by Audra Starkey | Oct 13, 2022 | HSW, Mindset, Night shift, Nutrition, Sleep
Have you been told health practitioners to “flip your meals” when working the night shift? As in have a big meal around midnight?I remember having to bite my tongue when one of my lecturers at University recommended to do this because instinctively I...
by Audra Starkey | Jul 8, 2021 | Day shift, Late shift, Night shift, Nutrition, Recipes, Snacks
Don’t these look amazing!! Now when we walk into most staff lunchrooms, we often see cakes, cookies and lollies spread across multiple tables (I know they’re there as I’ve been in many a shift working lunchroom over the years …LOL), but wouldn’t it be...
by Audra Starkey | May 24, 2021 | Nutrition, Sleep
Back in my Uni days of studying to become a nutritionist, I remember overhearing a discussion between a lecturer and student about what would be the ideal meal option for someone who work’s the night shift. The lecturer’s reply was:”Just get them to...
by Audra Starkey | Nov 18, 2018 | Early shift, Night shift, Nutrition, Recipes, Sleep
When it comes to shift work nutrition, there are four things that we need to focus on when working nights or early shifts: Consuming foods that will help to sustain us through the shift, as our bodies struggle to remain alert as a result of both sleep disruption and...
by Audra Starkey | May 16, 2018 | HSW, Mindset, Nutrition, Podcast, Sleep
Healthy Shift Worker Podcast: Ever wondered what it’s like to work on a moving train 24/7? Well this is exactly what Brisbane-based Nutrition and Media student Zach Nobel does in between his studies at University. When he’s not submerged under textbooks,...
