As a veteran of working 24/7, one of the things which I noticed in my own diet over the years along with my fellow shift workers is that many of us are overfed and undernourished. Undernourished that is in certain nutrients and overfed because we tend to eat our...
There has been so much hype in the media recently about sugar and how we need to eliminate it from our diet, but as a Nutrition student I have to say it’s driving me crazy! Why? Because not all sugars are created equal. There is a vast difference between highly...
As a student of Nutritional Medicine, I’ve begun to do some Clinical Observation at University in the last few weeks which has been fabulous. It certainly beats sitting in a classroom and just going through a bunch of power point slides! However I must admit I’ve been...
As a shift work veteran and student of nutritional medicine I’ve certainly begun to understand the connection between nurturing your body with nutritious food as a way to help a fatigue-riddled body feel somewhat “normal”. But is getting enough sleep and eating the...
I hope you’re having a great week, whether you’re working or happen to be one of the lucky ones on days off or perhaps even on holidays! It was back to Uni for me this week so I’m super-excited but a little nervous at the same time. It’s been quite a few years since...
