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Not every night, dear
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ON A DE-STRESS DRIVE: Murli Menon in New Delhi
This is a piece of utility for night shift workers. Now that we have legions of such nocturnal beings (thanks mainly to the call centres), here comes an easy-to-read tome to aid them to tackle the problem of their reverse body clock. Brought out by Sterling Publishers, the book "The Power To Relax" is penned by Murli Menon, an Ahmedabad-based ZenLP expert.
In the book, Menon first delves into why sleeping in the night is so much more beneficial to the body and the mind than that of a day-time nap. But have faith in him, because he soon gives you easy-to-follow tips to get as much sleep as your body and mind requires during the day after your night shifts.
"You might sleep for 8-10 hours during the day after your night shift and yet you might feel groggy. It happens because your body gets enough sleep but your mind doesn't. Your mind needs rest too. If your mind doesn't rest, you don't get REM sleep which is dream-less sleep and that is not good news," explains Menon.
Some tips
So to put both your mind and body to sleep together during the day, what one needs to do first is to darken the room, light incense sticks, preferably `jhona' (incense found in tribal Orissa) and switch on light music (read trans music here).
"Also, it is important to take care of one's diet during night shifts. Take a lot of fruits and vegetables and try to avoid dinner as it tends to make you lethargic. Instead, take small doses of light food," he adds. And if keen to know more about the science and the solution of it, Menon is hosting a workshop this Thursday at 7 p.m. at Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre.
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