Low Tox Life

There is so much outrage online and in communities these days - what can we do about it? How can we bridge divides, tackle polarisation and even deal with different ideas on a good life in families (like simply changing cleaning products or ditching processed food and everyone in your family thinking you’re nuts, crunchy and woo woo!) Enter Dr Kurt Gray; a Professor in Psychology and Neuroscience...

Well here it is - the last show of 2024!  Thank you for being with me these past 50 shows, as we’ve expanded into more Low Tox Mind and Life topics, both family and personal, with a view to supporting the whole picture of a healthy life, not just all the things that go wrong and how to fix them - which of course shall always be a part of it, but where our attention goes our energy flows and t...

What can a homeopath with 6000 hours of experience supporting people’s health teach us?  A lot of fascinating things about the art and science of homeopathy, of course - as mysterious as it is clever, homeopathy can be and has been used for centuries, and is still used with pride of place in hospitals in India, and is a recognised form of medicine in several European countries and in the UK -...

Ali Daddo and Mary Doube are on a mission to support women worldwide in feeling less alone and more empowered on their peri+menopausal journeys with their Aviiana platform. It’s crazy to think that we weren’t talking about this phase that 100% of women go through who live long enough, just a handful of years ago - in today’s show when I mention I did a show on Perimenopause with Dr Carrie Jones a...

This show, I share tips and ideas to make the month ahead feel less intense and we wrap up the calendar year.  Often late November/early December have two energies battling it out in our brains:  It’s the end of the year - I have so much I still want to/have to/must DO - gah… Go Go Go.  I just want to slow down a lie on a beach, in a field or under a blanket and CHILL So this week,...

“What would it look like for you to be fully recovered” asks Dr Robert Bray of his patients. Powerful question. How would it look for you?  A trigger warning if you are sensitive to trauma, violence or suicide topics. Hugs to you and it might not be for you (although for the same reasons, it might very well be for you).  This show explores Thought Field Therapy a form of ‘energy psycholo...

Does food ever stress you out, for one reason or another? This week’s show is here to help you relax and find joy in food and my guest is the wonderful Deanna Minich PhD. I’ve long followed Deanna’s work in nutrition and the beautiful way she links it to the power of colour, body systems, energy centres and ancient wisdom.  This week we talk about:  Deanna’s journey towards the rainbow -...

Dr John Demartini is a force and is joining me back on the show for the 4th time to focus on the oscillation between ups and downs, fear and safety, stress and calm, negative and positive and how ‘positive thinking’ and ‘negative thinking’.  John is a world-leading human behaviour specialist, philosopher, international speaker, best-selling author, and the founder of The Demartini Method - a...

Jessica Maguire is back on the show and while the first show we did was about the nuts and bolts of the nervous system, this week is a powerful exploration of the human experience, our responses, the signals of dysregulation we can look out for in ourselves and others, and the power of helping someone else regulate or having someone who can do that for us, through grief, work, school and just abou...

Is astrology woo woo or one of the most powerful tools we have to become more aware of ourselves and others and the way we all interact?  Jordanna Levin author of “All Signs Point to You” and astrologer takes us on a SUPER fascinating journey through charting, stereotypes, archetypes, influences and road maps - and even responds to an astrology take-down issued by one of my fave people, Adam...

Skin conditions and treatments. That is this week’s show with naturopathic doctor and herbalist Dr Julie Greenberg, founder of rootcausedermatology.com, helping clinicians get to the root of why skin presentations might be happening for that person and how to treat more holistically. She founded her clinic in LA, USA, The Center for Integrative & Naturopathic Dermatology Inc where she also see...

The most common question I get that comes up is about how to “clean” mold!? (Pro tip: switch to saying remove not ‘clean’ or ‘kill’.) Michael Pinto has been in the business of identifying harmful hazards in the home from mould to asbestos, to lead and more, for over 40 years, and now semi retired, I cheekily thought he might have time for me to data mine his experience - and he said yes! We cover:...

As with all things, I believe in finding people who can help us navigate the nuanced way forward - is there a way our kids can healthily grow up in public?  Devorah Heitner PhD has been asking this with curiosity both as a parent and a researcher and in today’s show, we unpack exactly that question. Her book “Growing up in Public” is a must read so that we understand our kid’s social dynamics...

Show 400 - How did we get here!? Well, it took a few people to get this show to where it is today and I’ll list them below because if you’re reading this, you’re one of them. In the show today, I’ve chosen 4 excerpts from past shows that weave together in funny ways, once I listened to them all in a row… 10 or so minutes from each of these deep-from-the-archive shows that are every bit as necessar...

Did you feel like kids connected with kids and adults with adults regarding food? Separate times, separate tables, dumbed-down ‘fun’ food?  This week we are talking food and little people - Toddlers to be specific given the wonderful Luka from Book to Food has a new book available for pre-order and soon for real “Toddler to Table”.  It is a stunner of a book but what I love most about th...

Being a teen is harder than ever before and it’s showing in the stats and research.  BUT, this is not about going down the fear road, nor is it all about crying “it’s social media” as an over simplified solution.  We also need to do a LOT more to diversify the ‘success’ picture during school years, help them matter, feel the love and find themselves as they journey through individuation...

If you’ve been confused about hormone testing - this week’s show is here to help.  @drleahhechtman PhD, takes us through hormone testing options for age, stage and situation, as well as things that impact the accuracy of a test.  We cover:  Saliva, Urine and Blood testing - when which one or all are helpful and for whom.  What reference ranges are based on - and most of us aren...

As promised: Part 2 is here, with microbiologist @kiranbiome and it is a deep dive into the mechanism for “leakiness” of our body’s barrier functions. He took my nightclub bouncer and ran with it and I think you’ll find more empowerment when it comes to understanding and working with issues related to:    Leaky Gut Leaky Skin Leaky Brain  …as we explore:  Why does it happen?&nb...

This week we talk MILK with @fat_pig_farm Matthew Evans - the dairy kind, the plant kind and the many aspects to consider when considering either.  Do you consume dairy products?  Do you have issues with lactose, casein or both?  Do you think plant milks are nutritious and planet-friendly?  Do you think plant milk has a lighter footprint?  Do you think Raw milk is safe? Da...

Are you frustrated with the medical system when it comes to chronic illness? Perhaps frustrated with the obvious hold industry has over public service institutions?  What if you had the power to cultivate a level of safety for your system that helped you feel more well and resilient in today’s world and less reliant on the system in the first place?  Today we explore both of these with D...

What a rite of passage should be: A powerful graduation into a new phase of life - something one grows into and is supported into during the transition.  What they often are instead because we lack proper rites of passage? A piss up for your 18th or 21st with gloating about who got the drunkest A sexual encounter you might not feel ready for but ‘all your friends have’ and you’re X age now, s...

Habit-making / Habit breaking got you down?  This week’s new show is for everyone who’s ever made or broken a habit - or felt like they’re a constant failure at doing so.  You are not the failure!  One curve ball moment, day or week where you don’t stick to your plan doesn’t mean “you have failed and it’s over”.  The cookie-cutter approach to habits is the failure I’m genuinely...

Pop Quiz: How do you feel about aging?  Do you feel bad about your age?  Wish you were younger?  Go to serious lengths to come across as younger?  Did you turn 32 AGAIN this year?  This week’s show, @carlhonore invites us to stop buying into the cult of youth, and explore what the world might look like when we do.  If you’d love nothing more than to change the way you...

Nervous system, somatics and what true regulation means. We go there again with a brilliant practitioner. It’s a biggy this week. It’s going to be a cause for reflection and compassion for many of us, I think!  I wanted to have @irenelyon on the show because I’ve become concerned myself about AI and the impact on education online - models hired to demo a few ‘easy exercises’ to regulate syste...

You know what’s in this week’s show on metabolic health? YOU ARE.  No one is left behind in Lara’s book “The Metabolic Reset” which just came out, nor is anyone left behind on this week’s show where we explore these and so much more: Sleep, circadian rhythms and individuality within that Struggling to achieve ‘satiety’ after meals and how food is the OPPOSITE of ‘one way for all’! How a deep...