As we close the door on yet another year, I have to ask – “is one of your New Year’s resolutions to lose weight?” As a shift worker immersed in a sleep disrupted lifestyle, I’d say the chances of you replying to that question with a...
“Can splitting the timing of sleep reduce the adverse effects of night shift work?” It’s an interesting question, and one which was put forward by Dr Melinda Jackson who I met at the recent Sleep Down Under Conference here in Brisbane a few weeks ago. Melinda is...
When it comes to shift work nutrition, there are four things that we need to focus on when working nights or early shifts: Consuming foods that will help to sustain us through the shift, as our bodies struggle to remain alert as a result of both sleep disruption and...
In this episode I go solo and discuss a phenomenon called ‘Sleep Debt’, which given the irregular hours and rotational rosters that many shift workers are required to work, is a situation experienced by many who work 24/7. In this episode you’re...
In today’s show we’re talking all things fatigue because let’s face it, when we work 24/7, it forms a huge part of our way of life! John Toomey is based in Melbourne, Australia and is affectionately known as ‘The Fatigue Professor’....
