Sleep deprivation undeniably plays havoc on our hormones, so today’s show is all about how shift work, or more specifically how sleep deprivation affects the function of our reproductive hormones. Dr Nat Kringoudis is a doctor of Chinese Medicine, Acupuncturist,...
As a shift worker plagued by exhaustion, I’m pretty sure you will remember a time when you experienced digestive discomfort whether that’s in the form of bloating, stomach pain or nausea, and it was most likely during a night shift, or soon after getting up for an...
As a Clinical Nutritionist, I’m definitely a huge fan of vitamins as the body requires them in order to function optimally, every single day. Vitamins, otherwise known as a type of micronutrient, are found in the food that we eat and fall into two distinct...
Healthy Shift Worker Episode 23: Thanks to our crazy, sleep-deprived lifestyle the adrenal glands of shift workers, which are responsible for pumping out our stress hormones adrenalin and cortisol, are notorious for becoming burnt out. This is because we’re quite...
In the last 7 weeks or so, I’ve had the privilege of seeing lots of shift working clients in our student clinic here at Endeavour College of Natural Health in Brisbane. However I have to say, after seeing so many patients something has been left imprinted in my...
