According to dining out editor Jesse Mulligan, unruly diner behavior and bizarre customer requests are challenging staff in the city’s hospitality sector. From public marriage proposals rejected on the Auckland Harbour Bridge to diners wearing full cat costumes and bubble wrap in fine-dining establishments, front-of-house teams face unprecedented conduct challenges. Unruly Guests and Bizarre Customer … Read more
A new review published in Brain Medicine challenges the universal guideline that all adults require eight hours of daily sleep to maintain optimal health, revealing that healthy rest durations vary significantly across individuals and historical eras. According to the publication, pre-industrial human sleep patterns exhibit substantial flexibility, which indicates that contemporary norms of consolidated nocturnal … Read more
Standard vitamin C tablets and gummies sold in supermarkets and chemists do not come straight from fruit, according to clinical nutritionist Angela Gioffre, raising new questions for families stocking up during cold and flu season. Many shoppers assume supplements use extracted fruit juice, but the reality involves industrial manufacturing starting with glucose through processes like … Read more