by Audra Starkey | Jun 25, 2015 | Mindset
I stumbled across this quote today and it absolutely resonated with me. As a former employee and trainer for Qantas, training people in a way so that they feel confident in their role was an area which I was always very passionate about. In fact I’ll be perfectly...
by Audra Starkey | Apr 6, 2015 | Sleep
Have you ever sat down and really thought about this question – “why do we sleep?” Considering we live in a society which hardly ever stops and for those of us working 24/7 who run on very little sleep, I think it’s a pretty powerful question. I know after working...
by Audra Starkey | Oct 16, 2014 | Mindset, Nutrition
Despite studying nutritional medicine and working shift work for over 20 years, one of the things I’ve learnt along the way is that becoming a “healthy shift worker” is not all about the food. Food is important – absolutely. In fact it’s essential that we eat...
by Audra Starkey | Jun 12, 2013 | Mindset
So fellow shift workers, your alarm clock has just let out a piercing (and rather unbearable) sound, breaking the silence of your highly sought after yet often elusive tranquil slumber. You drag your heavy, aching body out of bed and throw yourself under the shower to...
by Audra Starkey | Oct 9, 2010 | Nutrition
A shift worker’s diet is never going to rate high on the nutrition scale because we tend to eat all of the wrong foods at all the wrong times of the day. So what is the key to losing weight when you work shift work? It’s called eating slowly. Often...
