[29] - Tips to improve your sleep

Text me what you thought of the show 😊 Grace Cowan As a female do you really struggle with shift work? If you do then you're really going to relate to this episode. My guest today, Grace Cowan, with a background working in the NHS and Mental Health joined the Police in the UK. It wasn't long into shift work when her weight started to spiral out of control through lack of education and making poor food choices and timing. That lack of education now drives Grace coaching shift workers o...

21 Jul 202259min

Text me what you thought of the show 😊 Chronotypes, Social Jetlag, and its impact on Health Does your teenager struggle to get up in the morning and sleeps all weekend? Does having a "sleep-in" bank sleep for you? Are you a "Morning Lark" or a "Night Owl?" What is your chronotype and how does it impact your day and sleep routine. What are the risks to our health of being out of alignment with our circadian rythm? In this episode I discuss 👉 What is a chronotype 👉🏻 How the Circadian Rhy...

17 Jul 202219min

Text me what you thought of the show 😊 PCOS - Evidence-based strategies Do you suffer from PCOS? If you do then this podcast is for you. if you don't, then you'll get an espresso snapshot of what it is and then you can sympathise with the sufferers. PCOS affects 1 in 10 women of childbearing age and twice as many shift workers. So what does the evidence say to help sufferers with PCOS? In this episode I discuss 👉 The complexity of PCOS 👉🏻 What is required for a diagnosis of PCOS ...

14 Jul 202217min

Text me what you thought of the show 😊 Protein, Why the hype? When we think about protein one of the first visions that come to mind is of "Gym Bro's" walking around with Protein Shakers, right? However, protein is the most underrated food we consume as humans. Why is it so important? In this espresso episode, I talk about what protein actually is and why it's so important for us to include in our daily diet. I discuss 👉 What protein actually is 👉🏻 What are amino acids? 👉...

10 Jul 202215min

Text me what you thought of the show 😊 COACH MARK CARROLL Coach Mark Carroll is extremely well known in the health and fitness industry. Coaching world champions to the stage proves incredible knowledge as a coach, but he has also coached people just like you. Mark motivates people to fall in love with fueling their body to perform in the gym as well as gain a passion for resistance training. 3 1/2 years ago Coach Mark Carroll released his first 12 week training guide with a nutrition and re...

7 Jul 202257min

Text me what you thought of the show 😊 Considerations for females performing shift work. In the famous words of Dr Tracy Sims "Women are not small men" In today's episode, I discuss Is shift work more harder for females than it is for men?What complicates shift work for femalesWhat are good strategies to help female shift workers?What should female shift workers avoid doing?You can download my free e-book on "why we should fast overnight and how to optimise the overnight fast" through my web...

3 Jul 202215min

Text me what you thought of the show 😊 "How you breathe matters" As shift workers, our body is already stressed by being out of sync with its circadian rhythm (Biological Clock) The way we breathe is a window into which state of our autonomic nervous system we are in. Are you in a sympathetic (fight or flight) or a parasympathetic (rest and digest) state? During this episode I discuss The 3 sides of the autonomic nervous systemThe Enteric nervous system (ENS)The Sympathetic nervous system...

30 Jun 202213min

Text me what you thought of the show 😊 Fatigue is a symptom so look at these causes first As shift workers, we are always fatigued. We blame it on "Shift work" but fatigue is a symptom of many things. In this episode, I discuss vital things to look at to identify what may be causing fatigue in your life. I discuss Blood WorkSleepHydrationVitamin DIronVitamin B12Regular MovementIf you enjoyed the podcast please subscribe, share it and give it a rating and review. _____________________...

26 Jun 202214min