Low Tox Life

In keeping with the last show of 2016 being on goal setting, the first show this year is on training our brains to not procrastinate, with some delightfully nerdy facts and hacks from neuroscientist Dr Fiona Kerr who explains all things brain is such insightful, totally understandable ways. She shows us how we can build up a resistance to procrastination and become immune to it over time, by gentl...

How to pick a good goal. For the last show of the year, Alexx invites Julia Bickerstaff the queen of effective goal creation and completion, onto the show to discuss why resolutions don't work, why goals that are for too short or long a time frame don't work and to pinpoint the things that actually DO work when it comes to achieving the things we really want to. The Low Tox Life isn't just about f...

Psychological health is a huge factor in our low tox life and this show, we talk to psychologist Alison Hill to look at how we end up drowning in overwhelm, burn out and things we actually aren't aligned with in both our personal and professional lives. We explore her awesome new book “Stand Out” and delve into super simple strategies to defining what's truly important to you in life,...

Professor Marc Cohen joins Alexx Stuart this week to discuss his incredible career and breath of study to date, as well as what he's found to contribute the most to wellness in his study, patient care, research papers and teachings so far. As well as being a GP, he holds Phd's in Chinese Medicine, Psychological medicine and physiology and works through from patient care, to research, to teaching,...

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...

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, dur...

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,...

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...

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 mo...

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...

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...

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 p...

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...

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 employe...

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 naturopat...

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...

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 chang...

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 yo...

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...

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 pest...

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...

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...

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 w...

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 a...