So I’ve been doing a bit of research on heart health this week thanks to a subject I’m studying at University at the moment called Clinical Examination. My poor hubby has had to be a bit of a guinea pig for me as I hone my blood pressure taking skills in...
Do you ever have days when you’re feeling a little moody or irritable? Perhaps you’ve been struggling with ongoing weight fluctuations coupled with a depleted immune system? If you work 24/7, chances are you’ve experienced at least one of these complaints....
My uniform must be shrinking! Those were the words I said to myself as I slowly began to gain weight soon after commencing my career in aviation way back in 1994. Within 12 months of starting shift work I had gained 10 kilograms. Ouch! I couldn’t work out what was...
If you were near a television, radio or just surfing the internet yesterday you would have definitely heard about the recent shark attack in South Africa on Australian surfing champion Mick Fanning. Like most of us around the world, as we watched the terrifying...
The life of a shift worker certainly encompasses a fair amount of sleep deprivation. In fact we could say it’s one of the many ‘perks’ to working 24/7. However when you signed up to work shift work, did you know that this continual lack of sleep was going to affect...
