I must admit when I first started shift work some 20 plus years ago, I was a young, enthusiastic 20 something year old ready to take on the world. When I found my first job as a Passenger Service Agent in the airline industry I really felt like I’d landed my...
If you’re someone who works rotating shifts 24 hours a day, 7 days a week then no doubt you crave to have the occasional weekend off or at the very least, have a Saturday sleep in so that you can go and watch the kids play a game of soccer. But the harsh reality...
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...
I must admit I’m really not a fan of early shifts. No matter how early I go to bed, I always seem to struggle to get my body out of it when that dreaded alarm clock decides to wake me up from my peaceful slumber. Plus I don’t know about you, but the snooze...
