What’s great about this smoothie? Almonds contain healthy monounsaturated fats, protein, potassium, magnesium, calcium, iron, zinc and vitamin E. The proteins and healthy fats provide a slow source of energy release, and also help to slow down the release of simple...
What’s great about them? The beauty of overnight oats, is they can be made the night before so make for a great breakfast option after night shift. Cherries contain melatonin, a hormone required to induce sleep. Both oats and cherries contain tryptophan, which help...
Healthy Shift Worker Podcast Episode: Today’s podcast is pretty cool because I got to catch up and chat with a fellow student from University, Clinical Nutritionist and Ayurvedic Herbalist Brad Leech, who has an absolute passion when it comes to all things to do with...
As a Clinical Nutritionist, I’m definitely a huge fan of vitamins as the body requires them in order to function optimally, every single day. Vitamins, otherwise known as a type of micronutrient, are found in the food that we eat and fall into two distinct...
Healthy Shift Worker Podcast Episode: Self care is super important for shift workers because our bodies are already biologically stressed as a result of working against our natural circadian rhythms or body clock. That being said, for most people, self-care can be an...