by Audra Starkey | Jul 15, 2021 | Nutrition
Are you eating food made out a laboratory … AKA lots of ultra-processed, refined and sugar-laden foods, or more whole, real foods designed by Mother Nature? Because apart from the fact the body struggles to break down and digest these types of “foods”, according to...by Audra Starkey | Jan 13, 2020 | De-stress, Sleep
Going to bed stressed will make it near in possible for you to sleep, because the body is in a state of ‘fight or flight’. This fight or flight mode sends a signal to your brain that it’s actually not safe for you to sleep. Quite simply, you need to stay awake to...by Audra Starkey | Jan 8, 2019 | Nutrition, Sleep
As we close the door on yet another year, I have to ask – “is one of your New Year’s resolutions to lose weight?” As a shift worker immersed in a sleep disrupted lifestyle, I’d say the chances of you replying to that question with a...by Audra Starkey | Oct 3, 2018 | Nutrition, Recipes, Sleep
As shift workers, falling asleep and staying asleep can be one of our biggest challenges when working 24/7. In fact ironically, we can find ourselves in a state where we’re actually too exhausted to sleep – a cruel scenario given all we want to do is...by Audra Starkey | Aug 23, 2017 | HSW, Nutrition, Podcast, Sleep
Sleep deprivation undeniably plays havoc on our hormones, so today’s show is all about how shift work, or more specifically how sleep deprivation affects the function of our reproductive hormones. Dr Nat Kringoudis is a doctor of Chinese Medicine, Acupuncturist,...