Leaky gut. It sounds like a weird phenomenon – and in a way it is. Now the technical, more scientific way to describe leaky gut is intestinal permeability, and is when space between the cells within the intestine or tight junctions of the epithelium become...
This week I’m going to talk about one of my favourite shift working foods, that being the Avocado. Whilst I don’t believe there is any one-size-fits-all diet for shift workers, I certainly believe some foods are better than others, particularly for those...
Healthy Shift Worker Episode 26: Shift workers are notorious for experiencing gut discomfort thanks to our disruptive lifestyle, which can certainly impact on our overall health and well-being. One of which includes increasing our susceptibility to developing Leaky...
As the festive season fast approaches, I’m probably not going to win many friends (or acquire loads of social media “likes”) from writing this post considering our alcoholic consumption tends to well, increase somewhat substantially thanks to lots of...
As a shift worker, have you ever wondered why you’re constantly getting sick? Perhaps you are so used to feeling under the weather all of the time, that it’s become the new “normal” for you. Well that’s because your body is functioning...
