Low Tox Life

Catie Gett is a naturopath, author and founder of The Staple Store who has made a radical change to her mission. One day, a delivery drive of orders when the courier didn’t come, made her reckon with her younger self who wanted to have a big impact and change the world: This wasn’t changing the world, it was catering to a small group of people who could afford “the best”. In this conversation, Catie and I both share, what it’s meant to have to significantly pair back in our own lives for different reasons, and the gift that has come from finding ways to optimise creatively to do health in the most affordable, simple way possible. You’ll learn: The No.1 Skill that means you can eat nourishing foods, even living below the poverty line. The way Catie has transitioned to writing a cook book that includes white flour and sugar, when her ‘5 years ago self’ would have condemned those ingredients. The unexpected magic in remembering how simple food and life can be and how accessible the most important health-promoters are to everyone.The importance of voting with your dollar and buying the best quality produce and ingredients if you can - but the equal importance of relaxing into whatever the ‘best you can’ looks like, too. This show is for anyone who’s ever felt pressured to live beyond their means to “do things right” or who feels that they’re failing if they’re not doing ‘all the things’. Pull up a pair of head phones and a healing walk in nature and let’s actually change the world, in the different ways each of us can. Alexx StuartYour HostFancy a few more podcasts we’ve done over the years, related to this one?Show #476. A better food system for ALL isn’t about ‘hope’ with farmer Nick HollidayShow #440 What would your dream grocery store be like? Let’s build it with Jon SteinmanShow #416 Tammi Jonas PhD: Designing a Food System for All — Culturally Relevant, Nutritious, and ecologically soundShow #376 Can “Frugal” mean “Abundance”? Jen and Jill from Frugal Friends say YESWant to learn more about this week’s guest? Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thestaplestore https://www.instagram.com/catie_gett Website: https://thestaplestore.com.au/ Thank you to this month’s show partners for joining us to help you make your low tox swaps! @waterscofilters helps you take all the contaminants out + keep all the deeply hydrating minerals IN with 7-15 stages of filtration, depending on which water filter you choose. Head to waterscoaustralia.com.au > 15% off when you tick subscription on any new filter until 30th of June. That’s 15% off the new filter + refills thereafter for the life of the subscription to the replacements.@ausclimate is our major partner, giving you 10% off their range for the whole of 2026, with brilliant Winix Air Purifiers, the best Dehumidifiers I’ve ever used and their energy-efficient heating range. code LOWTOXLIFE (also works over and above their sales - pro tip!) https://bit.ly/ShopAusclimateBe 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! Paid + Member PERKS: Join the Low Tox Club - monthly practitioner live masterclasses, a suite of low tox store discounts from around the world and the most supportive and lovely chat group on all low tox topics on the internet: Check it out and join here for just the price of a coffee per month!

Concerned about plastics in the environment? In you? Today is the story of how two scientists embarked on a journey to bind plastics so our body excretes them instead of absorbing them. Drs. Nicholas Monsul (Yale University & The Johns Hopkins Hospital) and Dr Eva Berkes (Scripts Inst.) are physician-scientists and co-founders of Quorum Innovations, a biotechnology company working with bacteria to achieve extraordinary results. They have an innovative biofilm, postbiotic technology that binds 98% microplastics in the digestive tract with human trial results now live and a recently published paper.This is the first publication to demonstrate a technology capable of binding plastics to a bacterium in the digestive tract, in humans. The paper is currently under review in the Journal “Frontiers of Microbiology”. Very exciting stuff and I can’t wait for you to dive into the show. Alexx StuartYour Hosthttps://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.05.11.724280v1 Want to learn more about this week’s guest? Website: quourminnovations.com  and Qi601.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/qi601_ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Qi601 Thank you to this month’s show partners for joining us to help you make your low tox swaps! @waterscofilters helps you take all the contaminants out + keep all the deeply hydrating minerals IN with 7-15 stages of filtration, depending on which water filter you choose. Head to waterscoaustralia.com.au > 15% off when you tick subscription on any new filter until 30th of June. That’s 15% off the new filter + refills thereafter for the life of the subscription to the replacements.@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/ShopAusclimateBe 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! Paid + Member PERKS: Join the Low Tox Club - monthly practitioner live masterclasses, a suite of low tox store discounts from around the world and the most supportive and lovely chat group on all low tox topics on the internet: Check it out and join here for just the price of a coffee per month!

This week, I’m joined by Dr Nicole Bijlsma for a deep dive into the invisible threats in our homes and how to minimise risk: mold, electromagnetic fields (EMFs), dust mites, and poor air quality, and how they’re so often missed by doctors and naturopaths alike.Nicole shared her powerful story of turning personal health battles into a mission to educate others, emphasising that exposure history is the key to uncovering root causes of chronic illness.We tackled the alarming effects of Wi-Fi and baby monitors on sleep, with Nicole’s groundbreaking research showing how even adults are impacted by EMFs: disrupting non-REM sleep and increasing insomnia risk within just seven nights.Practical, actionable advice: HEPA vacuums, hard-wired tech, and proper ventilation are non-negotiables, especially in humid climates like Sydney. Nicole also broke down how to manage dust mites, maintain mattresses, and avoid steam cleaning carpets (a hidden mold risk!).There’s hope on the horizon: New Work Health and Safety legislation now classifies mold as a biological hazard, giving renters and homeowners stronger rights to demand proper remediation.Nicole’s call to action? Educate yourself, document everything, and push back using the right language because your health is worth the fight.This episode is packed with eye-opening insights and tools to help you create a safer, healthier home. Don’t miss it!Alexx StuartYour Host, Low Tox LifeFancy a few more podcasts we’ve done over the years, related to this one?Podcast #52: Electromagnetic frequencies with Building Biologist Nicole BijlsmaShow #145: Nicole Bijlsma on the potential dangers of 5GWant to learn more about this week’s guest? Website: www.buildingbiology.com.au Instagram: www.instagram.com/homehealthdoc/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/nicolebijlsma1/Thank you to this month’s show partners for joining us to help you make your low tox swaps! @waterscofilters giving you additional cashback on any new system you buy on subscription. Take all the contaminants out + keep all the deeply hydrating minerals IN with 7-15 stages of filtration, depending which one you choose. Head to waterscoaustralia.com.au > select a new filter on filter refill subscription = big savings of 15%+. Then, email info@waterco.com.au with code LOWTOXWATER + your order number = get 5% extra, cashback. @ausclimate is our major partner giving you 10% off their range for the whole of 2026, 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/ShopAusclimateBe 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! Paid + Member PERKS: Join the Low Tox Club - monthly practitioner live masterclasses, a suite of low tox store discounts from around the world and the most supportive and lovely chat group on all low tox topics on the internet: Check it out and join here for just the price of a coffee per month!

Ever been told “You’re so strong… You’re so resilient” but it feels like you’re not? Well, you could actually just be good at ‘enduring’ and today’s guest wants to help you feel like you can move through difficult chapters and truly feel resilient and strong. Dr. Suzan Song is a Harvard- and Stanford-trained psychiatrist and medical anthropologist who has worked with families and people facing crisis around the world. She is the author of Why We Suffer and How We Heal, exploring how narrative and everyday rituals help us build resilience in uncertain times.You’ll learn:What making meaning from difficult experiences or events looks likeThe difference between endurance and resilienceWhen to move on from the phase of  ‘this is bad and feels unfair’ How to build a powerful family legacy through generationsThe role of rituals in resilienceAnd more. I truly hope it helps, Alexx StuartYour HostFancy a few more podcasts we’ve done over the years, related to this one?Show #390 Somatics: How to Make your Journey Real and True with Irene Lyon, MSc.Show #405 It’s not you, it’s your nervous system: How to tell the difference with Jessica MaguireShow #352 – Psychologist Alex Howard Says It’s Not Your FaultShow #447 The Biology of Trauma: Uncover, Understand, and Heal with Dr. Aimie ApigianShow #271 – Melanie Salmon: Healing Trauma with QECShow #240 – Dr Carrie Rigoni: Vagus Nerve Health for Babies, Kids, and ParentsWant to learn more about this week’s guest? Website: www.suzansong.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drsuzansong Book: https://bit.ly/4c5Jla2 Thank you to this month’s show partners for joining us to help you make your low tox swaps! @waterscofilters with an additional 15% off their BIO POT 500 5.25L with code LOWTOXWATER - take all the bad stuff out + keep all the deeply hydrating minerals IN with 13 stages of filtration. (Ensure you tick ‘one time’ and not the default ‘subscription’ when adding to cart) https://bit.ly/4fQZqPp @weledaaustralia with 25% off site-wide at weleda.com.au code LOWTOXLIFE to stock up on faves or make your first exciting low tox swaps - enjoy! @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/ShopAusclimateBe 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! Paid + Member PERKS: Join the Low Tox Club - monthly practitioner live masterclasses, a suite of low tox store discounts from around the world and the most supportive and lovely chat group on all low tox topics on the internet: Check it out and join here for just the price of a coffee per month!

Did you know the ocean contributes at least 50% of the world’s oxygen? We often talk about what’s happening on the land in farming on the podcast - but what’s happening in the oceans, in both fishing and farming, also deserves our attention, as Alistair and I tease out in this show - the parralels are striking regarding what’s going on in both globally. Alistair Allen has been an activist since he finished high school, working his way up to Captaining a Sea Shepherd ship and is now Antarctic and Marine Campaigner at the Bob Brown Foundation.He’s also incredibly skilful at explaining the full picture of a ‘bad thing’ and all of the downstream effects harming people, animals and the planet. We talk: Krill Fishing and the havoc it is wreaking on Antarctica and beyondOcean Current Slowdown and Why This MattersFactory Farming of Salmon and the devastating impact in Tasmania and globally.What we can all do to change both consumer habits and lend our signature and voice to these issues. I hope you find this helps you understand the “factory fishing and farming” happening in our oceans, looking at these two different, yet connected, issues. I learned SO MUCH. Alexx StuartYour HostWant to learn more and connect with the work the foundation are doing? Website: www.bobbrown.org.au Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Bobbrownfoundation Thank you to this month’s show partners for joining us to help you make your low tox swaps! @waterscofilters with an additional 15% off their BIO POT 500 5.25L with code LOWTOXWATER - take all the bad stuff out + keep all the deeply hydrating minerals IN with 13 stages of filtration. (Ensure you tick ‘one time’ and not the default ‘subscription’ when adding to cart) https://bit.ly/4fQZqPp @weledaaustralia with 25% off site-wide at weleda.com.au code LOWTOXLIFE to stock up on faves or make your first exciting low tox swaps - enjoy! @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/ShopAusclimateBe 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! Paid + Member PERKS: Join the Low Tox Club - monthly practitioner live masterclasses, a suite of low tox store discounts from around the world and the most supportive and lovely chat group on all low tox topics on the internet: Check it out and join here for just the price of a coffee per month!

Katie Hendricks is a gift of a human who has been a PhD psychologist and movement therapist since 1975. How special to have her here guiding us in a time where most of us feel affected in some way by the current state of the world and the sense that things are harder in our day to day lives. We cover movement exercises, pain and tension ‘detective work’ and explore differences between anger, fight, fear, contempt and integrity and connection that is up for invitation to co create a better world for all.This is for the “I’m so scared right now”, the “I’m a bit lost” and the big thinkers alike.  I can’t wait to hear what you think and I do hope you find it deeply helpful, Alexx StuartYour HostFancy a few more podcasts we’ve done over the years, related to this one?Show #382 Genius wisdom to help you in all areas of life, with Gay & Katie HendricksJessie Buckley, Hamnet - A move Katie recommends to lean into grief and sadness to move through it. Fear melters: Learn more about Fear, its expressions here: https://hendricks.com/resources/body-intelligence/fear-melters/ and what to do when experiencing fear:https://foundationforconsciousliving.org/big_leap_home/coming-home-to-yourself-through-fear-melters/ Want to learn more about this week’s guest? Websites: foundationforconsciousliving.org, hendricks.comYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@hendricksinstituteInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/hendrickscommunity/ Thank you to this month’s show partners for joining us to help you make your low tox swaps! @waterscofilters with an additional 15% off their BIO POT 500 5.25L with code LOWTOXWATER - take all the bad stuff out + keep all the deeply hydrating minerals IN with 13 stages of filtration. (Ensure you tick ‘one time’ and not the default ‘subscription’ when adding to cart) https://bit.ly/4fQZqPp @weledaaustralia with 25% off site-wide at weleda.com.au code LOWTOXLIFE to stock up on faves or make your first exciting low tox swaps - enjoy! @ausclimate is giving you 10% off their range for the whole of 2025, with brilliant Winix Air Purifiers, the best Dehumidifiers I’ve ever used and they have some fab Mother’s Day offers already that your code LOWTOXLIFE works over and above! https://bit.ly/ShopAusclimateBe sure to join me on Instagram @lowtoxlife and tag me when you share the show! 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! Paid + Member PERKS: Join the Low Tox Club - monthly practitioner live masterclasses, a suite of low tox store discounts from around the world and the most supportive and lovely chat group on all low tox topics on the internet: Check it out and join here for just the price of a coffee per month! 

Dr Brad Leech, PhD, first joined me on the show (#437) for a discussion to update the record on a common practice when addressing pathogens: “weed, seed, feed” which he believes can cause further damage. In this episode, we explore Autoimmunity and the 4 main ‘feeder lanes’ into it, drawing on the thousands of hours Brad has spent researching it during his PhD and beyond. We coverLeaky GutDysbiosis in the gutImmune dysregulationSystemic Inflammation Gut testing: What is ‘good’ testing? Essential nutrients in an autoimmune picture and how to ensure quality supplements. Why we can’t label some foods as inherently ‘good for you’ based on certain farming factors that can change a food’s make-up.Microbes of note in the research that can contribute to healing, disease or both, depending on how much there is in the gutAnd MOREI hope it’s helpful for you or someone you know. Alexx StuartYour Low Tox Life podcast hostFancy a few more podcasts we’ve done over the years, related to this one? Show #287 – Dr. Gary Kaplan: Why You’re Still Sick And How To Get BetterShow #78: Dr Terry Wahls on her MS diagnosis, autoimmune conditions and the Wahls protocolShow #360 Complex Chronic Illness: A Unique Puzzle With Dr Ben ReebsShow #293 – Taking A Tour Of The Immune System And How Best To Support It With Jules GallowayShow #344 – Dr Anshul Gupta On Reversing Hashimoto’s ThyroiditisWant to learn more about this week’s guest? Website: www.drbradleech.com NERVA - Private health - Monash Gut Hypnotherapy - https://www.nervahealth.com/au Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/DrBradLeech Thank you to this month’s show partners for joining us to help you make your low tox swaps! @waterscofilters is giving you an added saving off their sale price, giving you 27% off their BIO 500 5.25L benchtop filter until April 30 - Perfect for couples/small families. Head to waterscoaustralia.com.au - Use code LOWTOXWATER - a market leader for 40 years, they filter everything bad out, including PFAS/microplastics, and ensure trace minerals are kept IN for deep hydration. @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/ShopAusclimateBe 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! Paid + Member PERKS: Join the Low Tox Club - monthly practitioner live masterclasses, a suite of low tox store discounts from around the world and the most supportive and lovely chat group on all low tox topics on the internet: Check it out and join here for just the price of a coffee per month! 

Another show to add to the powerhouse handful of shows we’ve done with incredible practitioners over the years on Perimenopause/Menopause transition years to further Women’s Health empowerment. Dr Ceri Cashell, a Sydney Australia-based doctor, is on a mission to improve perimenopause and menopause support for women everywhere by training as many Drs as she can through her Healthy Hormones platform. Disappointed in the lack of understanding she had about perimenopause until she was in this phase of life herself, she took every course, seminar and book on board to arm herself with the best, most recent evidence-based information she could and it started having a very positive impact on her patients in practice. Fully booked and wondering how to support more women: Practitioner training through Healthy Hormones was born. In this show, we talk about some of the challenges around both the health care system, Drs’ education and patient access to quality, evidence-based care, as well as discussing the many things going on in perimenopause and menopause to empower you along your way.. Loaded with tips, positive patient outcomes, and ways to build your own confidence in this topic for your own hormone-changing experience, you won’t want to miss it. I hope it helps you or a woman you know, Alexx StuartYour Host. Fancy a few more podcasts we’ve done over the years, related to this one?Show #140: Perimenopause with Dr Carrie JonesShow #370 Chinese Medicine and the Perimenopause Transition with Dr Keri KriegerShow #375 It’s Menopause’s Moment: A new conversation about midlife, with Lisa Mosconi PhDShow #350 – Perimenopause and Beyond with Lara BridenWant to learn more about this week’s guest? Website: https://www.healthyhormones.au/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drcericashell Thank you to this month’s show partners for joining us to help you make your low tox swaps! @waterscofilters is giving you an added saving off their sale price, giving you 27% off their BIO 500 5.25L benchtop filter until April 30 - Perfect for couples/small families. Head to waterscoaustralia.com.au - Use code LOWTOXWATER - a market leader for 40 years, they filter everything bad out, including PFAS/microplastics, and ensure trace minerals are kept IN for deep hydration. @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/ShopAusclimateBe 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! Paid + Member PERKS: Join the Low Tox Club - monthly practitioner live masterclasses, a suite of low tox store discounts from around the world and the most supportive and lovely chat group on all low tox topics on the internet: Check it out and join here for just the price of a coffee per month!