Monica Meldrum, the founder of Whole Kids is on a mission to nurture healthy kids and a healthy world.
Following an extensive corporate career in the construction industry, Monica travelled to Indonesia with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) in 2000 to deliver an aid program to children living in poverty. The experience challenged her assumptions about the meaning of success and how she could make a greater contribution with her life. At the time, Monica vowed to make a difference to children’s health.
On returning to Australia and witnessing food related illnesses amongst children and an abundance of over processed, heavily marketed children’s foods, Monica launched Whole Kids.
Whole Kids has since grown to become Australia’s largest range of certified organic, additive free and allergen-friendly snacks for kids, the proceeds of which are funding kids health and environment projects nationally, through Whole Kids Small Seeds Community Grants Program.
Whole Kids was the first Food Company in Australia to be certified a B Corporation and in doing so is committed to creating a healthy life and a healthy world for kids.
In recognition of her sound business strategy and great vision for the future of Whole Kids, Monica was awarded 2015 St George Banking Group Ausmumpreneur of the Year. Monica was also awarded Emerging Entrepreneur 2013 by NAB Women’s Agenda Leadership awards for her innovation, leadership and a strong commitment to creating change for the future.
In this exclusive Eco Chat episode Monica and I discuss:
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Today I'm excited to be chatting with Sara Fieschi, one of my amazing Home Detox Boot Camp graduates.
Sara has spent 15 years studying, researching and teaching nutrition and food science, as she has always been interested in what we are feeding our bodies and their effects. However, after having her two children, she began to increasingly think about and question what ingredients were in her children’s wash products, and essentially what we are feeding our skin.
In early 2016, Sara joined my Home Detox Boot Camp where she soon realised that what we put on our skin is just as important as what we put in our body. She also learnt about the many worrisome ingredients in commercial soaps and felt the need to develop an all-natural alternative. And so she did, Sara is the proud founder of the natural soap business- The Australian Soap Kitchen.
In this chat Sara and I chat about her journey from Food Science Expert to mother to Home Detox Boot Camp participant to Eco Business Creator and Founder! It truly is an amazing and inspiring story.
Sara is also generously offering a 10% discount off her entire natural soap range until 29th February 2016. Just use code eco2016 in your checkout to get your hands on her nourishing, healthy and pure soaps.
Bill Statham was born in Toowoomba in Queensland and grew up on a dairy farm on the fertile Darling Downs. When he was in his twenties he told friends that one day he would write a book. At the time he had no idea what it would be about, but twenty years later this dream became a reality when The Chemical Maze - Your Guide to Food Additives and Cosmetic Ingredients was first published. Little did he realise all those years ago that it would become a bestseller and create an awareness that would change many people’s lives for the better.
And best seller it is! The Chemical Maze is now in its 5th edition, has sold around 250,000 copies worldwide in 9 languages and Bill has recently launched the latest version of The Chemical Maze App for Smartphones.
To say that Bill is making a huge difference to so many people’s lives would quite possibly be an understatement and I’m so thrilled to have Bill join me on Eco Chat today!
In this edition of Eco Chat Bill and I chat about:
- what led Bill to creating The Chemical Maze
- what additives are best avoided in food
- what additives are best avoided in cosmetics and personal care products
- the natural food additive you need to be be aware of
- why not all additives are harmful
- why you need to be aware of the potential cumulative effects of combinations of reasonably benign food additives
- how Bill keeps it real and doesn't get too obsessive about avoiding toxins in his day to day life
- what kickstarted Bill's eco journey
Click here to download your FREE eguide The Top 10 Food Additives To Avoid.
Click here to purchase The Chemical Maze books and Smartphone App and here to follow Bill Statham on Facebook.
Bill is also a guest expert on my Home Detox Boot Camp which is open for enrolment now!
A sedentary lifestyle, poor lifestyle choices and a diet rich in processed foods are the three reasons typically touted for the battle most of us face daily with the bulge.
But the weight management puzzle is a little more complicated than that…..
Researchers are finding more and more that environmental factors may have a role to play in weight management; factors including air pollution and chemicals in our foods as well as products commonly used around the home have been scientifically linked to obesity.
In this podcast I chat about the growing evidence that suggests that synthetic chemicals, and in particular, endocrine-disrupting chemicals lead to an increased risk of obesity, diabetes, infertility, hormone-related cancers and neurological problems.
If breaking up with endocrine-disrupting and other synthetic chemicals in your home has been on your TO-DO list, check out my FREE Home Detox Training Series. A clean, healthy home without the toxic chemicals will soon be yours to enjoy.
I'll also be opening the doors to my popular Home Detox Boot Camp again very soon!
Two weeks ago the world lost one of the greatest entertainers of our generation, David Bowie.
Thousands have been mourning his passing and are visiting his birth town to mark their respect. Musicians have been playing tribute to Bowie at concerts around the world and a tribute show will be held in New York late March to celebrate his life. Just this week scientists even registered a constellation shaped like a lightning bolt in honour of David Bowie and his out-of-this-world talent.
Such is the collective love for Bowie’s art and the impact he’s had on so many; he truly was one of the world’s greatest creative minds and he’s undeniably left a legacy.
But what is legacy and what will yours be? In this Eco Chat episode Laura chats about environmental legacy and the impact modern humans are leaving behind.
She also invites you to learn how to live a bit lighter on the planet through her eco-living education products Think Global Act Local, greenHOUSE and Home Detox Boot Camp.
And for the first time, Laura is taking on a select number of clients for 1-on-1 online business coaching. But there's a catch, there's only three positions and you need to be running (or setting up) a Conscious Business or Organization. To find out more and book your FREE 30 minute Discovery Session, click here.