I don’t know about you, but I often get bored eating the same old thing over and over again for breakfast so I decided to spice things up a little and make some banana bread for brekky instead. Whilst there’s a fair bit of flack in the...
Do you have days when your brain is foggy and you forget even the littlest of things? Well it’s not surprising as more and more research shows a direct link between sleep deprivation, cognitive impairment and memory loss. As so many of our occupations require...
Despite studying nutritional medicine and working shift work for over 20 years, one of the things I’ve learnt along the way is that becoming a “healthy shift worker” is not all about the food. Food is important – absolutely. In fact it’s essential that we eat...
I have to admit as a kid growing up I really disliked tomatoes. Mum used to put them in my sandwiches and I’d be forever dragging the slices out because they made my sandwich go all soggy! But fast forward a few years on – OK maybe LOTS of years, I now...
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...
