America's renowned integrative cardiologist is back on the show. Dr Stephen Sinatra and Alexx talk about Stephen's book: Health revelations from heaven and earth . Dr Sinatra's chance meeting with Tommy Rosa, someone who had a profound near-death experience and came back as a powerful healer. He was fascinated by Tommy's gift, and had had a few patients on his operating table who'd had near death experiences themselves - including one who was extremely upset to have been ‘rescued'. Together they...
Nov 27, 2016•46 min
This week, Alexx chats to naturopath Jules Galloway. Pyrroles disorder is something, it turns out, many of us have. Problem is, we don't know it and Jules and I connected earlier this year when we were both diagnosed. It has been such a blessing. Also known as kryptopyrroles or pyrrole disorder, pyroluria is an inherited condition where the body makes too much of a substance known as pyrroles, during the everyday production of haemoglobin. These pyrroles bind to your vitamin B6 and zinc, causing...
Nov 20, 2016•49 min
In Show #17 on anxiety Alexx chats to holistic practitioner Shalani McCray who also happens to be an interfaith minister. She brings such soothing and practical wisdom around anxiety - its causes, what you can do to lessen it when experiencing it and what protocols to perhaps follow or areas to explore should you need help. In this chat she suggests we take superfoods off their universal pedestal, bring back what's thought of often as bad, we talk about food production then move onto the In this...
Nov 13, 2016•57 min
In this show, Alexx chats to nutritionist Michele Chevelley-Hedge about hormones. We go through many of the major hormones - including stress, thyroid and sex hormones, look at what the symptoms of ‘out of whackness' are, as well as explore tips on how to keep our hormones in check. With the amount of hormone disruptions from food and environmental sources in modern times, there's never been a more important time to feel confident identifying when something's not quite right and hormone balancin...
Nov 06, 2016•1 hr 3 min
In Show #15, Alexx has dug up a wonderful start up already amassing incredible impact by saving spent coffee grounds from major locations such as airport terminals, and the using them to grow mushrooms. Phillip White founded Fungimental with tagline “Gourmet Taste from coffee waste” and aims to break the cycle of wastefulness through sustainable processes that utilize every possible morsel of waste. Another central purpose of Fungimental is to reconnect people with the origins of the food they e...
Oct 30, 2016•27 min
In Show #14 Alexx and Kelly both discuss strategies for not letting these typically busy months get the better of us - the buying, the eating, the drinking, the overwhelm...It doesn't have to be that way. If you want to explore setting some strategies to protect yourself from ‘silly season' overwhelm, then this show will help you make it the ‘smart season' instead. Be sure to check out the show notes for further resources. https://www.lowtoxlife.com/podcast/ See omnystudio.com/listener for priva...
Oct 23, 2016•54 min
In Show #13, Alexx chats to renowned integrative cardiologist Dr Stephen Sinatra. He's a nutritional therapist and psychotherapist and a big believer that patients are a doctor's greatest teachers. They talk about rigidity in the medical profession. Rigidity is the They talk about rigidity in the medical profession. Rigidity is the Achilles heel of the doctor - believing that whatever we learn in med school then stands still as truth for the rest of their practising years? Well, that just makes ...
Oct 16, 2016•49 min
Show #12 and Alexx chats to the founder of social enterprise “Who Gives a Crap” about how he came to realise social entrepreneurship was going to be his business model style, his desire to help out in the clean water space in developing countries and the many things he's learnt along the way. This chat is awesome because so often we see these wonder brands online and everything looks perfect and fun and fabulous, but behind them are hard working, honest people with big dreams to change the world...
Oct 04, 2016•46 min
In Show # 11, Alexx chats to Brodie Welch, L.ac, Chinese Medical practitioner and self care strategist - because who doesn't need a little more self care, right? They chat about Qi, Jung, Yin, Yang, self-care, foods that stimulate a healthy liver, detoxification in general, energy stagnation and get technical on seasonal eating in relation to Yin and Yang. It's such a juicy chat and one that will definitely give you insight into how to bring a sense of balance - both physical and mental, into yo...
Oct 02, 2016•58 min
This week Alexx chats to Tara Button, ex ad exec turned conscious consumer advocate with her pioneering business “Buy Me Once”. Buy Me Once calls on people to focus on investing in items that will last a lifetime, as opposed to engaging in the current cycle of getting good, cheap deals and constantly buying lesser quality items. Alexx and Tara talk about some of the tricks employed by advertisers to get us hooked on things we don't need, the inception of Buy Me Once and her hopes for what it wil...
Sep 18, 2016•48 min
Today, Alexx chats to naturopath Liezel Barnard about the major skin disorders - psoriasis, eczema, hives and dermatitis. They chat about their differences, causes, prevention (1 in 3 people get at least one of these!) and the support we can get both with our own lifestyle changes and what foods we eat, the sun we get and products we use, as well as what to do and when to see a doctor or naturopath when needed. Strong skin often comes from within, so they discuss gut health AND how to have a sup...
Sep 04, 2016•58 min
Today is Show #8 and Alexx chats to Alex Fergus about setting ourselves up for an awesome night's sleep. They talk sleep hacks, blue lights, bedroom conditions, tech-free experiments, establishing routines and - believe it or not - many more things that Alex has studied to produce great sleep for his super busy clients. With a great night's sleep we can achieve anything, so listen to the show, see what you can do to tweak what you're doing in the bedroom, and start experimenting. Better sleep = ...
Aug 21, 2016•44 min
Today, Alexx speaks with Dr Leila Masson, a paediatrician she's invited on the show to discuss deficiencies. And while Dr Masson is a paediatrician, the information she shares is as much for adults as it is for kids - there's plenty for everyone in this show. So often we have symptoms that leave us feeling below par, and so often there are simple fixes - whether it's lifestyle change, supplementation or another little tweak to something going on. Today's chat with Leila Mason walks through super...
Aug 07, 2016•55 min
In this show - one for the omnivores among us - Alexx chats to 1st generation regenerative farmer Paul Grieve of Primal Pastures, California. How does a man go from the US Navy to a regenerative farmer? Learn what threw Paul into the deep end and why he now passionately believes that farming animals can be a sustainable, good-for-the-planet thing. Alexx and Paul also talk about the choices you have to make as a farming business, species appropriate food and its impact, why pasture-raised trumps ...
Jul 24, 2016•1 hr 1 min
In the 5th and final 'launch week' show, Alexx chats to Hannah Parris, an economics Phd turned ethical fashion expert and entrepreneur. Based in London, Hannah shares what's happening at the forefront of ethical fashion, why we should transition away from fast and untraceable fashion, how to buy less and feel great about it, how much better organic and ethical fashion is for people and planet, GMO vs organic cotton farming, GOTS certification and what it means, building an ethical underwear bran...
Jul 10, 2016•57 min
In the 4th Show of the Low Tox Life podcast, Alexx chats to Tabitha McIntosh, clinical nutritionist, naturopath and soon to be author with Hay House publishing. Pesticides can be scary to delve into, but how can we work on what we refuse to learn about? In this episode Alexx and Tabitha talk about the pesticides of the past and present, how they're affecting our bodies, how they minimise pesticide residue, the top crops to avoid, the ones not to worry too much about, tips for cost friendly organ...
Jul 10, 2016•55 min
In today's show - Show #3 on the Low Tox Life podcast - Alexx chats to Dr Fiona Kerr, a reknowned expert on all things BRAIN. Together they demystify the complexities of sleep in relation to our brain, covering topics such as; fostering a really healthy body and brain, and the capacity of our amazing body what's hindering our sleep today? how to focus on what we can achieve (rather than what we can't!) the importance of smell to the brain how to get through the newborn / small children sleep haz...
Jul 10, 2016•56 min
In today's show - Show # 2 - Alexx chats to Lisa Bronner, of Dr Bronner liquid soap fame. Her grandfather was Dr Bronner, reknowned soap maker, peace lover and believer that we all were one, and it's for that reason and many others that we need a little Dr Bronner in our lives today. Lisa and Alexx talk about her grandfather's wonderful and at times sad story, how Dr Bronner is still family owned today and how they lead an incredibly committed, sustainable business - you will LOVE their pay equi...
Jul 10, 2016•1 hr 5 min
In this inaugural show, Alexx has invited naturopath and clinical nutritionist Helen Padarin, from Nourish-Ed, to talk all things poop. Why? Well, there is a lot that our poop says about us and it's one of the greatest windows into the state of our health. It's fascinating what they cover in this conversation, from the good, the bad, the ugly, the squatty potties, the how to poop right, the when to get things checked out, the microbiome and your poop, the 18 inch long s bend pooptopia... Yes. Yo...
Jul 10, 2016•1 hr 7 min
This is a little preview into what the Low Tox Life is all about and what you can expect from the podcast. After you've had a listen, hit subscribe so you don't miss our launch date, July 11. And the first show? All about POOP (yes, you read that right!) Head here for the show notes: http://www.lowtoxlife.com/podcast See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jun 29, 2016•4 min
