Best Low Tox Life 2016 Podcasts (2024)

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379. The Allergy epidemic in our kids: Can we fix it? Dr Elisa Song say yes. 1:27:44

1h ago1:27:44

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Allergies - Nearly 1 in 5 kids has an environmental allergy today, and nearly 1 in 10 has a food allergy. While these differ from person to person in severity, they are a challenge on the mental load, in the home and even more so out and about. My good friend and one of my favourite doctors in the world - she’s SO DANG SMART - Dr Elisa Song @health…

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378. Stop trying to ‘control’ your emotions, and here’s why... with Cedric Bertelli 1:02:04

5d ago1:02:04

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This show is all about emotions. As Cedric Bertelli, founder of the Emotional Health Institute, explains, our culture is obsessed with trying to control our emotions. It turns out however, it is this desire to control our emotions that inadvertently prevents many of us from developing emotional resilience. So, in this show, we unpack: How our respo…

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377. Good Energy—Power Your Cells, Power Your Life with Dr Casey Means 1:25:41

12d ago1:25:41

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This conversation with @drcaseyskitchen is my perfect podcast cocktail: Equal Parts: Rally cry - Systeming change needed in crisis/consumer culture. Clarity on the foundational health problem - metabolic health and cellular energy. Empowering solutions that we can focus on from today to move the needle in the right direction. Casey Means, MD is a S…

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376. Can “Frugal” mean “Abundance”? Jen and Jill from Frugal Friends say YES 1:04:04

19d ago1:04:04

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What is Frugality felt good? What if it was about abundance and positive mental health and a great contribution to wasting less and doing more of what you love? Well… that is what Jen and Jill from Frugal Friends Podcast have made it about and I love it so much I’ve recorded a show with them. We discuss: Why the negative connotation of frugality an…

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375. It’s Menopause’s Moment: A new conversation about midlife, with Lisa Mosconi PhD 1:26:10

26d ago1:26:10

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Lisa Mosconi PhD, renowned neuroscientist with over 200 published papers, says: Menopause is having a moment. She’s right, and she’s written the book to meet that moment. The Menopause Brain, a book being celebrated around the world. Gen X has arrived mid-life, with all the state-of-flux symptoms that come with peri-menopause and menopause and said…

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374. Living your life by your rules - and the rules can change, with Chris Guillebeau 1:03:44

1M ago1:03:44

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How intentionally do you design your life? In this show, that’s what we’re talking about with Chris Guillebeau, who’s a New York Times bestselling author of The $100 Startup, Side Hustle, The Happiness of Pursuit, and other books. During a lifetime of self-employment that included a four-year commitment as a volunteer executive in West Africa, he v…

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373. Can not communicating effectively almost kill you? Dr Neha Sangwan says yes. 1:09:23

1M ago1:09:23

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If you spoke from the heart, what would it say? If you acted from the heart what would you do? Dr Neha Sangwan wants us to deeply understand the health benefits of better communication with the self and with others. And so, on this show, we do exactly that, complete with role plays and practical scenarios that you can apply from today! Communicatio…

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372. Lizzie Williamson: Finding the joy in movement 54:49

2M ago54:49

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Question: Have you found a way to enjoy movement or is it a chore? Lizzie Williamson brings joy and positive vibes into every room she enters, and today, she’s here to talk about not only how key movement is for our health, but movement as a joyful thing to do and finding that joy through movement, in a culture that often sees movement as a ‘have t…

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371. Dr Shivani Gupta: Ayurveda + the magical benefits we can get from turmeric 1:02:23

2M ago1:02:23

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A deep dive into the far-reaching benefits of turmeric, with Shivani Gupta on the show. We also talk: Lightbulb moments when we reconnect to culture and ancient wisdom Curcumin research to show we now know it can help us reduce dependency on certain medications. Turmeric as a raw food ingredient, cooking power and curcumin as a supplement - differe…

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370. Chinese Medicine and the perimenopause transition with Dr Keri Krieger 1:19:01

2M ago1:19:01

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Dr Keri Krieger, a doctor of Chinese Medicine and acupuncturist with over 20 years of experience and I met when I was half naked on a treatment table at a retreat. I’ve loved the energy she brings to the health space ever since. Today, she invites us to explore perimenopause as the opportunity of a lifetime to prune away all that doesn’t serve us, …

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369. What’s for Dinner? What’s for lunch? Tips for slashing cook-time and boredom dinners and lunchboxes + addressing kids’ preferences, fussiness and agency within boundaries. 1:01:56

2M ago1:01:56

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I’ve been chatting with the Low Tox Life community in DMs and groups lately about that moment when the year settles in and everything feels back to ‘normal’ for many people, especially families with the school year in full swing and no holidays around the corner. Rhythms, routines and getting done what’s got to get done in the week, whether we’re w…

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368. Dr Lewis Ehrlich: Is dental health a part of your fertility optimisation work? 10 reasons it should be 30:46

3M ago30:46

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If you’re in your fertility years, and you haven’t considered the health of your teeth and gums, today’s show with Dr Lewis Ehlrich helps you understand what the science is showing us about the link between those two things - we cover everything from: Tooth decay and gum disease and what they can tell a holistic dentist about what might be going on…

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367. Burn Out and powering life differently, with Dr Neha Sangwan 1:15:25

3M ago1:15:25

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Burn out - Experienced it? Did you know most people don’ rtealise hey’re in it when they are? KNow to recognise the signs? In the modern world there are many things happening to cause a misalignment with our inside and our outside worlds and this misalignment (ever said ‘yes’ to something you really don’t want to do, just to please people, for exam…

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366. The critical importance of Rites of passage, Plant Medicine and the evolution from Conventional medicine to the Quantum and the Mystical, with Dr Maya Sheatreat 1:34:36

3M ago1:34:36

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This week’s guest, Dr Maya Shetreat, indulges my desire to bring us a BIG conversation this week. We explore the subjects of perimenopause and passage rites in life in general, as well as discuss the bridging of the gap between conventional thinking and mysticism, indigenous wisdom and the risk of its absence in plant medicine trends and traditiona…

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365. Yemi Penn: Exploring how to clean up “Dirty Trauma” - personally, culturally and racially. 1:18:26

3M ago1:18:26

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Trauma - a buzzword, lots of awareness around it, solutions coming at us from all angles these days. Perhaps rather than being a ‘trend topic’ it’s actually a realisation happening globally that there is a lot of work to do if we want to stop repeating history on personal, cultural and global levels and start experiencing and creating more peace. B…

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364. Jason Hawrelak on Probiotic Science & Health: The latest probiotic research findings from the recent global conference. 1:27:31

4M ago1:27:31

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Fancy a cheat sheet of 10 key probiotic and gut health needle-movers? Dr Jason Hawrelak, one of Australia’s leading researchers, teachers and clinicians in the gut health and probiotics space, is recently back from a global probiotic conference in ITALY, and on this show we cover: Probiotic recommendations, testing and choline for preconception hea…

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363. Reusables: A refocus on the power of reusing a container, with Bianca Cottle 1:03:41

4M ago1:03:41

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Ever wonder whether you have the ‘right’ to BYO containers to the stores you shop from - especially with the ‘c*vid times hangover’ when single use was insisted upon for safety, it’s time to revisit this topic with Bianca Cottle, founder of byocontainers.org - Let’s refresh our enthusiasm for reusing containers and bringing our own wherever we go -…

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362. Clare Press Asks "Wear Next" As We Talk Fashion Into The Future 55:13

5M ago55:13

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Clare Press has a way with fashion, a way with words and a passion for finding the threads required to weave a new story for fashion and clothes into the future with her new book “Wear Next” - a fashion world that is kind, just, regenerative, innovative and inclusive - ditching the dark underbelly of exploitation and microplastic-filled materials c…

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361. Alexx Stuart - Mould and Humidity FAQs 41:54

5M ago41:54

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Not every mould situation is a massive problem or leads to complex chronic illness - the good news is there’s a lot you can do with a couple of tools and some literacy, to prevent mould in your home from causing symptoms or damaging soft furnishings. So, in this show, I answer some of the most common questions I’ve received heading into the humid s…

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360. Complex Chronic Illness: A Unique Puzzle With Dr Ben Reebs 1:22:46

5M ago1:22:46

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Dr Ben Reebs, founder of the Portland Clinic of Natural health joins me on the show today and it is a brilliant look at Complex Chronic Illness and the biggest things that he’s found to be helpful as a doctor. The questions I ask him are: How did you arrive at 7 laws of healing - not just for your book but in the way you practice medicine? Those la…

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359. Dr Karin Luise - writing new personal stories and learning to tune in 1:25:33

5M ago1:25:33

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How intuitive are you? Oh this is a juicy exploration for you this week… I welcome Karin Luise PhD, to join us and explore intuition and harnessing the wisdom in what we can’t see, to ditch low-vibe shame (and realise how often it’s in the mix and hindering us!) and so much more: How can we feel in-power with big decisions in life How can we come b…

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358. Dr Staci Whitman - A Paediatric Dental Hour of Power 1:20:37

6M ago1:20:37

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Dr Staci Whitman has an audacious goal: A cavity-free world. Here’s what we talk about: How to navigate the road towards better teeth for you and your kids if you have them, without freaking out - leaving your guilt at the door! Babies needing fillings now - what!? The health or lack of health in our mouths is relevant to the prevention of, and our…

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357. Dr Jade Teta -Transpersonal Psychology and Pain as a Path to Purpose 1:17:51

6M ago1:17:51

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For the 3rd time joining me on the show is Dr Jade Teta. I can tell you all of Jade’s ‘technical’ and ‘medical’ qualifications, being a physician, having written 5 books on health and metabolism; his having written chapters for naturopath medicine text books, but what I think is more important is that Jade is an evolver and upleveller; He’s a philo…

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356. Mikki Williden PhD - Nutrition & Exercise as we age and how to tweak things accordingly. 1:16:06

6M ago1:16:06

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Mikki Williden, PhD joins us to discuss the personalisation piece, regarding healthy ageing, metabolism, exercise choices, recovery from exercise, protein on different diets and more. If any of the following is something you want a calm, science-backed voice on, this is a must-listen: Health in kids - surprising research and simple fixes as we look…

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355. Leah Hechtman PhD - PCOS through a lifetime and how to optimise for type. 1:11:04

6M ago1:11:04

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PCOS (Polycystic ovarian syndrome) is a multi-faceted syndrome that has the potential to be very successfully managed as well as the potential to wreak havoc on brain development, toxin-burden, weight, fertility and more if left unchecked. Depending on age and stage in life there are different effects and challenges, too. The more you know and the …

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354. Kristina Marusic: A New War on Cancer! 59:54

7M ago59:54

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The ‘war on cancer’ of the past 50 years hasn’t exactly worked. Cancer rates are higher than ever, and the dramatic rise in childhood and young adult cancers cannot be explained away with ‘better detection’ that often gets bandied about. It can be easy to be overwhelmed but, hopefully, while it’s impossible to control all possibilities, there is so…

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353. Healthy home air: Cultivating a health home biome with PJ Harlow 1:34:14

7M ago1:34:14

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On this show with PJ Harlow, I’m bringing you one of the sessions from The Mould Festival I’ve been hosting the past fortnight. In the show, we explore what a healthy home is, from identifying and dealing with mold, to having healthy indoor air from your air heating/cooling solutions, to exchange, to cultivating a healthy home biome that mould will…

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352. Psychologist Alex Howard says it’s not your fault. 1:18:07

7M ago1:18:07

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Alex Howard, psychologist, author of the new book “It’s Not Your Fault” (love a Good Will Hunting reference!) wants you to know it’s not your fault indeed. He also wants you to know there is a lot you can do to move through whatever trauma you’ve experienced in your life because it doesn’t have to own you forever. If we let it own us, it can signif…

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351. Lisa Bronner - An unlikely (and awesome!) green cleaning hero 58:15

7M ago58:15

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Not a huge fan of cleaning? Lisa Bronner is the granddaughter of Dr Bronner and guess what? Cleaning wasn’t always her thing - even being a part of the Dr Bronner’s soap family wasn’t her thing - that all came later and even now, it’s more a necessity and taking pleasure in a lovely environment than it is in loving cleaning. Lisa is joining me for …

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350. Perimenopause and beyond with Lara Briden 1:12:43

7M ago1:12:43

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Have you been told that perimenopause and menopause are medical conditions? Interested in ancestral research or heard myths like “women weren’t required after the child-rearing years and the problems exist because we’re living longer?” Worried about hormone replacement and what to take and when? Did you know that this is a time in your life when a …

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349. Alexx Stuart: Low Cost Low Tox Home + Health Tips 46:28

7M ago46:28

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I am back with another solo show this week, with a few home, mental and physical health low cost, low tox tips, following on from the show 3 weeks ago where I focused on food and personal care cost saving tips. I hope you enjoy it. I cover: Things you can do that might cost some money now but might save you a tonne in the long run by being proactiv…

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348. Jo Barrett: “Sustain”, An Exploration Of Sustenance For Ourselves & The Planet 1:05:11

8M ago1:05:11

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What truly sustains us when it comes to food? Taking into account bioindividuality, health, age, sex, geographical location, climate, regeneration and taste preferences, it’s not a black-and-white conversation at all, much as many try to make it and in this conversation, we explore it. We talk: What drives an everyday desire to cook well How even t…

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347. Robyn Rosenfeldt & Alexx Stuart on the importance joy and doing “enough”. 56:38

8M ago56:38

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If you’ve ever been challenged by the tug of responsibilities, to do’s, to want to do’s and to be more, today’s conversation is a balm for all the things, helping you explore what it might take and mean, to bring more peace, joy and satisfaction that you’ve done enough, into your life. In filling up your own cup - what gives you the biggest of joys…

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346. Alexx Stuart: Low Tox Budgets - How to save money Part 1 - FOOD + Personal Care 46:55

8M ago46:55

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On this week’s show, after hearing from lots of community members trying to save money right now in all sorts of ways, I’m sharing lots of different ways both conceptually and practically, that you can save money when it comes to the way you approach cooking, to the way you approach personal care. We unpack the pull of the cultural norm, and how as…

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345. Steph Lowe on iron - too high, too low, investigations, supplementation and nutrition 58:51

8M ago58:51

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Got iron issues? Tired all the time and think you might? Been told your iron’s ‘fine’ or ‘normal’ but you’re still wondering what’s up? Maybe you’re worried about familial hemochromatosis. Whatever it is as it relates to iron, that’s what we’re tackling on the show this week. Maybe it’s fatigue that tips you off initially, or just not feeling yours…

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344. Dr Anshul Gupta on reversing Hashimotos Thyroiditis 1:24:16

9M ago1:24:16

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Got thyroid issues or an autoimmune condition? Hashimoto’s - sadly, far too many people know this autoimmune thyroid condition, and Dr Anshul Gupta is on a global mission to help as many people know as possible, that it can be reversed and put into remission. Frustrated by conventional medicine training, a board-certified family physician, he sough…

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343. Managing water better for a more stable climate? Yes it’s possible, with Zach Weiss 1:05:55

9M ago1:05:55

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WATER. To say I’m excited to bring you this conversation is an understatement. The climate change conversation at the ‘top levels’ is highly corporate, pushing out so called solutions like processed fake meats, cutting down trees and covering fields with solar panels for ‘green energy’ and building synthetic protein labs. Meanwhile farmers and ecol…

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342. Histamine and women - general and cycle-related symptoms with Naomi Judge. 1:15:03

9M ago1:15:03

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Histamine reactions got you down? On today’s show, we discuss histamine intolerance with Naturopath, Naomi Judge, who specialises in women’s health and hormones. We look at histamine as it pertains to our food, stress, environmental toxins and the hormone connection so that we can unpack where you might be having issues, and how to “empty the hista…

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341. Katherine Maslen - When things grow when they shouldn’t in women’s health. 1:10:24

9M ago1:10:24

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Ever found out you had a cyst, polyp, fibroid or something else that shouldn’t be growing? Want to know how to increase your chances of not having them pop up in your scans? In today’s show, I invite Katherine Maslen, naturopath and founder of The Shift clinic, an expert in women’s health, to talk us through what sets the stage for such things and …

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340. Blood Sugar Empowerment with Dr Ralph Esposito 1:13:05

10M ago1:13:05

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On this show, we’re talking about stable blood sugar -possible testing you can do yourself or with a doctor, how often to check in on your blood sugar, red flags and what to do about them, best ways to achieve stabilising outcomes and good insulin sensitivity and MORE. Dr Ralph Esposito is one of my triple thread guests, ie, one of the few I’ve had…

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339. Dr Min Yeo - Lessons for a healthy life, looking back on her Career in Functional Medicine. 1:03:25

10M ago1:03:25

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What can someone with nearly 4 decades in Functional Medicine teach us about health? That’s today’s show and it’s a LOT simpler than you think! My functional medicine doctor, Dr Min Yeo, retired last year and sometimes, when people leave or retire in your health team, they leave a space quite hard to fill - especially when they cared so well for yo…

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338. Wild yoga - a call to a deeper connection to ourselves and the earth, with Rebecca Wildbear 1:15:55

10M ago1:15:55

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Craving an expansive conversation? Look no further. Rebecca Wildbear is my guest once again (#171 was our first) and this time we discuss Wild Yoga - but it’s not what you might think. It’s not Yoga dance parties (although, fun!) It’s an invitation to connect with the earth and all of its magic, as well as your own wild nature, on a deeper level th…

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337. Dr Carrie Jones - Your hormones that don’t get enough publicity! 1:15:46

10M ago1:15:46

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One of the show’s most popular guests (and I don’t like to pick favourite children, but one of mine too!) Dr Carrie Jones is back for the 3rd time on the show - can we call that a trilogy? Let’s, sounds super-hero-ish! Estrogen and progesterone get a lot of press in women’s health and hormone discussions, and rightly so. There are, however, some le…

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336. Jade Miles: What is a Sustainable Table and how do we drive a truly regenerative shift in farming 58:44

11M ago58:44

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This show, I chat to Jade Miles, author, podcaster, regenerative heritage fruit farmer, homesteading workshop facilitator and CEO of Sustainable Table. A fellow poly-jobist! Today we ask the all-important question: What really is a sustainable table and how to we effect big, systemic change when it comes to farming - from degenerative, to regenerat…

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335. Alexx Stuart talks ADHD - her diagnosis, processing of it, thoughts on how society can do better and more. 1:34:08

11M ago1:34:08

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This week’s show is just me - Alexx Stuart, founder of Low Tox Life and host of the Low Tox Life podcast that you’re listening to right now and I’m talking about ADHD and me - and you! I founded Low Tox Life back in 2009 because I wanted - for myself, family and friends a lifestyle where doing a little better than yesterday across food, body, home …

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334. Exploring Neuroinflammation and mental health, with Brendan Vermeire 1:16:36

11M ago1:16:36

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Is there a challenge for you around mental health or neuro-inflammation right now or someone you know? Often there is a lot to unpack across the whole landscape of health contributors and negative impacts, before deciding where to start. In today’s show, I have my friend Brendan Vermeire back on the show to unpack neuroinflammation and mental healt…

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333. Dr Peta Stapleton: Memory improvement through EFT/Tapping 1:04:40

11M ago1:04:40

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I am thrilled to bring Dr Peta Stapleton back onto the show to discuss memory, stress, depression and tapping (Emotional Freedom Technique) on this week’s show. Peta is a registered clinical/health Psychologist and Associate Professor, Bond University (Australia) who embraces evidence-based and innovative techniques. Peta is a world-leading researc…

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332. Late Diagnosis ADHD: Jules Galloway & Alexx Stuart talk about their experiences so far. 1:36:39

11M ago1:36:39

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This week I invite my friend and colleague Jules Galloway, naturopath & herbalist onto the show to discuss our journeys in late diagnosis ADHD this past year. We don’t have all the answers. There aren’t protocols we’re sharing or ways of ‘getting rid of the symptoms’ but it’s an exploration of why we both chose to get diagnosed, some of the things …

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331. The Tiger Protocol to reverse disease with Dr. Akil Palanisamy 54:00

12M ago54:00

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Perhaps the best doctors to usher us into the new integrative era of medicine and root cause approaches, are the conventional doctors for whom a health crisis occured and they realised the tools they had been given we’re enough. This is a pattern I’ve noticed in interviewing now hundreds of doctors over the years and Akil is one such person. In tod…

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330. Dr. Bill Rawls: Unlocking Cellular Health and the magic of Herbal Medicine 1:17:52

12M ago1:17:52

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Today we talk about how to cultivate cellular wellness to both heal and prevent disease. My guest, Dr Bill Rawls was travelling along routinely as a 4th generation physician in his family, until he became unwell in a way that he didn’t seem to have any tools as a trained physician, to fix. When faced with Lyme disease, everything changed. In his qu…

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