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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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/
And if you share a show, be sure to tag me at @lowtoxlife on Instagram so I can share it too!
Alexx
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This week, I welcome one of the most respected voices in regenerative agriculture: Nicole Masters. She’s an agroecologist, educator, systems thinker, and author of For the Love of Soil - one of the best books I read while researching my second book FOOD.
With over 25 years of hands-on experience across North America, Australasia and globally, Nicole helps farmers, land stewards and businesses rebuild ecosystems from the ground up - literally.
My favourite aspect of Nicole’s genius, is her dot connection and analogies that can engage anyone from anywhere to care deeply for soil and understand why soil health is not just an agricultural concern but a planetary and human-health imperative - there’s no confusion: We must come together, and we must act now to turn the health of soil around to be able to turn our health around, too.
We explore what’s happening beneath our feet: the microbial networks, chemical dialogues and nutrient pathways that determine the resilience of entire landscapes, food systems, and ultimately our own bodies.
Despite the weight of global environmental challenges, Nicole leaves us with a grounded sense of possibility. Her work demonstrates that nature is astonishingly responsive when we create the conditions for recovery - and that regeneration often begins with surprisingly small, accessible shifts.
Whether you’re a farmer, a gardener, a policy-maker or simply someone who eats food and wants a livable planet, this episode offers inspiration, tangible insights, and a renewed sense of agency in a time when many feel helpless.
Enjoy the show,
Alexx Stuart,
Your Host.
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How much do you know about Homeopathy?
Are you in a ‘thats woo woo’ camp?
Are you sold and sworn by it?
Do you dabble somewhere between those where you’ve found it interesting and even useful at times, but when it comes to putting things in practice confidently and knowing what you can own, vs when you need a practitioner?
Well, by the end of this hour of power you will definitely feel more clear and capable of taking the reigns on your health.
Marcus Fernandez is a 30+ year homeopath, founder of the UK’s biggest homeopathy school - The Centre for Homeopathic Education - and all round great teacher to help you build your confidence in remedy choosing and usage for you and your family.
He emphasises that the body knows how to heal when given the right tools, combining curiosity, compassion, and wisdom to make natural health both practical and deeply human.
Loved this conversation, the empowerment that came from it + hope you do too!
Alexx Stuart,
Your Host
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Website: https://marcus-fernandez.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marcusfndez/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@Homeopathy-at-Home
Their book: https://bit.ly/4hku8SW
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You have to see it to be it, right?
Well for the better world we want and more prosperous, healthy communities we want to be, this week gives you exactly that sense of optimism that it’s possible to build.
“Serenbe” just outside of Atlanta, Georgia, was an idea that instead of ‘urban sprawl’ with endless streets of concrete, houses and lawns, towns could be built to preserve 70% agriculture/green spaces while also bringing in the best of what connected us to each other in cities, through healthy commerce, arts, sports and education.
I first brought Steve Nygren’s Serenbe story to the Show #143 7 years ago - a very worthwhile listen for the full backstory of how it came to be.
Now, 20+ years on, Steve is on a legacy mission to ensure people feel that change is possible if you do this one thing:
START IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD. He speaks and consults globally on healthy land development for people and planet, and now has a book in hand to inspire millions.
Steve helps people model beneficial ways to both preserve and develop land by focusing on the 12 Biophilic Development Principles that are implemented in the Serenbe community.
If you find yourself often consumed and feeling hopeless by what’s going on ‘out there,’ come spend an hour with us to focus on your power, your agency and your influence right where you are.
I hope you’re as inspired by Steve’s message as I have been since coming across his story.
Alexx x
Fancy a few more podcasts we’ve done over the years, related to this one?
- Show #146: Utopian community of Serenbe with Steve Nygren
- Show #193 – Teresa Coady on Rebuilding Earth: Designing Eco Conscious Habitats for Humans
Want to learn more about this week’s guest?
Website: https://stevenygren.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stevenygren/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenygren/
Steve’s new book: https://bit.ly/4lqfry5
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Heart Health and Repair - A naturopathic approach on this show.
It’s packed with practical support you can implement from today, as well as speak to your practitioner more confidently about.
Kath McFarlane’s first career was on the chaotic trading floor of the stock market as an investment banker… until she felt she felt naturopathy was a better fit, with a focus on helping people uncover the underlying drivers of their complex health challenges and supporting wellness through evidence-informed, natural approaches.
Practising for nearly 20 years, she’s helped people through all ages, stages and challenges, and today we talk HEARTS.
The kind of blood you do NOT want to have and what to do
Women’s and men’s heart disease patterns: differences and best places to focus
What’s happening 2 decades before you end up in ER
Why baseline scans in your early 40s matter (and why worrying about radiation from the scan is the wrong focus!)
What you can do to repair minor disease processes and what to talk to your practitioner about
Dietary approaches that are proven for heart health
Gut health - of course!
Stress - there it is!
So practical. So proactive. Join us and improve your heart health today
Enjoy and share the show
Alexx Stuart, your host.
Fancy a few more podcasts we’ve done over the years, related to this one?
- Show #13: Dr Stephen Sinatra on Holistic Heart Health
- Show #102: Men’s health part 2 – Brain + Heart with Dr Ralph Esposito
Want to learn more about this week’s guest?
Website: https://www.kathleenmcfarlane.com.au/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/naturopath.kath
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Men, and those who love them, listen up!
The stats show us that men’s concern for their health tends to be a case of “I’m fine… I’m invincible… crisis…ok I guess something has to change”. But what if we could focus on the most important things to have a prevention strategy in place?
Gerald Quigley is back on the show, with a 40+ year career as both a pharmacist and master herbalist, to help men feel clear on what matters in a prevent strategy including:
What you need to test and how often
What lifestyle levers tend to be the most important ones
How to understand results and what to do about them
What issues tend to overwhelm or worry men to the point of avoidance
How to worry less
I hope you find it useful and share with the men in your life!
Gerald has a wonderful easy going approach to empowering people into action rather than scaring us into paralysis.
Alexx Stuart
Your Host & Founder of Low Tox Life
Want to learn more about this week’s guest?
Website: houseofwellness.com.au
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/therealgeraldquigley
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The power of seeds to future proof our food system. That’s what we’re looking at in this show.
If you’ve ever tasted an heirloom vegetable or fruit, you’ll know it.
Somehow more delicious, more intense in flavour, the power of the heirloom seed grown in healthy soil is something everyone deserves to connect with.
Ambre Whatley joins us - naturopath, herbalist and CEO of Eden Seeds Australia, to inspires us with:
How easy it is to take part in seed saving and swapping
How important it is to preserve heirloom seeds and their stories
How our corporate food system benefits few in the longrun and what we can all do to fall in love with and defend the right to save seeds into the future.
What some of the stories are behind some of Ambre’s favourite seeds - “The Mortgage lifter” the “Mostola Wild Goose Bean” and more.
Join us. It’s a good-for-the-soul, people and planet show for us all as we unite in our love of food and the right to nutrition, affordable healthy food for all.
Alexx Stuart, your host ❤️
Want to learn more about this week’s guest?
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/edenseedsau
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@edenseeds
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Does everything hurt and you feel like you’re in a ‘down hill from here’ phase of life?
Nope. You need this week’s show if those thoughts have been creeping in!
Enter Dr Jocelyn Wittstein, M.D., an associate professor of orthopaedic surgery at Duke University School of Medicine. She has been in practice since 2010 and is fellowship trained in sports medicine. She’s a clinician researcher with NIH funded research in ACL injury, sex differences in ACL injury, and cartilage health and she also studies the intersection of women's health and musculoskeletal health. I grilled her for as much as we could get through in an hour for us.
We unpack:
🦴 The big players behind musculoskeletal pain and degeneration
💥 How to prevent issues before they start - osteoperosis & arthritis are NOT inevitable
💫 How to heal and rebuild when things go wrong
She’s one of the key voices revealing the estrogen–frozen shoulder connection and pioneering better musculoskeletal care for women through sports, midlife and beyond.
It’s one hour that could change how you move — and how you age.
Tune in and share it with every woman and girl you know so we can change the story! 🎧
Enjoy the show,
Alexx Stuart, your host.
Want to learn more about this week’s guest?
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jocelyn_wittstein_md
Their book: https://bit.ly/423u43M
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“Why don’t you just go mix up those horsefeathers in your backroom or whatever it is you do” Andrea said to the naturopath after he suggested she become a naturopath. She laughed it off quickly that day, but here we are today, speaking with her, now 40 years into being a naturopathic physician.
Dr Andrea Sullivan is a phoenix who’s risen from more than one pile of ashes to be the wise sage joining us for this show.
We begin with a fascinating dive into African herbal medicine and the lengths the African people went to to secretly bring their plant medicines across to America when being brought over as slaves.
We then speak about how Andrea came to study naturopathy after being the first African American woman student at the University of Philadelphia to get her PhD in sociology and criminology, having to sit through lectures about how black people were more disposed to crime because of their ‘smaller brains’. Naturopathy was no easy feat by comparison, as a student, but she has now practiced for 40 years and counting.
We go on to explore pearls of wisdom from her second book, the Sacrifices of Superwomen, There is a common lived experience for women everywhere of often putting themselves last - sound familiar? Andrea’s strategies are simple, accessible and free from expensive interventions, protocols or supplements, that you can start today!
I hope you love the show as I loved recording with Andrea,
Alexx, your host.
Want to learn more about this week’s guest?
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-andrea-sullivan/
https://www.youtube.com/@dr.andreasullivan5530
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Marianne Williamson has been a force for good for decades.
The author of 16 books, 4 of which are New York Times best sellers, running for President, twice, thousands of events and countless free lives and blogs almost daily for her global audience…
She has also been a grass roots activist, from facilitating nearly 20 million meal services for palliative care patients and their families across LA, she co-founded The Peace Alliance in 2004, supporting the creation of a U.S. Department
of Peace, and hosted The Sister Giant Conferences that introduced thousands of
women to ways they could participate more effectively in the political process.
Marianne asks of us to assess our spiritual fitness for these times.
Mean spiritedness and outrage
Polarisation
Othering and dehumanising
Ideology and dogma over spirituality and common overlaps
Environmental degradation
Human rights erosion
Big tech power and privacy encroachment in our daily lives
A sense there’s nothing that can be done
If you’re living in 2025, it’s a lot. And so, what can we do?
This show is to help inspire us to pick things and DO them.
I hope you find it useful and inspiring in your own life.
Alexx Stuart,
Your Host
Want to learn more about Marianne Williamson?
Book a ticket for her upcoming Australian tour here: https://bit.ly/MarianneAUSTOUR
Website: https://marianne.com/
Instagram or LinkedIn: https://www.instagram.com/MarianneWilliamson
Substack: MarianneWilliamson.Substack.com
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Have you heard of German New Medicine? I was intrigued by a theory and practice shrouded in scandal and criticism. Why? Because it wasn’t disproven, and because some of the results are truly astounding. So I set out to find a practitioner who had a lot of experience with it but who also hadn’t abandoned other tools in clinical practice, diagnosis, treating and healing.
Enter Dr Katherine Willow for a conversation that will challenge and amaze and push the boundaries of what many of us think we understand.
This is not to say ‘ditch everything you know and go all in on German New Medicine, but it is to say what Katherine says: Identifying a shock to the time line as a contributing cause to something is most certainly valid. As is everything we also know to be true of the growing toxic burden of our modern world. It’s also to suggest that how we treat sickness and whether it ‘works’ to treat it, matters greatly on how safe and effective it feels to the patient, not just how ‘proven’ it is.
Fascinating. I’ve already re-listened to it myself.
I can’t wait to hear what you think.
Alexx Stuart,
Your Host
Want to learn more about this week’s guest?
Website: www.ecowellness.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carpridge
Thank you to this month’s show partners for joining us to help you make your low tox swaps!
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@ausclimate is our major partner giving you 10% off their range for the whole of 2025, with brilliant Winix Air Purifiers, the best Dehumidifiers I’ve ever used and their new energy-efficient heating, air-circulating and cooling range. code LOWTOXLIFE (also works over and above their sales - pro tip!) https://bit.ly/ShopAusclimate
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Want to support the Low Tox Life podcast?
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Why are we more susceptible to coming down with something like a cold or the flu at the turn of a season or change of humidity or temperature? And what really helps?
Gerald Quigley joins me on the podcast this week. He’s a 50+ year pharmacist, a 40+ year herbalist, Fellow of the Naturopaths and Herbalists Association of Australia and Fellow of the Australian Traditional Medicine Society.
With a wealth of experience and having seen more than a trend or two come and go, Gerald shares the truest things that support you, as well as tackling some of the questions people often have about confusing things they learn/are trying to make sense of in health:
Is B6 really toxic?
Is Paracetamol truly that bad for us?
Do I need medication for arthritis and osteopenia when my doctor or the internet says XYZ?
We discuss how to move forward towards better patient care and greater empowerment of people in our own inspiration for cultivating a healthy state.
I hope you find it as interesting a conversation as I did,
Enjoy the show
Alexx x
Want to learn more about this week’s guest?
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerald-quigley-585a189/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/therealgeraldquigley
Thank you to this month’s show partners for joining us to help you make your low tox swaps!
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@ausclimate is our major partner giving you 10% off their range for the whole of 2025, with brilliant Winix Air Purifiers, the best Dehumidifiers I’ve ever used and their new energy-efficient heating, air-circulating and cooling range. code LOWTOXLIFE (also works over and above their sales - pro tip!) https://bit.ly/ShopAusclimate
Be sure to join me on Instagram @lowtoxlife and tag me with your shares and AHAs if something resonated! I love to see your thoughts, genuinely!
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IRON: It’s a part 3 of sorts, as we’ve covered Iron twice on the show previously but given the questions that continue to come in: This is the show to round it all out thoroughly.
We unpack:
And we explore all of this with Rebecca Edwards, Director of Education at Activated Probiotics. With over 2 decades of naturopathic clinical experience, Rebecca educates clinicians globally in all areas of naturopathy, with a special passion for iron absorption, given the many factors that play into it - so luck to have Rebecca to help us dive further into the fascinating topic of IRON.
Note: This episode is in no way funded by or influenced by the company Rebecca works for. You can trust that I will never allow for a paid guest spot. Rebecca is an exceptional educator, and our community had more questions on Iron and she was the perfect person.
On our podcast you can be sure that ads are ads, and show guests are guests because of their subject matter, not because of what they sell.
Enjoy the show and share it with someone who needs support with their iron,
Alexx x
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What if, though, we knew the tools and techniques we needed to focus on to keep joy and connection centre-stage in our relationships?
Dr Kathryn Ford has been working with couples to grow together for over 2 decades to do just that, and in this week’s show you will learn:
And so much more!
Kathryn is a wonderful couples therapist of over two decades, and it’s a joy to have her on the show to share her practical wisdom.
Her Aperture Awareness method is also now in a published book, “The Aperture Effect”, and I’ve popped the link in the bio if you fancy reading it - I have. It’s excellent.
Alexx Stuart, your host
Want to learn more about this week’s guest?
Website: https://www.kathrynfordmd.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/KathrynFordMD/
Their book: https://bit.ly/44Ti3hT
Thank you to this month’s show partners for joining us to help you make your low tox swaps!
@forestsuperfoods is back with a very generous offer for all new subscribers: Subscribe to a product you know you take regularly from their organic, wholefood, filler-free supplement range and every month receive a mystery luxe-sized product or supplement - enough for a 7-14 day supply to really test it out, product depending. Link in Bio and change products in your subscription every month - super flexi! https://www.forestsuperfoods.com.au/pages/low-tox-life
@ausclimate is our major partner giving you 10% off their range for the whole of 2025, with brilliant Winix Air Purifiers, the best Dehumidifiers I’ve ever used and their new energy-efficient heating, air-circulating and cooling range. code LOWTOXLIFE (also works over and above their sales - pro tip!) https://bit.ly/ShopAusclimate
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It’s a Farmer Insights show this week, designed to inspire eaters to upgrade their food sourcing practices and for farmers, whether organic or regenerative farming curious, to gain insights into how others are achieving success, saving money, transitioning, managing weeds and pests, and more.
Lawson and Laura from Margaret River Organic Farm in Western Australia embarked on a mission to relocalise the food system, rehab the land they farmed to be in peak condition, restore biodiversity, and build a thriving farm - plenty of insights, tips, and tricks shared.
I love featuring regenerative farmers from a range of methods and locations around the world because eaters get inspired to prioritise food over “excess things” and support the farmers who prioritise plant and animal health, biodiversity, minimised synthetic inputs and nutritious food produced.
Enjoy, share and support your farmers however you can do so: Could you cut out a middle-person or two in your food supply chain with a couple of items, even, just to get started? Challenge issued!
Alexx x
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Website: https://www.mrorganicfarmer.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mrorganicfarmer/
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@forestsuperfoods is back with a very generous offer for all new subscribers: Subscribe to a product you know you take regularly from their organic, wholefood, filler-free supplement range and every month receive a mystery luxe-sized product or supplement - enough for a 7-14 day supply to really test it out, product depending. Link in Bio and change products in your subscription every month - super flexi! https://www.forestsuperfoods.com.au/pages/low-tox-life
@ausclimate is our major partner giving you 10% off their range for the whole of 2025, with brilliant Winix Air Purifiers, the best Dehumidifiers I’ve ever used and their new energy-efficient heating, air-circulating and cooling range. code LOWTOXLIFE (also works over and above their sales - pro tip!) https://bit.ly/ShopAusclimate
Be sure to join me on Instagram @lowtoxlife and tag me with your shares and AHAs if something resonated! I love to see your thoughts, genuinely!
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Dr. Shefali joins us this week: Clarity and Wisdom in 50 Minutes, looking at two aspects of psychology and personal development with the clinical psychologist and renowned best-selling author:
1️⃣ Conscious Leadership: Level up your life, starting with yourself!
• Unlock your authentic self
• Vision boarding done right - you may be focused on the wrong things!
• Create your dream life vision of your ‘next best YOU’.
2️⃣ Conscious Parenting: Next-level family vibes 👨👩👧👦
• Turn parenting into personal growth
• When the ego shows up - show it the door - your ego doesn’t help your kids!
• Connect with your kids (even when they don’t like you much or you ‘need them to do something urgently’.
• Embrace authenticity over "perfect" parenting
Two mini pods inside one incredible episode! 🎙️✨ Don't miss Dr Shefali's transformative insights!
Can’t wait to hear your takeaways
Alexx Stuart, Your Host
#DrShefali #ConsciousLiving #ParentingGoals
Have you read any of her books or listened to her podcast?
She’s also coming to Australia next year for an event series… Yay for more in-person connection with like minds… Here’s he link to her tour dates/locations.
Want to learn more about this week’s guest?
Website: https://www.drshefali.com/authorized-media/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doctorshefali
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/doctorshefali
Books:
A Radical Awakening - https://bit.ly/3UH8NsD
The Parenting Map - https://bit.ly/3JxPhfG
Thank you to this month’s show partners for joining us to help you make your low tox swaps!
@forestsuperfoods is back with a very generous offer for all new subscribers: Subscribe to a product you know you take regularly from their organic, wholefood, filler-free supplement range and every month receive a mystery luxe-sized product or supplement - enough for a 7-14 day supply to really test it out, product depending. Link in Bio and change products in your subscription every month - super flexi! https://www.forestsuperfoods.com.au/pages/low-tox-life
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A food system show with a difference today and I can’t wait to hear from our global audience how these issues play out where you live, too!
What if eating a particular type of red meat - even just a couple of times per year - made a huge amount of environmental, economic and nutritional sense?
Well, if you have an invasive species deer problem, like Australia does at the moment, then it makes a great deal of sense.
After this show, you will know:
You’re left wondering: WHY have we let it get so bad without any serious investment - especially when we stand to gain economically as a country if we do, like Maui and NZ have?
AND WHY NOT send some serious investment dollars to the people setting up the processes and opportunities. Take 5 minutes to share this show and a note with your local representative - I sure as heck have!
I’m so thrilled to have Tara Medina back on the show, who works in collaboration with wonderful chef and past guest also, Jo Barrett - I’m excited about the work they do at @discovered_foods
Enjoy the show
Alexx x
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Website: head to the below link and use code “LOWTOX” for $20 off
Instagram: @discovered_foods
Book: https://bit.ly/4lz4BpG
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Trauma: Have you read books full of all the reasons why trauma is linked to disease but felt a crucial piece missing?
What to actually DO?
This week, Dr. Aimie Apigian, double board-certified physician, trauma specialist, and author of the upcoming book The Biology of Trauma: How the Body Holds Fear, Pain, and Overwhelm, and How to Heal It, is going to make you feel seen and SO much more capable as you navigate trauma in your own life, or with someone you know going through it or trying to heal.
Aimie shares her deeply personal experience that shaped her desire to understand trauma and healing on her own journey, and translates this into powerful work as a physician supporting patients with compassion and solutions.
She even takes us through 2 simple exercises to feel safe in your body NOW whenever you might need them - I’ve used them ever since we recorded this.
Enjoy the show,
Alexx Stuart, your host.
Want to learn more about this week’s guest?
Website:
Instagram or LinkedIn: https://www.instagram.com/draimie/
Their book: https://bit.ly/3TuVt9V
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@marcasuncare is a new Aussie kid on the block when it comes to low tox suncare, boasting a big 25% zinc oxide and highly protective, fragrance free and easy to use/spread. Aussies get 20% off all August to get you ready for the warm months ahead. Code LOWTOXLIFE to stock up. https://bit.ly/shopmarca
@ausclimate is our major partner giving you 10% off their range for the whole of 2025, with brilliant Winix Air Purifiers, the best Dehumidifiers I’ve ever used and their new energy-efficient heating, air-circulating and cooling range. code LOWTOXLIFE (also works over and above their sales - pro tip!) https://bit.ly/ShopAusclimate
Be sure to join me on Instagram @lowtoxlife and tag me with your shares and AHAs if something resonated! I love to see your thoughts, genuinely!
Want to support the Low Tox Life podcast?
Free option: Leave a 5 star review wherever you listen to Low Tox Life - thanks SO much!
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Herbs: Do you have the confidence to use them in certain situations? Do you only turn to herbal supplements when things are wrong?
This week with clinical herbalist and author, Rachelle Robinett, we are growing our herbal medicine vocab. Rachelle Robinett is a Clinical Herbalist, writer, educator, and thought-leader and is here to inspire you closer to herbaceous confidence.
From the things you often turn to the pharmacy for, unless you know these herbs exist like:
Headaches
Brain fog
Hormonal shifts and imbalances
Vitality/energy
Arousal/libido
Anxiety…
…to the key herbs that she considers go-to’s to support everyday wellbeing in your life - including her desert Island herb choice.
We explore it all today to give you the confidence to incorporate more of them in your every day life.
Enjoy the show
Alexx Stuart, Your Host.
Want to learn more about this week’s guest?
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rachellerobinett/
Website: https://rachellerobinett.substack.com/p/how-to-deal-with-social-pressure
Thank you to this month’s show partners for joining us to help you make your low tox swaps!
@marcasuncare is a new Aussie kid on the block when it comes to low tox suncare, boasting a big 25% zinc oxide and highly protective, fragrance free and easy to use/spread. Aussies get 20% off all August to get you ready for the warm months ahead. Code LOWTOXLIFE to stock up. https://bit.ly/shopmarca
@ausclimate is our major partner giving you 10% off their range for the whole of 2025, with brilliant Winix Air Purifiers, the best Dehumidifiers I’ve ever used and their new energy-efficient heating, air-circulating and cooling range. code LOWTOXLIFE (also works over and above their sales - pro tip!) https://bit.ly/ShopAusclimate
Be sure to join me on Instagram @lowtoxlife and tag me with your shares and AHAs if something resonated! I love to hear from you!
Want to support the Low Tox Life podcast?
Free option: Leave a 5 star review wherever you listen to Low Tox Life - thanks SO much!
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Do you take any medicinal herbs? This week we have an hour of power with pioneer herbalist, entrepreneur and now regenerative farmer and research philanthropist, Ric Scalzo. Some of the parts to the show:
• Ric's journey from philosophy student to herbal medicine and naturopathy
• Fascinating insights on herbs like hawthorn, wormwood and schisandra and the role of herbs in spike protein detoxification.
• The power of plants to support immune health post-pandemic and with viruses in general.
• How regenerative farming techniques can dramatically boost the yields and potency of herbs.
• The amazing impact of earthworms on soil health.
• Applying naturopathic principles to running a business as a true force for good - for people and planet!
If you’re a herb nerd, regenerative agriculture fan or want to feel hopeful that you can build big, ethical businesses that truly serve, don't miss this episode packed with practical wisdom and inspiring possibilities for a regenerative future.
Ric's passion and decades of experience shine through as he shares game-changing insights on harnessing nature's intelligence to heal people and planet.
Enjoy the show, your host,
Alexx Stuart
Want to learn more about this week’s guest?
Website: https://kokoralife.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kokoralife
Thank you to this month’s show partners for joining us to help you make your low tox swaps!
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@ausclimate is our major partner giving you 10% off their range for the whole of 2025, with brilliant Winix Air Purifiers, the best Dehumidifiers I’ve ever used and their new energy-efficient heating, air-circulating and cooling range. code LOWTOXLIFE (also works over and above their sales - pro tip!) https://bit.ly/ShopAusclimate
Be sure to join me on Instagram @lowtoxlife and tag me with your shares and AHAs if something resonated! I love to see your thoughts, genuinely!
Want to support the Low Tox Life podcast?
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Mental Health - The more we know, the more overwhelmed and confused we are?
That’s not how it’s supposed to be. Enter Dr Katelyn Kalstein and this powerful conversation I had the privilege of hosting.
Dr. Kalstein, a naturopathic doctor, acupuncturist, psychotherapist and ketamine-assisted therapist on the cutting edge of integrative treatments, practicing in Nashville in the USA.
From her personal journey with psychedelics to pioneering work with ketamine-assisted therapy, to her deep understanding of the many factors that play into health, Dr. Kalstein offers a nuanced perspective on resilience, trauma, and the complex interplay between mind and body.
This eye-opening conversation challenges common misconceptions about mental health while exploring both traditional and emerging approaches to healing, exploring all tools available.
Whether you're struggling yourself or simply curious about the latest developments in mental wellness, this episode is a must-listen that will expand your understanding and leave you with practical insights to apply in your own life and for your kids as they grow.
Thanks for being here,
Alexx Stuart, Your Host, lowtoxlife.com founder.
Want to learn more about this week’s guest?
Website: www.drkalstein.com
Instagram or LinkedIn: @drkalstein
Thank you to this month’s show partners for joining us to help you make your low tox swaps!
@marcasuncare is a new Aussie kid on the block when it comes to low tox suncare, boasting a big 25% zinc oxide and highly protective, fragrance free and easy to use/spread. Aussies get 20% off all August to get you ready for the warm months ahead. Code LOWTOXLIFE to stock up. https://bit.ly/shopmarca
@ausclimate is our major partner giving you 10% off their range for the whole of 2025, with brilliant Winix Air Purifiers, the best Dehumidifiers I’ve ever used and their new energy-efficient heating, air-circulating and cooling range. code LOWTOXLIFE (also works over and above their sales - pro tip!) https://bit.ly/ShopAusclimate
Be sure to join me on Instagram @lowtoxlife and tag me with your shares and AHAs if something resonated! I love to see your thoughts, genuinely!
Want to support the Low Tox Life podcast?
Free option: Leave a 5 star review wherever you listen to Low Tox Life - thanks SO much!
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