by Audra Starkey | Aug 4, 2017 | Night shift, Nutrition, Recipes
Shift work is undeniably stressful on our mental, physical and emotional well-being, and is often one of the reasons why we reach for the comfort food to help calm our frazzled nervous systems down – particularly during a hectic shift at work. However when we...
by Audra Starkey | Jul 12, 2017 | HSW, Nutrition, Podcast
Healthy Shift Worker Podcast Episode: This week I chat about my all time favourite topic – Food Timing, or the more fancier, scientific way to describe it is Chrononutrition. Chrononutrition involves the study of how nutrition impacts on our metabolism, via our...
by Audra Starkey | Jun 29, 2017 | Nutrition, Recipes
What’s great about this smoothie? Almonds contain healthy monounsaturated fats, protein, potassium, magnesium, calcium, iron, zinc and vitamin E. The proteins and healthy fats provide a slow source of energy release, and also help to slow down the release of simple...
by Audra Starkey | Jun 19, 2017 | Nutrition, Recipes
What’s great about them? The beauty of overnight oats, is they can be made the night before so make for a great breakfast option after night shift. Cherries contain melatonin, a hormone required to induce sleep. Both oats and cherries contain tryptophan, which help...
by Audra Starkey | Jun 4, 2017 | Early shift, Late shift, Nutrition, Recipes
It was brekky on the deck this morning to soak up the winter warming rays of sunshine, before heading off to my local organic farmers markets. These little chia pots are great for breakfast (or anytime really), as chia seeds are loaded with fibre, protein, healthy...
