[86] - Thriving in Shift Work: Nutrition, Hormones, and Self-Care Strategies

Text me what you thought of the show 😊 Nightshift - What's the best way to go into and come out of it? Do you really struggle with going into and coming out of night shift? Does night shift leave you feeling totally out of whack with your body for days on end? Napping when you should be awake or wide awake when you should be asleep. A little bit of knowledge can make a huge difference in your recovery. This podcast will give you an optimal strategy for going into and coming out of night shi...

24 Juli 202217min

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 Juli 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 Juli 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 Juli 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 Juli 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 Juli 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 Juli 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 Juni 202213min