Best schedule to mitigate fatigue in Army Aviation Crews?
I work with Army Aviators, and one of our leaders recently told me he has shifted schedules so that instead of several day and night shifts at random intervals each week, now he is having crews work only night shift one week, and only day shift on alternating weeks. This seems better than the constant shifting every few days. I looked into some research to see if it might be more beneficial to do 2 weeks of nights then 2 weeks of days, but it seemed like the conclusion was that nothing we do with their schedule will help them. Is this true? Which schedule do you feel the science would say is better? Or would we be better off focusing on other ways to mitigate fatigue? Thanks!!
Essential Heart Health Checks for Prevention: How Often?
What are the most crucial tests, exams, and other diagnostic measures that an individual without any history or symptoms of heart disease should undergo, and how frequently should these be conducted in order to stay well-informed and actively engage in prevention and prophylactic measures?
Is dark chocolate really good for you?
From my understanding Dog’s can’t tolerate chocolate because of the psychological effects of theobromine. But humans can. Why? Humans seem to love chocolate. But it’s an addictive substance (raising dopamine to 50% above baseline according to Anna Lembke’s book). Quaker families - the Cadbury family and the Fry family - instituted the drinking of sweetened cocoa to get 1800s factory workers off of alcohol. Could some people be more susceptible to chocolate addiction than others? Like some people are more susceptible to alcohol than others? It has many compounds in it like theobromine, caffeine, phenethylamine, anandamide, tetrahydro-beta-carbolines. Like other addictive products it has a whole industry dedicated to it. Perhaps savouring small amounts is delicious but is it really beneficial? Or is this just clever marketing and wishful thinking. — from a former Chocolate addict.