YOu must have access to water at work. Legal obligation as is meal breaks
Yes but for legitimate reasons that water won’t be allowed in most labs. For many people they can “sip” water all day long as and when they wish remaining thoroughly hydrated. For other people, including lab based workers, this may not be practical. Depending on the type of lab getting in and out of the “hazard” environment can be a bit of a ball ache requiring changing clothes etc – a bit like entering or leaving an operating theatre – so popping out every half hour for a small glass of water (and then probably also needing to go more often) is not going to happen.
Normal diet is always best
I’d agree with that. Unless there is some very good reason to use protein shakes I wouldn’t be looking at them as a solution to headaches. Eating a healthy, balanced diet (plenty of fruit and veg) is probably a better plan.
Personally I find I get headaches if:
– I don’t drink enough.
– I only drink coffee all day (this will usually be on business trips, up at silly o’clock for a flight, then coffee at airport, coffee at meetings, coffee waiting for flight back etc…)
– I haven’t had “a pee” for about 8 hrs or more (which probably means I am not drinking enough).
I’ve never associated food with them – but I rarely miss meals.
I’ve learned that when I get the very first symptoms I go and get a pint of water and take 2 paracetemol/ibuprofen (even though the headache is usually not sore enough to warrant taking pain killers). I also try to get out in the fresh air. Then an hour later have another large glass of water. Doing that I can almost completely stop them turning into headsplitting headaches or even migraines. Now learning to try and avoid the problem in the first place. Have a glass of water with your meals. Have water or juice instead of caffinated drinks etc.
