The Healthy Shift Worker

In this episode, Dr. Emily Manoogian discusses her recent clinical trial on time-restricted eating (TRE) and its effects on metabolic syndrome, particularly among shift workers.

- How metabolic syndrome (MS) is a combination of risk factors affecting many adults, especially shift workers.

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Links mentioned on the podcast;

My Circadian Clock;

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In today’s episode, Audra chats with Nellie Barnett, a German New Medicine (GNM) practitioner from Western Australia who helps clients understand their body’s natural healing abilities. Nellie shares her journey into GNM, an eye-opening approach that challenges conventional medicine, and explains how it empowers individuals to reclaim their health through self-awareness and biological understanding.

Key topics include:

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In this week's episode of The Healthy Shift Worker podcast, we welcome former scientist Dr Sara Pugh from the United Kingdom, who shares a Quantum Biology perspective on shift work wellness—an emerging health field gaining global recognition.

Key topics include:

- The Impact of Light on Our Biology

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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!

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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)

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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.

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Lens Colour Guide - resource mentioned on the podcast,

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'.

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Hi everyone, today’s podcast is an excerpt from a training session that I recently delivered in our Healthy Shift Worker Skool Community Membership – where I discuss rethinking the current healthcare model and looking towards a more holistic approach to healing.

Because I feel it’s time for a paradigm shift – to challenge the conventional healthcare system's sole reliance on external medical treatments, along with a narrative that our bodies are broken and need to be “fixed”.

Now as a shift worker, whilst you may often feel like your body is broken, it’s more than likely, not.

It’s actually your environment that is broken, and this is what need to focus on. 

For example, using appropriately timed light exposure can play a pivotal role in helping the body regain homeostasis, a balanced internal state that supports healing and recovery.

When light exposure aligns with natural circadian rhythms, it helps regulate vital processes like hormone production, sleep-wake cycles, and cellular repair. This alignment is particularly beneficial for individuals struggling with thyroid imbalances and metabolic health issues, as these conditions are closely linked to circadian rhythm disruption.

Morning sunlight, for example, can stimulate cortisol production, which energizes the body for the day, while limiting exposure to artificial light in the evening encourages the natural rise of melatonin, a hormone essential for restful sleep and nighttime repair.

By incorporating specific timing and types of light exposure, we can create a supportive environment that allows the body’s innate healing mechanisms to work more effectively, fostering improvements in thyroid function, metabolic resilience, and overall well-being.

I hope you enjoy the episode!

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Do you struggle with willpower when it comes to implementing healthy habits into your life?

If so, you're not alone!  Putting healthy habits into practice on a consistent basis can be one of the biggest hurdles we face when trying to make changes and improve our health and well-being for the better.

Reference mentioned on the podcast - 'The Seven Evidence-Based Keys to Lasting Behavior Improvement and Positive Habit Formation' https://puvema.com/report/how-to-form-self-care-habits-that-truly-stick/

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In this episode Audra discusses the critical issue of desynchronisation faced by shift workers, what it is and how it impacts their health.

She explains how chronic misalignment of circadian rhythms can lead to various health problems, including metabolic dysfunction, sleep disorders, hormonal imbalances, and increased risk of chronic diseases.

Whilst desyncronisation is inevitable for anyone working 24/7, there are  strategies that can be implemented in order to help mitigate some of the deleterious effects that can occur, both in the short and long-term.

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In this podcast episode, endocrinologist and herbalist Dr. Kelsey Dexter from Jackson, Tennessee, discusses the intricate relationship between hormonal health, metabolic health, and circadian rhythms.

- Circadian health is often overlooked in medical discussions.

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