As shift workers we often push our bodies to the absolute limit, and unfortunately our immune systems get knocked around as a result. Considering 80% of our immune system is found in the gut, it’s important that we support and nurture our gastrointestinal system...
Fibre – depending on which part of the world you’re from, you might refer to it as ‘fibre’ or ‘fiber’. Either way, however you spell or pronounce it, fibre forms an essential requirement of our diet – every single day. So...
One of the most common questions I get asked by shift workers in our student clinic at Endeavour College of Natural Health in Brisbane is – “What should I eat and when?” This is a great question given shift workers rarely eat breakfast at...
As a nutritional medicine student (and former shift worker of 20 + years), I’m always on the look out for ways to nourish the sleep-deprived body of someone who happens to be working 24/7. Unfortunately when it comes to finding ways to improve our sleep, many of...
In the very first episode of The Healthy Shift Worker, Audra interviews Jody Stark from the QLD Regional Sleep Clinic to learn more about sleep, what exactly is it, and how to overcome one particular sleep disorder called sleep apnea.
