The other day it was raining ☔️ here in my hometown of Brisbane, so I thought what better way than to experiment in the kitchen!Now given the majority of shift workers experience “hangry” moments thanks to blood sugar dysregulation as a...
Is this “breakfast” sounding familiar? Now as a former shift worker myself, I’m certainly not going to tell you to never buy that flat white, cappuccino or latte ever again – especially if you’ve been up way before the crack of dawn!...
When it comes to shift work nutrition, there are four things that we need to focus on when working nights or early shifts: Consuming foods that will help to sustain us through the shift, as our bodies struggle to remain alert as a result of both sleep disruption and...
In today’s episode of The Healthy Shift Worker podcast we’re joined by Steph Lowe who is a Sports Nutritionist, triathlete, author and founder of The Natural Nutritionist – a hub for celebrating the importance of real food. Steph talks to us about the importance of...
What’s great about it? Onions are a great source of chromium, which is a trace mineral that helps to stabilise blood sugar by assisting the body to use insulin more effectively. Studies have shown chromium can help to reduce insulin resistance, a condition common in...
