The Healthy Shift Worker

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 Listen In
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HSW 78: Coffee and Medicinal Mushrooms with Mason Taylor.

Have you ever thought about adding mushrooms into your coffee?!  I know it sounds like an unlikely combination but the compounds found within medicinal mushrooms can actually provide adrenal gland and nervous system support, which is important for anyone working 24/7. In this episode with Mason Taylor, founder of Super Feast, an Australian based company Listen In
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HSW 77: Shift Work, Fertility and Pregnancy with Melanie McGrice

In today’s episode Melanie McGrice, who is a fertility and prenatal dietitian based down in Melbourne in Victoria, is chatting with us about how diet and nutrition can influence fertility and pregnancy whilst working 24/7.  We also discuss a few questions that were submitted by our listeners around conception, along with the effects on baby (if Listen In
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HSW 76: Post Natal Depression and Nutrition with Brooke Batchelor

Brooke Batchelor is a Paediatric Nurse who knows first hand what it’s like to work shift work, along with experiencing Post Natal Depression. Tune in to hear Brooke’s very heartwarming and personal story, and what made her go looking for holistic therapies such as diet and nutrition to help improve her mental health and wellbeing Listen In
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HSW 75: Holidays, Hiking and Social Media Fasting

This week I’m going completely solo on the podcast, as I’ve just returned home from holidays where I enjoyed some time away with my husband hiking in parts of New Zealand, along with having some “time out” from social media. In this episode, I reflect on where we went – a cruise from Melbourne to Listen In
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HSW 74: BAREbyBauer Natural Skincare with Candice and Matt Bauer

Have you thought about what you’re putting on your skin, and how it may be affecting your health?  Given our skin is the largest organ in the body, and has the ability to absorb anything that it’s exposed to, choosing products which contain natural ingredients can be a huge step towards improving our overall health Listen In
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HSW 73: Adopting a Better Sleep Mindset with Constable Tracey Rogers

Sleep.  It can be so elusive when we work shift work, but is it really possible to get better sleep whilst working 24/7?  According to First Class Constable Tracey Rogers it absolutely is, but it all comes back to adopting a ‘Better Sleep Mindset”, and being prepared to do whatever it takes to foster and Listen In
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HSW 72: Flower Essences for Sleep and Stress With Dr Niikee Schoendorfer

When it comes to sleep and stress, the two are very much interrelated, and even more so for anyone who has a stressful job and works shift work too!  So in today’s episode, we’re going to be talking all things sleep and stress, and how the healing power of flowers, a therapeutic remedy which has been Listen In
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HSW 71: Mental Health in the Workplace with Tracey Rohweder

According to research undertaken by Beyond Blue – 1 in 2 people are going to experience some kind of mental health condition in their lifetime, and 1 in 5 Australians will experience a mental health condition in a year.  Pretty profound statistics equating to approximately 20% of your co-workers (which may even include yourself), who Listen In
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HSW 70: Split Sleep with Dr Melinda Jackson

“Can splitting the timing of sleep reduce the adverse effects of night shift work?” It’s an interesting question, and one which was put forward by Dr Melinda Jackson who I met at the recent Sleep Down Under Conference here in Brisbane a few weeks ago.  Melinda is a researcher and registered psychologist, specialising in sleep Listen In
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HSW 69: Sustained Weight Loss with Registered Nurse Patti Telford

Do you struggle to lose weight (and keep it off) whilst working 24/7?  If so, then you’re going to want to tune into today’s episode with Registered Nurse and Functional Nutrition Practitioner Patti Telford, who is joining us all the way from Vancouver in Canada. As a shift working nurse, Patti spent her entire adult life Listen In
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HSW 68: Cooking In Bulk For Better Health with Sara Capacci

“I hate cooking!”  This is one of the most common phrases that I hear from my clients when it comes to eating well, and taking care of their health.  And I don’t blame them.  It’s really hard to get all pumped up and excited about whipping up some kind of culinary delight in the kitchen, Listen In
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