Tag: shift work health

HSW 89: New Book For Shift Workers!

It’s finally here. A book exclusively for shift workers! After many years of writing on and off, my new book – ‘Too Tired To Cook:  The Shift Worker’s Guide To Working (and Surviving) In A 24/7 World’ has finally hit the stores of global online book retailers, along with being distributed within bookstores around Australia.… Continue reading HSW 89: New Book For Shift Workers!

HSW 83: How Better Sleep Leads To Weight Loss

In today’s episode, we’re going to be talking about how better sleep leads to weight loss because there’s always so much emphasis and focus around nutrition and exercise when it comes to weight loss, and rightly so – however, sleep is often the missing link. We discuss:  How sleep deprivation and disruption messes with our… Continue reading HSW 83: How Better Sleep Leads To Weight Loss

HSW 81: Is There A Perfect Shift Work Diet?

OK.  So this has to be the million dollar question.  Is there a perfect shift work diet? After recording a free training recently on this exact topic in my Healthy Shift Workers Facebook Group that generated an enormous amount of interest, I decided to record a condensed version of this discussion on today’s podcast. What… Continue reading HSW 81: Is There A Perfect Shift Work Diet?

HSW 79: Workplace Wellness with Audra

I’m going completely solo this week as it’s been a pretty busy few weeks at HSW HQ – with lots of travelling and speaking engagements.  As a result, I thought I’d share a little about my Healthy Shift Worker Workplace Wellness Seminars, including why I run them, and how they’re becoming increasingly popular within shift… Continue reading HSW 79: Workplace Wellness with Audra

HSW 58: Napping in the Workplace with Christopher Lindholst

This week we head all the way over to Denmark, to speak with Christopher Lindholst who is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Metro Naps – the developers behind EnergyPods, the world’s first chairs designed for napping in the work place. Yes, you read that correctly – chairs designed specifically for napping in the workplace!… Continue reading HSW 58: Napping in the Workplace with Christopher Lindholst

The Gut Movie with Kale Brock

This week we’ve brought Kale Brock back onto the podcast again (he featured on episode 26 when we chatted all things to do with Gut Health and our Microbiome), because since that episode aired, Kale has been super busy travelling to Africa recording and producing his latest  documentary aptly titled  The Gut Movie! After successfully… Continue reading The Gut Movie with Kale Brock

HSW 26: Gut Health and Our Microbiome with Kale Brock.

Shift workers are notorious for experiencing gut discomfort thanks to our disruptive lifestyle, which can certainly impact on our overall health and well-being.  One of which includes increasing our susceptibility to developing Leaky Gut Syndrome, otherwise known as intestinal permeability which can lead to an overgrowth of pathogens, nutritional deficiencies, allergies, autoimmune disease, irritable bowel… Continue reading HSW 26: Gut Health and Our Microbiome with Kale Brock.

HSW 21: My Journey So Far, and Why I Care So Much With Audra Starkey

In this week’s episode, Audra goes solo for the very first time – without a guest, and shares a little about what she’s been up to, and why she’s so passionate about improving the health and well-being of shift workers around the globe. Having commenced shift work at the tender age of 22, and walking… Continue reading HSW 21: My Journey So Far, and Why I Care So Much With Audra Starkey

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… Continue reading HSW 000: Introducing The Host Audra Starkey