by Audra Starkey | Jul 21, 2022 | Podcast
Is it possible to be our own health experts? Is health really that complicated? Today we discuss the term ‘autodidactic’, and how adopting this trait can provide us with all the tools and resources to take control of our own shift work health. Early...
by Audra Starkey | Jul 18, 2022 | Movement, Nutrition, Sleep
Are you looking at your health as if through a set of binoculars? Are you relying on one area of medicine to keep you healthy? Achieving optimal health doesn’t occur when we focus on one thing. It’s a bit like driving a car with the handbrake on as we’re unable to see...
by Audra Starkey | Apr 11, 2022 | De-stress, HSW, Nutrition
We hear it time and time again. We need to keep our cholesterol levels down. But is low cholesterol a good thing? Despite the hype that it’s a bad thing, it’s actually needed for: -optimal brain function-the synthesis of vitamin D-the formation or...
by Audra Starkey | Mar 16, 2022 | De-stress, Mindset, Nutrition
Okey dokey. Hands up if you eat at your desk?? Shift workers are notorious for having gut issues for a myriad of reasons, but before sending you off to complete a heap of tests or writing a script to take some pills – has your health practitioner ever asked you...
by Audra Starkey | Mar 9, 2022 | Energy, Mindset, Nutrition
When we work 24/7, we tend to eat 24/7 which can lead us on a downward spiral of all sorts of health complaints over the long-term. This is because our innate timing system, or circadian clock, is essentially switched to the ‘ON’ position for a very long time. Have...
by Audra Starkey | Feb 2, 2022 | Sleep
There is a myriad of drugs that can affect our sleep, some of which include beta-blockers (prescribed for high blood pressure), selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors or SSRI’s (a type of antidepressant) and, ironically, even some which are designed to enhance sleep...
by Audra Starkey | Jan 26, 2022 | Energy, Nutrition
If you are hungry all of the time … more often than not, (apart from lack of sleep) it’s because your body is starved of nutrients.This is because when the diet is made up predominantly of highly refined, processed and cooked foods which are void of nutrients, it...
by Audra Starkey | Dec 23, 2021 | Energy
The number 1 most commonly used drug in the world today is coffee, and this is because the vast proportion of the population is not exposed to the morning light. We’ve moved from spending so much of our lives outdoors, to a completely indoor one and shift workers are...
by Audra Starkey | Dec 7, 2021 | Early shift, Night shift, Recipes
The inclusion of mint, basil and parsley in this recipe is super refreshing and uplifting on the taste buds which means it can also help in overcoming bouts of brain fog, especially during early or night shifts.
by Audra Starkey | Dec 3, 2021 | Nutrition, Recipes
Do you experience sugar cravings? Given sleep deprivation triggers the body to seek out sugar as a source of fuel for the brain, I’d say there’s a pretty good chance that you’re raising your hand right now . This is because your body is always acting on your behalf,...
