Sustaining Healthy

Life as a professional athlete with Brad Sheppard - Part 2. Today we are joined by Brad Sheppard, AFL West Coast Eagles player, All Australian and Ellen’s partner, to chat about life as a professional athlete - particularly with regards to both physical and mental health. We chat about the challenges and injuries Brad faced throughout his career, his experience with concussions, having his AFL career end as a result and what led him to become a Lifeline Ambassador. For more about Sustaining Healthy you can find us @sustaining.healthy and www.sustaininghealthy.com If you find this chat interesting or know someone that might enjoy it, please share or leave a rating or review.

Life as an Athlete with Brad Sheppard - part 1. Today we are joined by Brad Sheppard, AFL West Coast Eagles player, All Australian and Ellen’s partner, to chat about life as a professional athlete - particularly with regards to both physical and mental health. We chat about the day to day life in a footy club, some of the challenges on and off field and how he learnt to get the best out of his performance. Listen in next week for part 2 as we talk more about Brad’s experiences with concussions, having his AFL career end as a result and what life looks like beyond being an athlete. For more about Sustaining Healthy you can find us @sustaining.healthy and www.sustaininghealthy.com If you find this chat interesting or know someone that might enjoy it, please share or leave a rating or review.

This week we are having a conversation about PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome). We cover what is is, who it affects and how to seek assistance. Whether you have from PCOS, know someone who does or just want to learn more, we hope you find this episode insightful. For more about Sustaining Healthy you can find us @sustaining.healthy on Instagram and www.sustaininghealthy.com.

This week’s episode Ellen and Chels again welcome Alice Hall to the show discuss her thoughts on why speaking about body image is so important. For more about Sustaining Healthy you can find us @sustaining.healthy and www.sustaininghealthy.com Trigger Warning: this episode might be difficult for some people to listen to, if you would like to speak to someone please use the numbers below: Butterfly Foundation: 1800 33 4673 Lifeline: 13 11 14 If you find this chat interesting or know someone that might enjoy it, please share or leave a rating or review.

This week’s episode is about health and long distance running. Ellen and Chels welcome Alice Hall to the show to talk about her journey as an exercise physiologist, a health and PE teacher and how she came to complete her first ultra marathon this year. For more about Sustaining Healthy you can find us @sustaining.healthy and www.sustaininghealthy.com If you find this chat interesting or know someone that might enjoy it, please share or leave a rating or review. If you would like to skip the intro because you have heard it all before.. please jump to the 1:30 mark.

In this week's episode, Ellen and Chels chat about the Australian Dietary Guidelines, particularly Guideline 2 and 3; Enjoying a wide variety of nutritious foods from the 5 main food groups and Limiting intake of foods containing saturated fat, added salt, added sugars and alcohol. You can access the Healthy Eating Guidelines here (summarised on page 4). For more about Sustaining Healthy you can find us @sustaining.healthy on Instagram and www.sustaininghealthy.com If you find this chat interesting or know someone that might enjoy it, please share or leave a rating or review.

This week’s episode is all about Coeliac Disease. Ellen and Chels welcome Bec to the show to hear about her journey of being diagnosed with Coeliac Disease at age 21 and how she has adjusted to her new lifestyle. For more about Sustaining Healthy, or to find the list of gluten free recommendations mentioned in the podcast, you can find us @sustaining.healthy and www.sustaininghealthy.com If you find this chat interesting or know someone that might enjoy it, please share or leave a rating or review.

This week’s episode is all about physical activity. Ellen and Chels welcome Monique Ramm, the founder of You Wellness Club to the show to discuss the different types of physical activity and how much is recommended. Monique shares her journey into starting her own fitness business and how she stays physically active, plus what she recommends others can do. For more about Sustaining Healthy you can find us @sustaining.healthy and www.sustaininghealthy.com For more information on You Wellness Club you can find it at @you.wellnessclub or www.youwellnessclub.com.au If you find this chat interesting or know someone that might enjoy it, please share or leave a rating or review.

In this week's episode, Chels and Ellen chat about goal setting and habit formation including what they do in their personal lives to succeed in these areas. For more about Sustaining Healthy you can find us @sustaining.healthy on Instagram and www.sustaininghealthy.com If you find this chat interesting or know someone that might enjoy it, please share or leave a rating or review. *Our intention for this podcast is to share information for creating and sustaining a healthy lifestyle however it is general in nature and for educational and entertainment purposes only. It is not intended to be in any form specific medical advice, which should always be sought through your treating health practitioner with regard to individual circumstances. The opinions in this podcast are solely of the individuals and do not in any way reflect those of their employers or training facilitators.*

This week’s episode is all about sleep. Chels and Ellen start by sharing their health win for the week. We then discuss the general concepts of sleep, how much we need, as well as the current sleep hygiene recommendations to help optimise the quality and quantity of sleep. For more about Sustaining Healthy you can find us @sustaining.healthy and www.sustaininghealthy.com If you find this chat interesting or know someone that might enjoy it, please share or leave a rating or review. *Our intention for this podcast is to share information for creating and sustaining a healthy lifestyle however it is general in nature and for educational and entertainment purposes only. It is not intended to be in any form specific medical advice, which should always be sought through your treating health practitioner with regard to individual circumstances. The opinions in this podcast are solely of the individuals and do not in any way reflect those of their employers or training facilitators.*

In this week’s episode we are chatting all things food and mood and kicking off with Chelsea and Ellen’s health win for the week. We discuss what is mental health and wellbeing, the different factors that influence mental health and then take a deep dive into the developing recognition of the role that nutrition plays in optimising mental health in addition to conventional management. We discuss the evidence that supports a Mediterranean style diet and what that entails, as well as the SMILEs trial. For further information on the topic and references to the research discussed can be found in the correlating blog post at www.sustaininghealthy.com. If you found this chat interesting or know someone that might enjoy it please share, or leave us a rating or review.

Welcome to the Sustaining Healthy podcast, a collection of informative discussions around all aspects of health and lifestyle. Hosted by Chelsea along with doctor & nutritionist Ellen and together joined by a variety of guests along the way, this is a brief introduction to us and the story of how Sustaining Healthy came to be. To find out more about you can find us on Instagram at @sustaining.healthy or our website www.sustaininghealthy.com .