Night Shift Workers and Car Accidents Driving Home

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People just don't get used to a night shift job because of the power of light and our circadian rhythms. We see, as you say, not only is this effectively carcinogenic, but it increases the rates of divorce,. Among shift workers and car accidents driving home, right? Yeah, I mean, you've got, for example, the tendency to microsleep - where we've momentarily fallen asleep at the wheel after a long-boring journey. And it's uncontrollable.

Sleep can enhance your creativity, lift your spirits, improve your sense of humor, and amplify your sociability. So why do so many of us struggle to get a good night's rest? Russell Foster, a professor of circadian neuroscience at the University of Oxford, says it's because we've let the frantic drumbeat of modern life drown out the steady tick-tock of our biological clocks. That's the bad news. The good news is that Russell's here to share science-backed tips that will have you catching more z's in no time.

Russell's new book is "Life Time: Your Body Clock and Its Essential Roles in Good Health and Sleep."

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