As I delve further into my Nutritional Medicine degree, I’m always on the look-out for foods containing ingredients which can provide nourishment and energy specifically for sleep-deprived shift workers. And the humble sesame seed is one of them. Sesame Seeds are one...
I must admit I’m really not a fan of early shifts. No matter how early I go to bed, I always seem to struggle to get my body out of it when that dreaded alarm clock decides to wake me up from my peaceful slumber. Plus I don’t know about you, but the snooze...
As shift workers, we often walk around in a zombie-like state thanks to our sleep-deprived lifestyle, and many of us rely on a caffeine kick to fire up our engines, particularly on an early shift or when we’re struggling to stay awake on night shift. However if...
It’s another wet, chilly day here in Brisbane so after walking out of the airport and into the somewhat “fresh air” after my early shift, I felt like I needed a little something to help warm me up. This Chai and Almond Butter Smoothie (which...
one of the subjects I’m studying at Uni at the moment is called the “Science and Medicine of Food”, and I have to admit, the more I learn about eating whole foods, the more I’m convinced that Hippocrates, (the father of Western medicine), was...
