Nutrition basics: Calories

Nutrition basics: Calories

‘Calories’ or ‘kcal’ is a unit to quantify energy. Just like ‘kg or lbs’ is to quantify weight. Energy is required for all tasks in the human body i.e. moving around, blood circulation, breathing etc. Because of this, we burn a certain amount of calories each day. If...
How you feel doesn’t matter

How you feel doesn’t matter

How we often think We often base our daily plans on how we ‘feel’. As a long haul pilot I mainly do long flights, often during the night where I only get 1-2 hours of sleep within 24 hours. I also fly through multiple time zones, which disrupts the circadian rhythm....