11/05/2026
- This post is inspired by a post by the Therapist Tiffany Hudson looking at the non-negotiables on tour. Please follow Tiffany as she really knows about touring and supports the wellbeing of Artists globally.
These are a few of my thoughts about why Good Nutrition is a non-negotiable while touring. Read the full Substack for more info - Link in bio.
1. 💚 Nutrition on tour is non-negotiable and required for good mental health, energy, performance & connection
2. 🍲 Touring puts huge stress on the body & brain. Long hours, travel, adrenaline and poor sleep all increase burnout risk.
Good nutrition helps stabilise energy and mood.
3. 🧠 Your gut and brain are constantly communicating.
Around 90% of Serotonin is produced in the gut lining & requires fibre to be produced.
Serotonin is known as a “feel-good” chemical that stabilises mood, happiness, and anxiety, it also regulates vital functions including sleep, digestion, wound healing, bone health, and sexual desire
Nutrition directly affects mental wellbeing.
4. 🤝 Shared meals matter. Crew meals are:
• reset moments
• connection points
• grounding rituals
• team building
• emotional support
Sometimes eating together IS the wellbeing strategy.
5. 🌧️ Living with MUD!
Working at Glastonbury Festival taught me about working in Mud, the difficulties in walking around site, the cold and the wet! During the muddy years, meals became essential moments to stop, breathe, warm up, reconnect and reset with crew. Food restores energy emotionally as much as physically.
6 . 💚 The difference between surviving and thriving on tour?
🍲 Good food and shared meals
🧠 Planned Mental wellbeing strategies
😴 Scheduling sleep, time off and a physical regimen elevating heart rate (go out dancing!) balanced with stretching & strength exercises supports your health.
💚 Human connection and laughter, eating together, scheduling down time.
Nourishment must become part of the touring strategy not an afterthought. What is your experience of touring? What is the food like when you travel? 🧳