This week's show sees me welcoming back Dr Stephen Sinatra - one of my favourite guests from shows 13 and 19 past. Why is he back? To discuss high vibration living and the simplest of tips and booster's he's found for his patients over the decades that will help us feel truly connected with nature and truly healthy. We discuss ATP, Grounding, why science sometimes can't prove why a therapy works and much much more. Enjoy the show and as usual, you'll find the show notes for this week along with ...
Mar 18, 2018•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 79
This week I have the pleasure of talking to Dr Terry Wahls about her journey towards her diagnosing of progressive MS, how she initially treated it, when she realised things needed to change and how she then went onto become one of the leading researchers on how diet and lifestyle can impact neurological diseases and other diseases. We discuss the holes in pharmaceutical based approach, autoimmune diseases and how the research is working to understand them better, and the aspects of quietening (...
Mar 11, 2018•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 78
This week I'm sharing a bit about what I did in my journey to finally realising my building was water damaged and moving home, as well as some of the decisions we made around leaving things behind, replacing them and NOT replacing anything that wasn't essential. I share how I cleaned the lego, the clothes and the furniture that we were taking and what sorts of products I used. At the end of the show I launch my first month long trial… The Low Tox life is always about gently building awareness ar...
Mar 04, 2018•53 min•Season 1Ep. 77
In this week's chat I bring back the wonderful practitioner Brodie Welch, L.ac and self care strategist. Many of you have gone on to do Brodie's courses after hearing her on the show so it's exciting to bring her back for you. In the past she's discussed some amazing nuggets of wisdom and practical advice from the Chinese medicine realm, such as the ‘time' that each organ thrives and how to work with the rhythm of our bodies to optimise health. In the past couple of years, she has been running h...
Feb 25, 2018•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 76
There's a candle burning everywhere these days but at what cost to us and to our planet? In chatting to Cate Burton about all things wax, candle manufacturing and the beauty of the bee, we break open the candle industry, exposing even ‘natural' candles for what they often truly are in this bumper hour long conversation - and trust me you'll want to listen until the end. Cate is riveting, well researched and absolutely passionate about candle making and I am super excited to share that passion wi...
Feb 18, 2018•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 75
Dr Karen Phillip says “It's one thing to know what you want, but another to know how to get it, let me help you achieve your goals”. She is a Counselling Psychotherapist; Clinical Hypnotherapist and the Parenting and Relationship Expert and of course, Hypnotherapist. In our chat we dive into Hypnotherapy as a tool for breaking patterns, forming better habits, losing weight, reducing stress, anxiety or pain and much more - we even discuss hypnotherapy for pets! It's a brilliant chat and you're no...
Feb 11, 2018•55 min•Ep. 74
In this show I, your host Alexx Stuart, chat to Rob McGavin, who once a humble farmer with an idea do grow olives and produce oil, is now the largest supplier of Olive oil to Australia as well as an internationally award winning olive oil producer, supplying globally. We discuss fear around olive oil for cooking, quality and the ramifications of common practice of ‘mystery blends' on the market saying that they're olive oils, health benefits of good olive oil and he shares tales from the groves ...
Feb 04, 2018•54 min•Ep. 73
I came across Carol Miltimore's work when I was adding to our resources for the Go Low Tox e course's clothing day. She's a Brooklyn based designer who spends a fair part of the year in India - her second home. I thought it would be great to chat to Carol about her journey which wasn't always centred around ethics and sustainability, working for some big brands and mainstream fast fashion in her earlier training. She talks about the challenges, the true cost of fashion if you want it to be ethic...
Jan 28, 2018•47 min•Ep. 72
Previous guest Nick from Milkwood permaculture introduced me to Jodi's work suggesting he'd be great to have on the show. After checking out Roebuck farm and being instantly inspired by Jodi's work and passion for farm design and restorative farming education, then yes: Of course, I had to have him on the show. This show is wonderful for farmers wanting to explore doing things differently and not needing pesticide, as well as vegetarians or vegans who want to better understand that some of our f...
Jan 21, 2018•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 71
My dentist is a legend. He happens to also be the author of his new book “A Life Less Stressed” and boy is it a cracking and important read. Discussing disease, inflammation, the nervous system, homeostasis, carbs, precautionary principle, allergy, pain, fats and proteins it's a comprehensive look at how we can use certain things to our advantage, how not all stress is ‘bad' and how to identify effectively what needs to fall away. Ron talks today with me about how this book came to be, gets deep...
Jan 14, 2018•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 70
This week in keeping with the new year's theme of a couple of gentle topics for our body and mind, I have Tom Cronin on the show - a gifted meditation teacher. We discuss his personal path to finding stillness and using the power of meditation to recover and rebuild his health, as well as how meditation can work for everyone if we stay open, curious and don't think we have to ‘empty our heads'. We then do our very first LIVE meditation on the show - it's so relaxing and just 10 minutes. I hope y...
Jan 07, 2018•53 min•Ep. 69
Let me start by saying this is not an evil ploy to make you have a new year's resolution about tidying and decluttering more this year. No. I was inspired to start the year off with Sally because early January is often a time we have more time to focus inwards, at home, no rush of school or offices yet, no inbox full with demands… And many of us live in spaces we're not entirely happy with, whether it's how they look or feel in general, or whether it's an “I've got too much stuff” feeling. Sally...
Dec 31, 2017•55 min•Ep. 68
This week as you can see we have two shows! Reason being I've brought the Monday's show that would have aired Christmas day forward a few days - because, well it's going to help us with the days ahead and the week that heads us into a new year. Brooke McAlary has authored two booked that help us navigate a world that feels more like one that ‘fits' us, by slowing down, simplifying, getting in touch with our values and ‘why'. In today's show we discuss: The Stress Spiral - we discuss how we both ...
Dec 21, 2017•41 min•Ep. 67
Oh. My. Gosh. I've found us an extraordinary practitioner - a woman who founded the first holistic health centre in Sydney in the mid 70s in Paddington who for decades has been building her expertise in the area of women's health, fertility for couples and natural contraception. In this show we discuss the pill and other modern contraception methods, the cons, the deficiencies or body imbalances they breed and how to successfully come off them. Then, Francesca takes us through how we can get to ...
Dec 17, 2017•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 66
This one is SO interesting this week! In this show I chat to an amazing woman and therapist, Tracey McMullen. I went to have a session with her after someone I knew had been to Tracey as a part of her fertility boosting journey. Well, I can honestly say that I'm not too sure how she does it, but Tracey has a gift - the way she speaks, the gentle way she asks questions, looking for the way you answer to then dig a little deeper where you need to go and then way she helps you find a release from t...
Dec 10, 2017•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 65
In today's show I share a few quick tips for not being overwhelmed by this super busy time of year, as well as sharing a little about what's in our comprehensive entertaining e book “Celebrate”, now available for just $9. I then invite a wonderful, passionate biodynamic wine maker onto the show, Vanya Cullen of Cullen Wines, WA to discuss how she and many other grape growers are starting to see that rather than a hindrance and ‘pain' growing biodynamic, it's actually proven a commercial and ecol...
Dec 03, 2017•57 min•Ep. 64
In this week's show, I chat to Paulette Bray Narai who's a specialist on Non Violent Communication - it's one of the calmest chats I've ever had on the show, her energy is so darn serene! If you've ever felt tensions in relationships, with partners, bosses, your kids… I pick Paulette's brain on helping us find the most practical and useful of tips on how to deal with those moments in life. I was overjoyed to have her on the show because toxic energy, pent up stress from negative interactions is ...
Nov 26, 2017•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 63
In this week's show I chat to Clare Press, who I've loved following online with her brilliant podcast “Wardrobe Crisis” and in her book by the same name. This week we chat about the fact that our biggest crisis in our wardrobe is overconsumption, as well as how to not feel that we need to give up on fashion altogether. We talk microfibre, organic vs conventional cotton, apps that inspire us to investigate brands before buying and so much more. If you've been interested in the topic of helping yo...
Nov 20, 2017•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 62
There are some Food series that touch your life profoundly - one such show for me was a series of Food Safari where Maeve toured through France with Guillaume Brahimi. Being half French there was obvious cultural appeal but there was something in the way that show was put together - one of the great story telling, discovery focused food series around. The new series EARTH, succeeds last year's “FIRE” series, this time focusing on the magic of plant based foods and how so many cultures in the wor...
Nov 12, 2017•46 min•Ep. 61
Nutritionist Georgia's passion for superfoods is so infectious and it's not what you think when you hear that word. We talk Natto, Liver, Heart and Marrow - Why they are unbelievable powerhouses for our health and how to easily incorporate them into our weekly planning. Getting a super clear understanding on the vital need for K2 and its role in transporting minerals to where they're needed is a brilliant look at how a few tiny changes to the weekly meal planning, can pay off big dividends in yo...
Nov 05, 2017•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 60
I've loved Pukka teas ever since I came across them. Their packaging, their combinations of herbs, and later learning about their pass for the growth of organic agriculture and helping farms create viable businesses as their suppliers - needless to say it all sang to me. I knew I wanted to take a look into how it all began and discuss the power of the humble herbal tea, with co-founder Sebastian Pole. Recently I was also interested to learn of Unilever acquiring them and then seeing a few ‘hate ...
Oct 29, 2017•55 min•Ep. 59
So my last chat with Kirsty Wirth was a popular one indeed - show 42 on the many personalities of gut bacteria. We just had to do a follow up chat with so much more to talk about. We've answered some of your listener questions on gut health, as well as going into parasites and a look behind the scenes at what her recent US trip to Cerebrum Health in Texas did for Noah, her autistic son. It's a jam packed episode with tangents and twists and worth having the pen and paper out for notes with all t...
Oct 22, 2017•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 58
Every day people decide one day to explore what it might mean to ditch the nasty stuff and lower their toxic load across day to day life. I started 12 years ago and it was hard to find all the information and much of what was to be swapped didn't perform well and felt like a poor cousin to my high performance ‘convenient' cleaners and personal care products. Over time, environmental consciousness has exploded and so many beautiful businesses are producing low tox everything from mattresses to mo...
Oct 15, 2017•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 57
I've brought Professor Marc Cohen back on the show to discuss the toxic load that we are burdened by today in the modern life context. Professor Cohen is a triple Phd and at the forefront of studying the harmful effects of many of the common chemicals we are exposed to today. We cover his “10 toxic truths”, discussing things such as the fact that chemicals are synergistic - ie more powerful when mixed together even though individually they might be deemed safe. We discuss how being ‘top of the f...
Oct 08, 2017•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 45
Could you be experiencing chronic inflammation? Do you feel like your symptoms add up to being any number of possible ‘things' but also unable to be pinned down as ONE thing? Or that you treat things like brain fog, sore joints, muscle weakness, funny heart beat or adrenals and still don't feel any better? Enter a real possibility of CIRS - Chronic Inflammation Response Syndrome. Up to 38 symptoms are commonly experienced. A lot of you know the past year, I experienced an inflammation cascade th...
Oct 01, 2017•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 55
My guest this week is Guy, who I met when we were both speaking at a conference interstate. Guy, who's been in fitness and health for many years, having founded 180 Nutrition, is not just about the high quality protein… Turns out he has explored some seriously challenging ideas when it comes to optimising the body and mind, including ayahuasca (which comes with warnings in the show notes), the WIM HOF method where you explore the power of thermogenesis (freezing cold) on the body and mind, and a...
Sep 24, 2017•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 54
Jude Blereau founded the whole & traditional food movement in Australia, which she discovered and fell in love with when living in the USA. If there's anyone who can make you feel at peace with your food choices and get excited to get into the kitchen, it's Jude. She tells the story of her fashion days and how food came to call her to change careers, and shares so much wonderful wisdom to direct us away from the extreme options presented so often in media and online, bringing to the fore the...
Sep 17, 2017•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 53
There are so many stores behind why people pivot on their careers. Nicole's is one of the most poignant I've ever heard. From being a clinical naturopath she moved into researching all that she could on Building Biology - how our homes can help or hinder our health, becoming a pioneer for education in this space with globally recognised certified Advanced diploma certified courses allowing many to be trained in identifying homes for systemic dampness, mould, EMR levels, dirty electricity and mor...
Sep 10, 2017•48 min
One day I was researching rice bran oil for our Low tox community. I didn't have to look far when I found Cyndi's research on it and over the years since, Cyndi and I have met and exchanged like minded chats on food industry motive, back door deals done to skew our understanding of what makes a healthy food mix, and I knew there was no one better to invite onto the show to share our listener's biggest food confusion issues today. We talk about fats, sugars, wheat, meat and more in a serious debu...
Sep 03, 2017•1 hr 19 min
In this show, I wanted to reflect on our first 50 shows. This is going to be a great show for newer listeners to get an idea of which shows they might want to prioritise when back cataloguing, but it's also a chance for us all to reflect on the incredible knowledge that's been imparted with us over this first year, and perhaps revisit some of the shows that are just so packed with information that - if you're anything like me - you want to make sure you didn't miss anything. Enjoy the show as I ...
Jul 31, 2017•54 min
