HSW 97: Becoming a Healthy Shift Worker with Roger Sutherland.

A healthy shift worker – myth or a reality?

In today’s episode, we discuss this exact topic with Roger Sutherland who has been a police officer for over 35 years, and is part of an emergency services family with a son, daughter and partner who also work 24/7.

Some of the things that we discuss include:

  1. Roger’s heart-warming story of how he wanted to become a police officer since he was 2-years old.
  2. Some of the health struggles he faced later in his career including being crippled in pain from Sacroiliitis, and what he did to overcome it.
  3. How years of poor dietary choices, sedentary behaviour and undervaluing his sleep would have been a contributing factor in the development of his poor health and chronic pain.
  4. What made the most significant change in his health when he began to prioritise it?
  5. What is LISS training, and how it has helped him to incorporate exercise and movement into his lifestyle, without adding additional stress to his body – especially when on the night shift.
  6. How a shift in mindset played a pivotal role in helping him to transition from being an unhealthy shift worker, to one that is now healthy.

Links mentioned on the podcast:

Roger’s Instagram Account – https://www.instagram.com/roger_suth/
Roger’s A Healthy Shift Instagram Account – https://www.instagram.com/a_healthy_shift/
The Oura Ring – https://ouraring.com/

HSW 37 – Sleep Disruption in Our Homes with Nicole Bijlsma.

Healthy Shift Worker Podcast Episode:

As shift workers, we certainly understand how working irregular hours causes havoc on our sleep, but something most of us don’t even think about, is how our home environment may be disrupting our sleep.

In this episode I chat with Nicole Bijlsma, a Naturopath, Acupuncturist, Building Biologist and author of the bestselling book – Healthy Home, Healthy Family.

Nicole shares some of her insights based on over 20 years of clinical practice and research, some of which includes exposure to electromagnetic fields, allergens, moulds and chemicals.

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HSW 36: Nutritional Skype Consultations for Shift Workers with Audra Starkey.

New Healthy Shift Worker Podcast Episode:

Are you struggling to maintain your health and well-being whilst working 24/7? Are you looking for some one-on-one guidance, but have been unable to find someone who really “gets you” and understands exactly what it’s like to work shift work?  Well if you answered ‘yes’ to either of those questions, then stay tuned for this episode.

This week, I’m super excited to announce the launch of my Nutritional Skype Consultations – exclusively for shift workers!

This is a project that I’ve been working on for many, many years (actually it’s been 6 years of study + 20 years of working shift work to be precise), but hey, who’s counting?!! In this episode I share my story as to what set me on this healthy-shift-worker journey, along with what’s actually involved in a Nutritional Skype Consultation.

If you’d like to book a consultation click on the link below:

Nutritional Skype Consultations

HSW 17: Healthy Vending Machines in the Workplace with Daniella Stalling.

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Vending machines can often be a shift worker’s “saving grace” when it comes to finding something to eat whilst on shift, however they are also synonymous for containing highly processed, pre-packaged foods loaded with heaps of hidden sugars and trans-fats, along with having next to no nutritional value.

So when I witnessed the installation of the All Real Food Self-Service Café on my University campus, I knew I just had to have a chat with the owner! In this episode you will hear from Daniella Stalling, the co-founder of the All Real Food vending machines which offer a vast array of different menu options made from fresh, organic produce – and are popping up in workplaces all around Brisbane.

For more information on these fantastic vending machines – just visit

http://www.allrealfood.com.au/about/

HSW 000: Introducing The Host Audra Starkey

In this very first episode of The Healthy Shift Worker, the CEO of the Wellness Couch, Marcus Pearce interviews the host, Shift Work Veteran and Accredited Trainer, Audra Starkey.

We hear a little about Audra’s story, why she decided to launch the show, and what type of topics are going to be covered throughout this fortnightly podcast.