Author: Audra Starkey

HSW 35: Type 2 Diabetes and Weight Loss with Wendy Steward.

Over the years I’ve been submerging myself in journal articles on all things to do with shift work health, and something which keeps coming up in the research, is that shift workers are quite prone to developing insulin resistance, a condition where the body in unable to move glucose from the blood, and into the… Continue reading HSW 35: Type 2 Diabetes and Weight Loss with Wendy Steward.

HSW 34: Shift Work and Autoimmune Disease with Nutritionist Brad Leech

Today’s podcast is pretty cool because I got to catch up and chat with a fellow student from University, Clinical Nutritionist and Ayurvedic Herbalist Brad Leech, who has an absolute passion when it comes to all things to do with autoimmune disease, a condition which is becoming more and more prevalent in society today. With… Continue reading HSW 34: Shift Work and Autoimmune Disease with Nutritionist Brad Leech

HSW 33: Nursing and Smart DNA Testing with Cara Henstridge.

Nurses represent a massive part of the shift working population so I’m super excited to be chatting with a lady who has been working in this field for over 30 years which yes, I agree, is a very long time! Cara Henstridge works at Sandringham hospital in Melbourne and shares what its like to run… Continue reading HSW 33: Nursing and Smart DNA Testing with Cara Henstridge.

HSW 32: Eating for Energy with Yuri Elkhaim.

Ongoing and relentless tiredness is such a big part of being a shift worker, which is why in this week’s podcast, I’ve brought in the expert on all things to do with boosting our energy – nutrition, fitness and fat loss expert Yuri Elkhaim, who is joining us all the way from Toronto in Canada.… Continue reading HSW 32: Eating for Energy with Yuri Elkhaim.

HSW 30: Shift Work and Exercise with Dr Brett Hill.

It’s a change of pace this week as we talk about a topic never before discussed on the Healthy Shift Worker podcast – and that’s “exercise!”  I’m sure you can relate when I say it can be incredibly hard to get all pumped up and excited about exercise, particularly when we’re feeling completely exhausted after… Continue reading HSW 30: Shift Work and Exercise with Dr Brett Hill.

HSW 29: Cooking and Shift Work Nutrition with Spa Chef and Clinical Nutritionist Samantha Gowing.

Woohoo!  I’m so excited to air this episode because not only is today’s guest, Samantha Gowing, a Nutritionist, but she’s also spent decades working in the hospitality industry as a Chef, so she totally gets what it’s like to work shift work! Sam is a Chef hat-winning restaurateur, who traded her fast-paced city career to… Continue reading HSW 29: Cooking and Shift Work Nutrition with Spa Chef and Clinical Nutritionist Samantha Gowing.

HSW 28: Sleep Deprivation and Chronic Pain with Naturopath and Nutritionist Ananda Mahony.

OK, so I had lots of fun this week as I had the pleasure of interviewing one of my former lecturer’s, Ananda Mahony, who is the Senior Lecture of Nutritional Medicine at Endeavour College of Health here in Brisbane.  In addition to her role as senior lecturer, Ananda works in clinical practice as a Naturopath… Continue reading HSW 28: Sleep Deprivation and Chronic Pain with Naturopath and Nutritionist Ananda Mahony.

HSW 27: What’s With Wheat with Nutritionist Cyndi O’Meara.

Cyndi O’Meara is certainly not your typical Nutritionist.  Despite being in the industry since the 1980’s, she continually questions and challenges a lot of the dietary and nutritional recommendations that we are being subjected to in the media today. Last year, Cyndi embarked on a massive project as she travelled the world interviewing scientists and… Continue reading HSW 27: What’s With Wheat with Nutritionist Cyndi O’Meara.

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 25: Over 50 Years of Working Shift Work with Jim Ward.

Holy smokes!  Can you imagine working shift work for over 50 years?  That’s 50 years of disrupted sleep, getting out of bed in the dark, working weekends, public holidays and time away from family at Christmas?  Well my mind boggles at the thought, but Train Driver Jim Ward did exactly that.  In fact, Jim spent… Continue reading HSW 25: Over 50 Years of Working Shift Work with Jim Ward.