On this week’s show, after hearing from lots of community members trying to save money right now in all sorts of ways, I’m sharing lots of different ways both conceptually and practically, that you can save money when it comes to the way you approach cooking, to the way you approach personal care. We unpack the pull of the cultural norm, and how asking yourself “what do I really need vs what do I feel I should do when it comes to XYZ…” I discussCooking - the use of the freezer and pantry as your ultimate discount storeBeing mindful of a culture that has us thinking cuisine-hopping every night of the week is ‘good’. Tips for localising your food sources to save and connectTips for making the most of your villageTheming your cooking for sanity and what that looks likeConsidering 50% when talking about the ‘non-essentials’Then with personal care we discussBeauty demands vs where we’re personally atConnecting with friends instead of expensive servicesConsidering what you can use less of The simplest of high performance DIYsAnd so much more…Enjoy the show and tag me @lowtoxlife in Instagram with your ideas and ahas from this week’s show! And of course, you can find all you need over at www.lowtoxlife.com Remember our wonderful show sponsors for August: Aus Climate (Australia only)10% off all of 2023 for their Winix Air Purifiers & Dehumidifier range, with the code LOWTOXLIFE on their website (Australia only)The Natural Bedding Company (Australia only)20% off their Natural Latex Mattress, Pillows + Cotton Products with the code LOWTOXAUG23 on their website or in their Sydney or Gold Coast Showrooms.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Got iron issues? Tired all the time and think you might? Been told your iron’s ‘fine’ or ‘normal’ but you’re still wondering what’s up? Maybe you’re worried about familial hemochromatosis. Whatever it is as it relates to iron, that’s what we’re tackling on the show this week. Maybe it’s fatigue that tips you off initially, or just not feeling yourself, but iron is one of the most requested blood tests and one of the least complete ways to tackle iron issues, when looked at in isolation. In today’s show with nutritionist Steph Lowe, we look at what to test to get the full picture of what your iron status is along with the many other markers that might be playing into the results. Steph Lowe is a mother, Nutritionist, yogi and founder of The Natural Nutritionist, a hub for celebrating the importance of real food. She specialises in low iron, low thyroid, cycle health and perimenopause.We discuss on this show: True low iron vs hidden root causes affecting iron and its transportation in the bodySupplementation and infusions often recommended and why they might not ‘stick’ in their effects on iron levels if your blood tests came back with ‘low iron’. The timing of testing both in terms of the time of day and of the cycle, for the most accurate results. Nutrition and cofactor nutrients to support healthy iron levels. Different minerals and how they impact iron levels and transportation of iron in the body. Iron pre/post menopauseHemochromatosis and ways to not have this negatively impact youWhen iron really is ‘fine’ - best lifestyle factors that encourage healthy iron. My guest, Steph Lowe, can be found at  @thenaturalnutritionist on InstagramTag me @lowtoxlife and share your ahas when you share the show on Instastories with someone who might need it. ! Remember our wonderful show sponsors for August: Aus Climate (Australia only)10% off all of 2023 for their Winix Air Purifiers & Dehumidifier range, with the code LOWTOXLIFE on their website (Australia only)The Natural Bedding Company (Australia only)20% off their Natural Latex Mattress, Pillows + Cotton Products with the code LOWTOXAUG23 on their website or in their Sydney or Gold Coast Showrooms.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Got thyroid issues or an autoimmune condition? Hashimoto’s - sadly, far too many people know this autoimmune thyroid condition, and Dr Anshul Gupta is on a global mission to help as many people know as possible, that it can be reversed and put into remission. Frustrated by conventional medicine training, a board-certified family physician, he sought to improve the lives of his patients by training further in Integrative and Functional medicine, working with Dr Mark Hyman at the Cleveland Clinic. He’s since helped thousands of patients reverse Hashimoto’s and with his new book “Reversing Hashimoto’s” he wants to extend that support beyond his clinic doors. We talk all things thyroid health, labs, contributing stressors or imbalances that set the stage for autoimmune conditions and he stuck around for an extra half hour, very generously, to answer your questions submitted on Instagram - if we’re not connected there come and join the chat @lowtoxlife. A reminder we have two wonderful show sponsor offers this August for Aussies: Thanks to the Natural Bedding Company: 20% off their beautiful Organic Latex mattresses, entire pillow range and Organic Cotton products. The company's passion for using the most environmentally and ethically sound materials available is what drives their constant evolution, and I love their commitment to onshore manufacturing for their sustainable furniture range, too. CODE: LOWTOXAUG23 and their website: https://www.thenaturalbeddingcompany.com.au/And 10% off with the code LOWTOXLIFE at ausclimate.com.au on their wonderful dehumidifier and air purifier ranges. I receive countless DMs about how getting a dehumidifier has changed someone’s life, whether it’s for after showers to dry the bathroom out and prevent mould, or to stop wardrobe humidity and ruining handbags with mould in the winter, or the shady bedroom in the house that has trouble staying dry when it’s raining, I advocate for bringing one into your home. Enjoy the difference!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

WATER. To say I’m excited to bring you this conversation is an understatement. The climate change conversation at the ‘top levels’ is highly corporate, pushing out so called solutions like processed fake meats, cutting down trees and covering fields with solar panels for ‘green energy’ and building synthetic protein labs. Meanwhile farmers and ecological warriors are reversing desertification around the world, one project at a time, with regenerative farming transitions and water systems design. Water - we take it for granted in the cities, and feel victim to its scarcity or excess all over the world for the most part, but what if, you knew that water and they way it flows and where it goes can be one of the most powerful ways to reverse climate destabilisation? Enter Zach Weiss on this week’s show to step us through it. Protégé of revolutionary Austrian farmer Sepp Holzer, Zach is the first person to earn Holzer Practitioner certification directly from Sepp - through a rigorous two-year apprenticeship working on projects in North America and Europe.  After 10 years of building Water Retention projects for clients around the world, Sepp said that there “needs to be hundreds or thousands of Zachs working around the world, millions would be better!” In that moment, the idea of Water Stories was born; so that any professional, land steward, or concerned citizen can have the same positive impact on their waters and lands. I hope you love this enlightening chat as much as I did, Alexx. Check out the show notes at lowtoxlife.com/podcast Connect with Zach and his team’s work here: https://www.youtube.com/@Water_Stories https://www.instagram.com/wearewaterstories/ https://www.facebook.com/wearewaterstories/ Tag the show and any aha’s you had here: @lowtoxlife Our sponsor offers to help with your low tox swaps: 2023 Offer: Ausclimate is giving all Low Tox Life followers an EXTRA 10% OFF their already discounted prices on Ausclimate.com.au – Simply enter the discount code of LOWTOXLIFE on check out at ausclimate.com.au. This discount can also be redeemed for over-the-phone orders verbally if you want to discuss the unit type/size you need for your space.August 2023 offer: The Natural Bedding Company have been leading the Low Tox bedding industry in Australia for almost 4 decades. The company's passion for using the most environmentally and ethically sound materials available is what drives their constant evolution. From Cotton futons in the 80's to the current range of Organic Latex mattresses & sustainably sourced Australian timber furniture, they have a commitment to on-shore manufacturing with a workshop in Sydney's Inner West.OFFER: 10% off Organic Latex mattresses, entire pillow range and Organic Cotton products.CODE: LOWTOXAUG23GIVEAWAY: WIN a single Organic Latex mattress or use the value of the single to upgrade to a bigger size! Shipping is not included. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Histamine reactions got you down? On today’s show, we discuss histamine intolerance with Naturopath, Naomi Judge, who specialises in women’s health and hormones. We look at histamine as it pertains to our food, stress, environmental toxins and the hormone connection so that we can unpack where you might be having issues, and how to “empty the histamine bucket” as they say and reduce the symptoms to the point of being able to tolerate the odd histamine rich food or stressful period in life without needing to reach for the anti-histamines every time. So if you’ve just started to realise or perhaps always known, that you feel very sensitive at particular times in your cycle or in general to heat/wine/cheese/cured meats, or look like a beetroot and can’t calm down after exercise - then it’s time to hack your histamine! The questions we cover: Histamine - it's a friend and can be a foe - what is the role of histamine in the body and what is a sign it’s malfunctioning? It can negatively impact our mood, right? Things that can set stage for poor histamine processing/overproduction (gut/infections/over-exertion-stress)How to distinguish 'needing to work on your histamine' from MCAS - are they different? Spectrum-based? in the cycle - what to know about the estrogen/histamine link? And are there any broader hormonal links between histamine/hormones? In the cycle as we age - why the hivy vibes at ovulation/end of luteal? And then when we hit menopause - does anything change there? Dietary supportSupplement supportDeeper bioindividual investigations one might want to undertake when it comes to histamine issues? Do we need to do a battery of tests? What are your low tox non negotiables vs ‘let it slides/keeping it’? Head to the show notes for more details: www.lowtoxlife/podcast Head to @lowtoxlife Instagram to share the show and tag usFollow Naomi Judge on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/naturopathnaomi/Want to dive deeper into Mast cells and histamine? Check out our shows with Beth O’Hara PhD Detoxification for sensitive peeps https://www.lowtoxlife.com/show-237-dr-beth-ohara-on-detoxification-for-sensitive-peeps/ and Mast Cell Activation Syndrome https://www.lowtoxlife.com/show-222-dr-beth-ohara/ MetagenicsThanks to our sponsors Metagenics, a global leader in practitioner-grade products for tailored lifestyle medicine. With over 100,000 practitioner partners around the world, they set the standard for production, research, independent testing and more to deliver high performance products making a huge difference to millions of people’s lives. And to our major sponsor Ausclimate - giving us 10% off their Winix Air Purifiers + Dehumidifiers for 2023, helping you clean up your indoor air and enhance health, while reducing the environmental toxin burden of mould, dust, allergens, smoke and VOCs. Shop here with the code LOWTOXLIFE.  Australia-only. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ever found out you had a cyst, polyp, fibroid or something else that shouldn’t be growing? Want to know how to increase your chances of not having them pop up in your scans? In today’s show, I invite Katherine Maslen, naturopath and founder of The Shift clinic, an expert in women’s health, to talk us through what sets the stage for such things and how we can support these ‘findings’ when they come up from a holistic perspective, even though some acute care options might also be required. It’s a very useful show, also going into hormone health, herbal medicine, detection and testing options and timings and more. Katherine Maslin is a mother, clinical naturopath and nutritionist, entrepreneur and leader in the natural health space. Katherine has a unique story; after overcoming a violent childhood with domestic violence and heroin addiction by the age of 15, she discovered natural health and healing, worked on her own recovery and has been a passionate health advocate ever since. It is through making her own shifts and guiding thousands of people through their health journeys that has led Katherine to become a force for good in the natural health industry. Her why is powerful and I know you’ll learn a lot from this show - pass it onto every woman you know! Follow Katherine on Instagram https://instgram.com/katherinemaslenFollow The Shift ClinicFollow me, Alexx Stuart your host @lowtoxlife - tag me and share your AHA’s from the show! Your help in spreading the word so people find these helpful topics is always appreciated more than you know!Our sponsor offers: 2023: Ready for an Air Filter or Dehumidifier? Ausclimate gives our listeners an EXTRA 10% OFF their excellent dehumidifiers and Winix air purifiers on ausclimate.com.au – Your code: LOWTOXLIFE. This discount can also be redeemed for over-the-phone orders verbally if you want to chat through options for your home.There are a lot of ‘pretty’ small filters being advertised on Insta these days - beware! They’re often 2-3 stage filters and don’t move the needle on your indoor air very much. Winix’s unique PlasmaWave® technology is perfect for smoke, dust, pets, viruses, bacteria, household odours, and allergies (covering a variety of allergens). Winix; the most complete air-purifiers on the market and the compact 4 stage is a gorgeous unit for the bedroom or study!JULY-ONLY: And Bio-First is back for US and Aussie listeners, with an offer on their Genuine Natural Remedies for skin issues, immune support and wellness. Given we're into the winter months and there's lots going around, I wanted to give a shout out to their daily health defence options ( the Manuka Defence Syrup and Spray - both delicious by the way, as a sweet something after a meal. Hehe. Creative, I know!) and extra soothing care when you need it most, like when there’s a lurgy threatening to set up shop and you need to up the ante, then it’s the Manuka Soother Syrups with adult and kid formulations. No alcohol, added fillers, colours, flavours etc.The OFFER: $10 off when you spend $65+ across the site with promo code WINTER (can purchase any products to get the offer, I just wanted to share those winter-specific options for the Aussies given the time of year. Shop here: https://www.bio-first.com.au/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this show, we’re talking about stable blood sugar -possible testing you can do yourself or with a doctor, how often to check in on your blood sugar, red flags and what to do about them, best ways to achieve stabilising outcomes and good insulin sensitivity and MORE. Dr Ralph Esposito is one of my triple thread guests, ie, one of the few I’ve had back 3 times on the show (Check out two Men’s health-focused shows #91 #102). Why? Because he has trained broadly in Chinese medicine and is a licensed acupuncturist as well as being a Naturopathic Doctor and Functional Medicine practitioner. He also holds a position as an adjunct professor at New York University where he lectures on integrative medicine and specialises in hormones, integrative urology and men’s health. He has a wonderful way of explaining things that often feel complex and disempowering online, and I do hope you enjoy this interview on all things blood sugar. Check out the show notes at lowtoxlife.com/podcast Follow Dr Ralph Esposito on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dr.ralphesposito/Follow me, Alexx Stuart your host @lowtoxlife - tag me and share your AHA’s from the show!  Our sponsor offers: 2023: Ready for an Air Filter or Dehumidifier? Ausclimate gives our listeners an EXTRA 10% OFF their excellent dehumidifiers and Winix air purifiers on ausclimate.com.au – Your code: LOWTOXLIFE. This discount can also be redeemed for over-the-phone orders verbally if you want to chat through options for your home.There are a lot of ‘pretty’ small filters being advertised on Insta these days - beware! They’re often 2-3 stage filters and don’t move the needle on your indoor air very much. Winix’s unique PlasmaWave® technology is perfect for smoke, dust, pets, viruses, bacteria, household odours, and allergies (covering a variety of allergens). Winix; the most complete air-purifiers on the market and the compact 4 stage is a gorgeous unit for the bedroom or study! Follow them on Instagram. JULY-ONLY: And Bio-First is back for US and Aussie listeners, with an offer on their Genuine Natural Remedies for skin issues, immune support and wellness. Given we're into the winter months and there's lots going around, I wanted to give a shout out to their daily health defence options ( the Manuka Defence Syrup and Spray - both delicious by the way, as a sweet something after a meal. Hehe. Creative, I know!) and extra soothing care when you need it most, like when there’s a lurgy threatening to set up shop and you need to up the ante, then it’s the Manuka Soother Syrups with adult and kid formulations. No alcohol, added fillers, colours, flavours etc. The OFFER: $10 off when you spend $65+ across the site with promo code WINTER (can purchase any products to get the offer, I just wanted to share those winter-specific options for the Aussies given the time of year. Shop here: https://www.bio-first.com.au/Follow them here: Biofirst Instagram  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What can someone with nearly 4 decades in Functional Medicine teach us about health? That’s today’s show and it’s a LOT simpler than you think! My functional medicine doctor, Dr Min Yeo, retired last year and sometimes, when people leave or retire in your health team, they leave a space quite hard to fill - especially when they cared so well for you and truly saw you for your lived experience. Dr Min Yeo was one such person to me and to many. “100 years ago doctors listened to their patients a lot - it’s the main thing we could do and was and still is, the art of medicine. Being a doctor is being good at pattern recognition”. Just a taste of Min’s views as a doctor, from a doctor who admits to doing terribly at school, for the most part. And yet, outside of medicine, Min has been a professional violinist & Yoga Teachers Australia Certified Yoga Teacher as well as a devoted dog mum to Mimi Red Toy Poodle (Delta Therapy Dog). She is passionate about spreading awareness of the impact of environmental & lifestyle measures such as diet, sleep, exercise and stress management as a foundation for healthy living & ageing. Known to “walk her talk” & for her ability to explain complex issues in a simple, fun, relatable fashion, she has been featured in publications such as Vogue, Marie Claire, The Telegraph, 50 So What, The Guardian, 21 World Wellbeing Experts.Enjoy the show and check the show notes at lowtoxlife.com/podcast Follow Min at https://www.instagram.com/drminyeo/https://linktr.ee/drminyeo Follow me, Alexx Stuart your host @lowtoxlife - tag me and share your AHA’s from the show!  Our sponsor offers: 2023: Ready for an Air Filter or Dehumidifier? Ausclimate gives our listeners an EXTRA 10% OFF their excellent dehumidifiers and Winix air purifiers on ausclimate.com.au – Your code: LOWTOXLIFE. This discount can also be redeemed for over-the-phone orders verbally if you want to chat through options for your home. There are a lot of ‘pretty’ small filters being advertised on Insta these days - beware! They’re often 2-3 stage filters and don’t move the needle on your indoor air very much. Winix’s unique PlasmaWave® technology is perfect for smoke, dust, pets, viruses, bacteria, household odours, and allergies (covering a variety of allergens). Winix; the most complete air-purifiers on the market and the compact 4 stage is a gorgeous unit for the bedroom or study!JULY-ONLY: And Bio-First is back for US and Aussie listeners, with an offer on their Genuine Natural Remedies for skin issues, immune support and wellness. Given we're into the winter months and there's lots going around, I wanted to give a shout out to their daily health defence options ( the Manuka Defence Syrup and Spray - both delicious by the way, as a sweet something after a meal. Hehe. Creative, I know!) and extra soothing care when you need it most, like when there’s a lurgy threatening to set up shop and you need to up the ante, then it’s the Manuka Soother Syrups with adult and kid formulations. No alcohol, added fillers, colours, flavours etc. The OFFER: $10 off when you spend $65+ across the site with promo code WINTER (can purchase any products to get the offer, I just wanted to share those winter-specific options for the Aussies given the time of year. Shop here: https://www.bio-first.com.au/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Craving an expansive conversation? Look no further. Rebecca Wildbear is my guest once again (#171 was our first) and this time we discuss Wild Yoga - but it’s not what you might think. It’s not Yoga dance parties (although, fun!) It’s an invitation to connect with the earth and all of its magic, as well as your own wild nature, on a deeper level than ever before - and there’s space for that to look like whatever you want it to. Rebecca talks about vulnerability and ‘making a pearl of it’ instead of the traditional framing of weakness. She shares ways to move through grief either in your own life or the grief many of us hold for what’s been done to our planet, or even how we’ve contributed to that. She shares what ‘feral female ferocity’ means and how to have conversations with your body - and with trees! Intrigued? You should be. I had to go hug a tree and have a chat after this conversation and I suspect you will do too. Rebecca Wildbear, MS, E-RYT 500, is the author of Wild Yoga: A Practice of Initiation, Veneration, & Advocacy for the Earth. She is the creator of a yoga practice called Wild Yoga, which empowers individuals to tune in to the mysteries that live within the Earth's community, dreams, and their own wild nature so they can live a life of creative service. www.rebeccawildbear.com. @lowtoxlife - Share the show and tag me with any AHA’s! Her book: BOOKTOPIA | AMAZONOur sponsor offers: 2023: Ready for an Air Filter or Dehumidifier? Ausclimate gives our listeners an EXTRA 10% OFF their excellent dehumidifiers and Winix air purifiers on ausclimate.com.au – Your code: LOWTOXLIFE. This discount can also be redeemed for over-the-phone orders verbally if you want to chat through options for your home. There are a lot of ‘pretty’ small filters being advertised on Insta these days - beware! They’re often 2-3 stage filters and don’t move the needle on your indoor air very much. Winix’s unique PlasmaWave® technology is perfect for smoke, dust, pets, viruses, bacteria, household odours, and allergies (covering a variety of allergens). Winix; the most complete air-purifiers on the market and the compact 4 stage is a gorgeous unit for the bedroom or study! Follow them on Instagram. JULY-ONLY: And Bio-First is back for US and Aussie listeners, with an offer on their Genuine Natural Remedies for skin issues, immune support and wellness. Given we're into the winter months and there's lots going around, I wanted to give a shout out to their daily health defence options ( the Manuka Defence Syrup and Spray - both delicious by the way, as a sweet something after a meal. Hehe. Creative, I know!) and extra soothing care when you need it most, then it’s the Manuka Soother Syrups with adult and kid formulations. No alcohol, added fillers, colours, flavours etc. The OFFER: $10 off when you spend $65+ across the site with promo code WINTER. Shop here: https://www.bio-first.com.au/ Follow them here: Biofirst Insta Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One of the show’s most popular guests (and I don’t like to pick favourite children, but one of mine too!) Dr Carrie Jones is back for the 3rd time on the show - can we call that a trilogy? Let’s, sounds super-hero-ish! Estrogen and progesterone get a lot of press in women’s health and hormone discussions, and rightly so. There are, however, some less talked about hormones that can have a huge impact on your health and on working through complex puzzles you might be trying to solve so we are pulling those hormones out of the shadows and talking about their impact on today’s show - melatonin, DHEA, prolactin (not just to do with breastfeeding btw!) and some of the hormones that cross over into neurotransmitter land…If somehow just discovering her for the first time, Carrie Jones, ND, FABNE, MPH is an internationally recognized speaker, consultant, and educator on the topic of women's health and hormones with over 20 years in the industry. Dubbed the “Queen of Hormones,” Dr. Jones is a Naturopathic Physician who did her 2-year residency focused on women's health and endocrinology. She went on to get her Master of Public Health and was one of the first to become board certified through the American Board of Naturopathic Endocrinology for which she served on the board for several years. She hosts the highly popular show, the Root Cause Medicine Podcast which has over 3 million downloads. She is the Clinical Expert for the Lifestyle Matrix Resource Center and is on Under Armour’s Human Performance Council. Currently, she is the Chief Medical Officer at NuEthix Formulations and Head of Medical Education at Metabolic Mentor University. Helpful links and info for today’s ep: lowtoxlife.com/podcast Instagram: @dr.carriejonesInstagram: @lowtoxlife - share the show and tag me with your AHAs! Enjoy our sponsors Till the end of JUNE 2023: Earthtank, a gorgeous new handmade ceramic water filter on the scene, is carefully thought through and tested every step fo the way to provide delicious drinking water with minerals intact, and all the bad stuff out - Fluoride, Herbicide/pesticide residue, harmful bacteria, chlorine and heavy metals. A local Aussie business, they’re offering 5% off their filters with the code LOWTOXLIFE - Follow them at @earthtank_au and shop here: https://www.earthtank.com.au/ALL OF 2023: Ausclimate, also an awesome Aussie business offers listeners 10% off with the code LOWTOXLIFE for their WINIX air purifiers and dehumidifiers to help you clean up your indoor air and prevent mould growth. Their range gives you guidelines on what you’ll need based on your room/area size - head to https://ausclimate.com.au/ I hope you enjoy and take notes to discuss with your practitioner.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.