Audra Starkey – The healthy shift worker

Audra, based in Brisbane, Australia and is a specialist in nutrition and wellbeing and her focus is on shift work, how it affects you and how you can look after yourself better while working shifts.

Prioritise your sleep, this is critically important.
For each meal think?  Is there a serving of protein, healthy fats, complex carbohydrates and veggies, as you want a macro nutrient balanced meal to help reduce the blood sugar spikes.
Eat minimally during the night time, don’t eat continuously.  At night your body doesn’t function as well as during the day.

Resources related to this podcast:

www.healthyshiftworker.com

About Audra

Audra Starkey is a clinically trained nutritionist accredited trainer, shift work veteran and author of the best-selling book –Too Tired To Cook. After more than twenty years in the aviation industry, Audra decided to switch careers and complete a bachelor of health science degree, majoring in nutritional medicine, to gain a better understanding of the impact a disrupted sleep-wake cycle and poor dietary habits have on our health. With a particular interest in preventative health, Audrawent on to found The Healthy Shift Worker, a company that provides shift-work-specific wellness services for individuals, along with corporate wellness programs via her signature Healthy Shift Worker Workplace Wellness Seminars and online training programs.