The Shift Worker's Paradox (Paperback)
Language: English
Published by Circadian Press/Center for Circadian Medicine, 2025
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Paperback. 2025 Literary Global Book Award Winner (Health & Medical Reference) 2025 Author Shout Top Pick Book Award Winner"A must-have guide for the new shift worker-and a fundamental refresher for the veteran. Equal parts science, story, and survival manual for those who keep the world running while it sleeps." We were never built to live against the clock.Yet millions do-nurses, medics, factory workers, police officers-keeping society awake while their biology begs for rest. The Shift Worker's Paradox is their story, told with scientific clarity and lived truth.This is where biology meets exhaustion. Where compassion collides with the circadian system. Where survival depends on understanding what constant disruption does to the body-and how to fight back.Through vivid vignettes and accessible science, The Shift Worker's Paradox reveals how shift work scrambles internal clocks, distorts metabolism, and accelerates aging-and how small, rhythmic interventions can begin to repair the damage. From light exposure and nutrient timing to adaptogens, precision supplements, and pharmacologic "nudges," it offers evidence-based, deeply human strategies for those fighting fatigue at 3 a.m. and chasing sleep at noon.Empathetic and urgent, The Shift Worker's Paradox reminds us that biology is not negotiable-and that resilience isn't built through willpower, but rhythm.For every person who wakes when the world sleeps - this is your lever, your rhythm, your recovery This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…
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- Title
- The Shift Worker's Paradox (Paperback)
- Author
- R.E. Hengsterman
- Publisher
- Circadian Press/Center for Circadian Medicine
- Publication year
- 2025
- Condition
- new
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 13
- 9798993166513
2025 International Firebird Book Award Winner
2025 Literary Global Book Award Winner (Health & Medical Reference)
2025 Author Shout Top Pick Book Award Winner
2025 Literary Titan Gold Book Award
2026 Indies Today Awards Finalist
2026 American Legacy Book Awards Finalist
2026 International Impact Book Award Winner (Health)
"For those who are putting in the hard work that keeps the world ticking, while their bodies are screaming for sleep."
Medics, factory workers, and police officers-shift workers-are going against what their bodies are designed to do. The Shift Worker's Paradox is a must-read for anyone living this reality, and a powerful refresher for those who have lived it before.
There comes a point where biology and exhaustion collide, where functioning and the body's natural rhythms are at odds, and survival depends on understanding what constant disruption does to the human system and how shift workers can push back.
This book is the ultimate survival manual for those who don't get the sleep they need. We were not born to live in a state of perpetual rush, yet millions do. Through science and real-life stories, The Shift Worker's Paradox exposes how shift work disrupts internal clocks, metabolism, and aging, and pulls back the curtain on how small, rhythmic changes can begin to repair the damage.
From light therapy and tailored nutrition to adaptogens, precision supplementation, and pharmacological nudges, it offers research-backed, deeply human strategies for those desperate for sleep at 3 a.m. and racing to feel rested by noon.
Empathetic and unflinching,
The Shift Worker's Paradox reminds us that biology is not up for debate, and that resilience is not a product of willpower, but of rhythm.
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