The Healthy Shift Worker

By: The Wellness Couch
  • Summary

  • Join Clinical Nutritionist, Metabolic Balance and Circadian Health Practitioner Audra Starkey as she uncovers the truth about what’s really going on with our health whilst working 24/7 and some of the things that we can do to help prevent poor health outcomes. Audra also interviews current and former shift workers from an array of different industries and occupations, who are essentially the real experts behind working 24/7.
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Episodes
  • HSW 130 - Healthy Lighting in the Workplace with Ralph Booth
    Jan 9 2025

    In this episode, we talk with Ralph Booth, the founder of Osin—an organization on a mission to end circadian disruption with a clever invention called the Osin Loop.

    The Osin Loop is a desk lamp designed to bring the benefits of daylight indoors by mimicking sunlight to support your circadian rhythm.

    So if your job or workplace involves being indoors with very little access to natural light, then this episode is for you!

    To WATCH the episode on YouTube - Click Here

    Research mentioned on the podcast;

    Recommendations for daytime, evening, and nighttime indoor light exposure to best support physiology, sleep, and wakefulness in healthy adults | PLOS Biology

    The effects of low-intensity narrow-band blue-light treatment compared to bright white-light treatment in sub-syndromal seasonal affective disorder | BMC Psychiatry | Full Text (biomedcentral.com)

    To learn more about the OSIN Loop or get in touch with Ralph; https://osinlight.com/

    To learn more about Audra's work, or to get in contact, visit: https://healthyshiftworker.com/

    To BUY the Book shift workers around the world are talking about; https://healthyshiftworker.com/too-tired-to-cook-book/

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    50 mins
  • HSW 129 - The Health Implications of Artificial Light at Night with Daniel Ebbett
    Dec 28 2024

    Today we're joined by Daniel Ebbett, founder of Block Blue Light, a company that promotes light-based technologies to promote better sleep and overall health.

    In this conversation, Daniel shares his personal journey from experiencing severe insomnia and health issues, which led to being prescribed all sorts of sleeping tablets, antidepressants and antipsychotic medication which only made him feel worse.

    It wasn't until he started to investigate the root cause himself and how profound of an impact artificial and mistimed light exposure was having on his sleep and overall health, that he was able to turn his health around.

    Some of the topics discussed include:

    - How sleep deprivation can lead to severe health issues. - How light exposure, especially blue light, affects our sleep quality. - Why natural light is essential for regulating our circadian rhythms. - How shift work is classified as a class two carcinogen due to light exposure. - How red light therapy can enhance cellular energy production. - Why SAD lamps can help with seasonal affective disorder but may have drawbacks. - How optimizing home lighting can improve overall well-being. - Why getting outside and exposing yourself to natural light is vital and much, much more.

    To WATCH the episode on YouTube - Click Here

    Lens Colour Guide - resource mentioned on the podcast, https://www.blockbluelight.com.au/pages/blue-light-lens-colour-guide To connect with Daniel, visit: https://www.blockbluelight.com.au/

    To learn more about Audra's work, or to get in contact, visit: https://healthyshiftworker.com/

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    49 mins
  • HSW 128 - Overcoming Hyperthyroidism & Anxiety Without Caffeine with Sila Gatti
    Nov 12 2024

    Sila Gatti thought she was doing everything right to keep herself healthy, but that all changed when she was diagnosed with Graves Disease.

    After becoming disillusioned with the treatment she was being offered by the conventional medicine system, she decided to look at alternatives which included taking some time out from consuming caffeine.

    To her surprise, not only did her thyroid heal, but so too did her vertigo and anxiety.

    Tune in to hear Sila's remarkable story and how it inspired her to develop her own caffeine-free alternative beverage -'Not Coffee'.

    To WATCH the episode on YouTube - Click Here

    To connect with Sila, visit: https://www.instagram.com/not_coffee_/?hl=e

    To access my BRAND NEW COURSE - 'The Circadian Lifestyle Program - Exclusively For Shift Workers' Join The Healthy Shift Worker Skool Community https://www.skool.com/healthyshiftworkerclub-4143 To learn more about Audra's work, or to get in contact, visit: https://healthyshiftworker.com/

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    50 mins

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