The Cost of Disruption

A broken clock is about far more than feeling tired. Shift workers carry higher rates of heart disease, obesity, and type 2 diabetes.

Your gut microbiome runs on a daily clock too. Eat at random hours and you throw those microbes off schedule, which can dull digestion and how well you absorb nutrients. Your immune system follows a similar pattern — most active by day, repairing by night. Keep disrupting the rhythm and both jobs suffer.