Thanks to our erratic shift schedules and overwhelming levels of fatigue, shift workers inadvertently spend less time in the outdoors. However it’s not just those of us working 24/7 who are locking ourselves inside or soaking ourselves in sunscreens each time we...
Hi Everyone, I’ve noticed quite a few new followers join the page over the last few weeks so I thought I’d step out from behind the ‘back office’ of this website, and introduce myself, along with sharing a little about me and why I’ve created The Healthy...
It’s time for a change! After much deliberation, I’ve decided to undergo some rebranding and revert back to the original name of my blog – ‘The Healthy Shift Worker’, which I set up way back in 2009. Wow – it’s hard to believe...
Have you ever sat down and really thought about this question – “why do we sleep?” Considering we live in a society which hardly ever stops and for those of us working 24/7 who run on very little sleep, I think it’s a pretty powerful question. I know after working...
In your search to find the missing link between overcoming insomnia, sleep-deprivation and shift work, have you ever researched websites or purchased a book about sleep? Let me guess. Some of the content of the book read like this. “Get more sleep” they...
