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Low Tox Life

Low Tox Life 2016www.lowtoxlife.com

Hello! Welcome to the Low Tox Life podcast - the place to bring your low tox life to life across all low tox pillars: Food. Body. Home. Mind. Planet. We cover it all to support you and your goals with some of the best minds in the world joining me each week. I'm Alexx Stuart, your host, and in 2009 I coined the term 'low tox' and started lowtoxlife.com. From there I've created 10 courses and had 2 books published (Low Tox Life and Low Tox Life FOOD; I've written countless research articles and recipes to inspire a low tox life. I am thrilled to bring this podcast to you as an extension of the online community, filled with multi-passionate people from around the world. The concept of living a Low Tox Life is one that rejects perfection, black and white notions of there only being one way to 'do it right'. Instead, we take a relaxed and curious approach to better choices to incorporate into our lives as and if they fit. Low Tox therefore instead of 'no tox' as people come together from all walks of life; from cities to regional and remote areas to work from our overlaps and all be part of the many solutions toward healthy people and planet. Forget wasting time feeling bad about what you're not doing or you didn't know yesterday. Let's feel awesome about what we can learn and do from today! Thanks for being here. I just know you'll be inspired as I am by each show. Enjoy, subscribe, pop the kettle on and most importantly: Welcome!


For more, head to www.lowtoxlife.com and for easy back-catalogue exploring of the podcast, by topic type that you're most looking for, head to https://www.lowtoxlife.com/low-tox-life-podcast-index/


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Alexx


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380. Quantum Biology: The Magic, The Medicine, with Dr Catherine Clinton

Quantum Biology is the study of teeny tiny, complicated subatomic particles and energy that blow your mind. Being a beneficiary of it can be as simple as standing watching the sunrise or sunset or walking barefoot in the ground. So, if you’ve been daunted in the past, today that ends as we deep dive into this topic with Dr Catherine Clinton, naturopathic physician and Quantum Biology educator helping you understand what the most accessible, truest form of medicine is, and how to make it a part o...

May 05, 202453 minEp. 380

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

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 @healthykids_happykids and I deep dive into the reason so many families are dealing with allergies and in this comprehensive show, we explore: The biggest fa...

Apr 28, 20241 hr 28 minEp. 379

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

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 responses to situations are often formed from events a long time in our past Why emotions don’t make sense and trying to make them make sense is futile Wha...

Apr 21, 20241 hr 2 minEp. 378

377. Good Energy—Power Your Cells, Power Your Life with Dr Casey Means

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 Stanford-trained physician and co-founder of Levels, a health technology company with the mission of reversing the world’s metabolic health crisis. Her...

Apr 14, 20241 hr 26 minEp. 377

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

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 and how to flip the script in your life? How does one start to think about living frugally in a way that doesn’t conjure 1 jar with a year’s plastic, ma...

Apr 07, 20241 hr 4 minEp. 376

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

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: Enough! Why are we not talking about this? Why are we being gaslit in Dr’s offices for our symptoms and being offered multiple medications for anxie...

Mar 31, 20241 hr 26 minEp. 375

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

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 visited every country (193 in total) before his 35th birthday. Chris designed his life from an early age and loves showing people who feel called to a ...

Mar 24, 20241 hr 4 minEp. 374

373. Can not communicating effectively almost kill you? Dr Neha Sangwan says yes.

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! Communication and its role in health How we can know if we’re “stuffing down” things we want to say. How that might show up in the body and mind over time What we...

Mar 17, 20241 hr 9 minEp. 373

372. Lizzie Williamson: Finding the joy in movement

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 to’ and something one has to try and find ‘motivation’ for. We flip the script on today’s show. We talk about: Language matters when it comes to moveme...

Mar 10, 202455 minEp. 372

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

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 - different usages and applications. The one thing you need to see in your curcumin supplement for best absorption Adaptogenic teas to help you sync your circa...

Mar 03, 20241 hr 2 minEp. 371

370. Chinese Medicine and the perimenopause transition with Dr Keri Krieger

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, tune into our truth to our core, and support this period of great change with good humour, vulnerability and open dialogue. We discuss: Perimenopause ...

Feb 25, 20241 hr 19 minEp. 370

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.

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 working, at school, or whatever else is going on. I find a lot of gratitude in the mundane. Maybe it’s become I’ve lived through a lot of instability o...

Feb 18, 20241 hr 2 minEp. 369

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

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 How what’s in our saliva can be bad for our health because of how much we swallow each day How bleeding when you floss can be a sign of fertility dif...

Feb 11, 202431 minEp. 368

367. Burn Out and powering life differently, with Dr Neha Sangwan

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 example?) And today we look at: Values - how knowing yours helps you avoid decision fatigue and people pleasing. How knowing how you LIKE to show up and w...

Feb 04, 20241 hr 15 minEp. 367

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

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 traditional, sacred ceremony. We also discuss microdosing psychedelics, meditation and how healing doesn’t have to be an epiphany or explosive ‘moment’ and in f...

Jan 28, 20241 hr 35 minEp. 366

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

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. But how do we: Stop being at war and be of service and in gratitude? Navigate out of the safe, small worlds we often create to protect ourselves when w...

Jan 21, 20241 hr 18 min

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

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 health and babies. The question Jason asked world leading leaky gut expert, Dr Fasano: “Given the results of your two pivotal ex vivo studies, where you ...

Jan 14, 20241 hr 28 minEp. 364

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

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 - I am first to put my hand up and say I let things slide during this time, in case anyone’s worried I’m perfect (That’s a HARD NO!) In this show, whil...

Dec 17, 20231 hr 4 minEp. 363

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

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 currently at play in most stores around the world. We explore How buying less, upping quality and reusing clothes and fabrics in fashion can practicall...

Dec 10, 202355 minEp. 362

361. Alexx Stuart - Mould and Humidity FAQs

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 season here in Australia and, in the show notes you have a tonne more resources to support you if you’re currently worried about mould affecting your h...

Dec 03, 202342 minEp. 361

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

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 laws are Vitality, Disease, Cure, Compensation, Resonance, Synergy, Intention and I’m looking forward to diving into some of them… You start your book w...

Nov 26, 20231 hr 23 minEp. 360

359. Dr Karin Luise - writing new personal stories and learning to tune in

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 back to being like a baby - unapologetic for our needs, able to follow instinct? How we can become more aware of just how much we’ve ‘stuffed’ down bec...

Nov 19, 20231 hr 26 minEp. 359

358. Dr Staci Whitman - A Paediatric Dental Hour of Power

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 risk factors for over 100 diseases - that we know of so far. How? A timeline of the biggest changes as humans and how they impacted our oral health. ...

Nov 12, 20231 hr 21 minEp. 358

357. Dr Jade Teta -Transpersonal Psychology and Pain as a Path to Purpose

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 philosopher, he’s passionate about transpersonal psychology and is currently doing a PhD in this space. Today we’re inviting you to uplevel your thinking a...

Nov 05, 20231 hr 18 minEp. 357

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

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 at how metabolic issues can begin early in life Only 3% of people are doing of the 5 things considered to be essential for health - how do you fare? ...

Oct 29, 20231 hr 16 minEp. 356

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

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 more proactive you are with a practitioner who can support you, the better life is. Period! Here’s what we cover in this mammoth exploration of PCOS (...

Oct 22, 20231 hr 11 minEp. 355

354. Kristina Marusic: A New War on Cancer!

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 much we can do. Enter investigative journalist, Kristina Marusic, who after writing a 5-part investigative piece on the rise in young people getting ...

Oct 15, 20231 hrEp. 354

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

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 always be a part of - we just want to keep it low and in check as a part of a healthy environment. Every now and then I come across someone who moves...

Oct 08, 20231 hr 34 minEp. 353

352. Psychologist Alex Howard says it’s not your fault.

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 significantly impact our quality of life, emotionally, physically and in our work and relationships, so this show is a vital one to compassionately unpackin...

Oct 01, 20231 hr 18 minEp. 352

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

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 the first time since the show began 8 years ago now, as we talk through a bit of super-interesting Dr Bronner history, Lisa’s childhood, becoming a pa...

Sep 28, 202358 minEp. 351
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