monday as we all believe. 
Have you ever wondered about the effect that mental work has on our figure, on the amount of calories we consume, and on what we feel like eating? Scientist from Laval University, Canada, decided to do a special experiment just to establish the effect that mental work has on appetite and consumed calories. The results were quite worth the effort. 
Overtime work is a pretty widespread occurrence. Some stay at work for a longer time, some take their work home and spend those precious hours not on family, domestic chores or rest, but on work. But is it worth? Is the money you receive for it worth the time you spend and your health, that may get worse because of overtime work? Let’s find out, what effect overtime work has on one’s health. 
