by Audra Starkey | Sep 20, 2017 | De-stress, HSW, Mindset, Podcast, Sleep
Are you a nurse or midwife? If so, then you’re going to love this episode as I had the pleasure of chatting with Carmen Barry, a nurse based at the Royal Women’s Hospital in Melbourne who has been involved in the rollout of a pilot program called ‘Happy People’....
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 | Mar 5, 2015 | Nutrition
As a shift work veteran and student of nutritional medicine I’ve certainly begun to understand the connection between nurturing your body with nutritious food as a way to help a fatigue-riddled body feel somewhat “normal”. But is getting enough sleep and eating the...
by Audra Starkey | Sep 19, 2014 | Nutrition
I have to admit as a kid growing up I really disliked tomatoes. Mum used to put them in my sandwiches and I’d be forever dragging the slices out because they made my sandwich go all soggy! But fast forward a few years on – OK maybe LOTS of years, I now...
by Audra Starkey | May 31, 2010 | Mindset
If you are someone that suffers from shift work sickness, have you ever considered that your attitude might be partly to blame? I’m thinking probably not, so you might be interested to know that optimistic people actually have stronger immune systems. In fact...
