Shift Work Linked To Sleep Problems, Poor Metabolic Health

  • Posted in Snoring
  •  By Loran Simon

obesityA new study has revealed that people who work shifts are very likely to suffer from sleep problems when compared to people who have conventional work schedules. People working shifts are also at risk of suffering metabolic disorders such as diabetes and obesity.

The study simply confirms previous studies that have linked shift work to type 2 diabetes, and all-cause and cardiovascular mortality. People who do shift work are more vulnerable to sleep problems due to extended, flex, work night or rotating work schedules. The increasing incidence of sleep problems among shift workers was associated with increase in obesity and diabetes.

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Somnowell Inventor - Visiting Professor Simon Ash FDS MSc MOrth BDS

Prof. Ash is the inventor of the highly successful SOMNOWELL Chrome device for snoring and sleep apnoea.

The Somnowell Chrome is made to exacting standards in the Somnowell laboratory under the supervision of Visiting Professor Simon Ash. Prof. Ash and his master technicians create each Somnowell Chrome device using their wealth of experience and expertise.

Prof. Ash works at the forefront of his profession. He is a Consultant and Specialist Orthodontist with over 30 years clinical experience, with a special interest in sleep related breathing disorders, TMJD, and bruxism. He currently works in Harley Street London and two private hospitals in London as part of a multi-disciplinary team managing snoring and sleep apnoea, and is Visiting Professor of Orthodontics at the BPP University.

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