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>> let me bring in a sleep specialist, michael bruce author of "the sleep doctor's diet plan". can you explain, a, what does this sound like to you? this term nodding off, does that mean somebody's asleep? >> well, it can. and then again it may not. i think we're definitely in a realm of something that we're not 100% sure of that we can't understand here. what we do know, however, is that he was on a different shift approximately two days before he took on this shift. and what we're asking him to do is to change his entire circadian rhythm and move his entire body clock within a two days' peri...

Meltonin does not like light. >> blue lights. >> blue lights are worse. generally having all the lights on is not great but blue lights are more of an offender than full spectrum. >> two, stay steady. what does that mean? >> we as human have been around for thousands of years, really, and we don't understand work days versus weekends, our bodies don't. to be able to keep the same sleep schedule seven days a week helps our body clock. our body doesn't know weekend versus weekday. >> number three, bathe in the light. >> when you get up in the morning, open up all your curtains, open up the shade...

Research from australian sleep psychologists. they trick your body clock into getting more sleep. put these on for 30 to 50 minutes in the morning to get more sleep. it is great for shift workers like nurses or if you have jet lag. you follow these calculations and they help you sleep better. >>anna: do they work? >> a lot of nurses are turning to these. a ton of research went into this. we have more. >>anna: next up? >>steve: the sleep cycle app. >> this is probably one of the most popular sleep apps. it is sleep cycle, 2 bucks. you put this underneath your pillow -- >>steve: put your phone u...

Enforcement was you defended yourself or you defended another person and you just didn't walk up and start a fight. that's where the term came from. but the reality of it is, you're teaching people how to defend themselves through fighting techniques. >> why such a short period of time that -- >> when i started there in riviera because it was a very active city and riviera beach, i didn't spend any time on midnights. i actually was pretty much always on 3:00 to 11:00. you know, the evening shift when it was really, really busy. when i went to jupiter they had a seniority basis and you had to b...

Became defensive in nature. even though there are taught offensive techniques. the whole goal in law enforcement was you defended yourself, you defended another person, you just didn't walk up and start a fight. that's where the term came from. but the reality of it is is you're teaching people how to defend themselves through fighting techniques. >> why such a short period of time at jupiter pd? >> when i started there -- in live year ra because it was a very active city, in riviera beach, i didn't spend any time on midnights. i actually was pretty much always on 3 to 11s, the afternoon shift...