The Great Shift Work Vitamin Debate: To Have Or Not To Have. Thursday, August 23rd, 2012 at 10:45 pm The never-ending struggle to obtain some kind of semi-optimal health when you work erratic hours is pretty common amongst shift workers around the world. But is it really necessary to have a cupboard full of vitamins to safe guard yourself from nasty bugs and infections? Well that's a good question and definitely grounds for a debate. Let's face it, there's so many opinions and 'scientific research' out there telling us to do this, or to do that - it can become very confusing . Not to mention what's on the TV and inside the cover of most magazines you pick up these days. So what is the right answer? As a shift worker should you or should you not take vitamin pills? Well of course what I'm about to share with you is purely an opinion . I guess it's another opinion , but as a budding nutritionist who is fascinated and intrigued by shift work health (or should I say shift work sickness) what I can do is offer you some advice based on my own personal experience (17 odd years of working shift work), along with a bit of academic research thrown in. As a shift worker of nearly two decades (sigh, starting to feel a little old right now), I can tell you I've spent thousands and thousands of dollars on trying to stay healthy. I did apply