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[26] - To nap or not to nap. What does the science say?
Text me what you thought of the show 😊 Do you really struggle with sleep? Could a nap be the solution for you? Do you know how to nap efficiently? What are the benefits of a nap? I discuss 👉 How important is it to prioritise sleep? 👉🏻 How does sleep work? 👉🏼 What are the biological processes of sleep? 👉🏽 What is adenosine? 👉🏾 What impact does caffeine have on sleep and why? 👉🏿 What is Shift Work Sleep Disorder (SWSD) 👉 What is a nap? 👉🏻 &...
11 Sep 202219min
[25] - Highly recommended products for shift workers
Text me what you thought of the show 😊 Do you really struggle with sleep on night shift? Do you really struggle with Nutrition In today's episode, I take it back to the basics and talk about 8 products that I have found incredibly useful as a veteran shift worker and why. LINK TO THE PRODUCTS I RECOMMEND https://linktr.ee/a_healthy_shift If you enjoyed the podcast please subscribe and give it a rating and review. _____________________ Shift work can be brutal, but it doesn't have to be. As ...
8 Sep 202227min
[24] - The shift workers nightmare, the quick turn around
Text me what you thought of the show 😊 Do you really struggle with the dreaded quick turnaround? The late into an early The late into a rest day, into an early. It's the shift worker's nightmare and not only stresses us out but literally causes us to not sleep for fear of not waking up in time the next day. In this episode, I talk about my strategies for how to best deal with the quick turnaround and sleep better going into an early after late. I discuss 👉 Why it is we can't sleep 👉...
4 Sep 202215min
[23] - Dr Olivia Walch - Your Circadian Rhythm and Shift Work, what does the current research say?
Text me what you thought of the show 😊 Do you really struggle with sleep, meal timing and movement around shift work? Dr Olivia Walch is a shift work researcher focusing on circadian rhythms and our sleep/wake cycle. Dr Walch is currently developing a "Shift Work" app which I have beta testers out in the real shift working field to develop this app to reach it's full potential. We discuss the app and how it works during the episode. In this episode we discusss, 👉 What is a Circ...
1 Sep 20221h 7min
[22] - Are there any benefits of doing shift work?
Text me what you thought of the show 😊 We all get bogged down in the negative side of shift work. What are the benefits of doing shift work? I discuss 👉 How mindset dictates how we feel about shift work 👉🏻 Are there any positives to shift work? 👉🏼 I list my top 10 benefits of performing shiftwork and their advantages. If you enjoyed the podcast please subscribe and give it a rating and review. _____________________ Shift work can be brutal, but it doesn't have to be. As...
28 Aug 202217min
[21] - How shift workers self sabotage (through no fault of their own)
Text me what you thought of the show 😊 As shift workers we make simple mistakes that have a major impact on our health and wellbeing. Do you know what these mistakes are and why they have such an impact on you? In this episode I discuss 👉 How I come from a position of experience...so many mistakes. 👉🏻 Why it's not your fault. 👉🏼 Why I returned to study at 55 after 35 years of 24/7 shift work. 👉🏽 7 areas that shift workers self-sabotage they can easily fix. If ...
25 Aug 202223min
[20] - Strategies to be more organised around shift work
Text me what you thought of the show 😊 Do you really struggle with any kind of organisation around shift work? Being organised around shift work sounds like an oxymoron doesn't it? But we absolutely can be organised and I'll discuss how. In this episode I discuss 👉 How failing to plan is planning to fail 👉🏻 What does "not motivated mean"? 👉🏼 Action precedes motivation 👉🏽 How does the "If this happens, I will" plan work? 👉🏾 What is decision fatigue and ...
21 Aug 202215min
