Tag: shift work

HSW 38: Sugar Cravings and Sleep Deprivation

One of the most common struggles I hear from my shift working clients is this ongoing, relentless craving for sugar! But why is that? Why are shift workers notorious for craving (and eating) all of the sweet stuff – the highly refined carbohydrates that are neither good for our insides or our waistline?! Well it… Continue reading HSW 38: Sugar Cravings and Sleep Deprivation

HSW 37: Sleep Disruption in our Homes with Nicole Bijlsma

As shift workers, we certainly understand how working irregular hours causes havoc on our sleep, but something most of us don’t even think about, is how our home environment may be disrupting our sleep. In this episode I chat with Nicole Bijlsma, a Naturopath, Acupuncturist, Building Biologist and author of the bestselling book – Healthy… Continue reading HSW 37: Sleep Disruption in our Homes with Nicole Bijlsma

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 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 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 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.

HSW 24: Rewiring Our Shift Working Mindset with Dr Laurence Tham.

In this week’s episode Audra chat’s with Chiropractor, International Speaker and Business Coach Dr Laurence Tham, on all things to do with improving our shift working resilience – from a mindset perspective. Whilst it’s not a topic often discussed, Laurence shares some of his “mindset wisdom” on how we can improve our health and wellbeing… Continue reading HSW 24: Rewiring Our Shift Working Mindset with Dr Laurence Tham.

HSW 23: Adrenal Fatigue and Insufficiency with Naturopath Jules Galloway.

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 literally “biologically stressed” from having to work 24/7. But get ready for a super entertaining and informative podcast as Naturopath… Continue reading HSW 23: Adrenal Fatigue and Insufficiency with Naturopath Jules Galloway.