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Zusatztext This book is ideal for night-shift workers, travellers - and insomniacs. Klappentext Why am I always tired?Why can't I sleep at night?Why do I suffer from jetlag?We all have a body clock! a biological structure that controls how we feel! our mental and physical performance! and whether we are active or asleep. This is nature's response to our rhythmic environment! dominated by the sun! light and dark. Though the body clock normally adjusts us to daytimeactivity and night-time sleep! it can go wrong - producing some forms of insomnia and even depression. It can also be tricked by changes in our lifestyle causing jet lag or the malaise of night-workers. The Body Clock Book provides clear and accessible advice on how to live with! and not against! your body clock. In a clear and accessible style! it explains how the body clock works! how and why it can work against you! and the measures you can take to optimise your feeling of health and wellbeing. It also explains the role of the body clock in illness! and how an understanding of this can increase your feeling of health. An essential book for anyone who wants to better understand their body. Zusammenfassung Why am I always tired?Why can't I sleep at night?Why do I suffer from jetlag?We all have a body clock, a biological structure that controls how we feel, our mental and physical performance, and whether we are active or asleep. This is nature's response to our rhythmic environment, dominated by day and night. Though the body clock normally adjusts us to daytime activity and night time sleep, it can go wrong or be tricked by lifestyle changes. This can result in jetlag, some forms of insomnia and even depression. Keeping in time with your body clock provides clear and accessible advice on how to live with, and not against, your body clock. In a clear and accessible style, it explains how the body clock works, how and why it can work against you, and the measures you can take to optimise your feeling of health and wellbeing. It also explains the role of the body clock in illness, and how an understanding of this can increase your feeling of health. An essential book for anyone who wants to better understand their body and optimise their feeling of health and wellbeing. Inhaltsverzeichnis How to use this book Part I: Your body clock in health 1: The internal and external causes of body rhythms 2: Some properties of the body clock 3: Fatigue, sleep, and hormones 4: Your body clock, the waking period, and physical activity 5: Your body clock and mental activity 6: Food, metabolism, and the removal of waste 7: Your body clock at different stages of your life 8: Your body clock - some more details Part II: Your body clock in disorder 9: Abnormalities of daily rhythms 10: Long-haul flights and time-zone transitions - the problem 11: Time-zone transitions - advice 12: Night work - the problems 13: Night work - advice 14: Daily rhythms and medicine Index ...
