They've been linked with obesity, early adolescence, infertility and cancer and take hundreds of years, if ever, to break down in our environment. I'm talking plastics and on the blog/podcast this week I'm sharing why we need to be concerned about plastics, plus how you can stay healthy in an increasingly plastic world.

I discuss:

• What plastics are and how they're made
• Where plastics are commonly found and used in our homes
• The environmental impact of plastics
• The human health impact of plastics
• Endocrine disrupting chemicals in plastics
• How we can reduce our exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals.

If you’re keen to reduce your family’s exposure to toxins including those found in plastics, you can watch my FREE Home Detox Video Series here or pop your name on the waiting list for my popular Home Detox Boot Camp here.

Modern living and toxins often go hand in hand, but there’s plenty of ways we can reduce our exposure. The food we eat has a massive impact on our health, and naturally, what we feed our children directly impacts their current and future health.

In this episode I catch up with naturopath Jessica Donovan to discover how parents can best fuel their kids for a happy, vibrant, toxin-free life.

We discuss:

• Why it’s particularly important to clean up our kids environment and diet
• Typical health issues in children and causes of current epidemic conditions
• Why good nutrition is more important now than ever before for our children
• Clear action steps you can take to improve your child’s health
• How to best fuel your kids with good food without becoming overly obsessive about it
• How you can be best supported to learn more about how to fuel your kids with good food.

If you’re keen to learn more on this important topic, Jessica is hosting a FREE “Wholefoods for Kids” webinar on Tuesday the 12th of July.

Be sure to register your seat here.

From 12 July 2016 you’ll also be able to join Jessica’s Natural Super Kids online program and you can always follow Jessica at Energetic Mama.

Are you keen to reduce your home energy consumption (and power bills) this winter but don’t know where to start?

In this episode I’ll share some home energy tips to help you reduce your household’s energy consumption throughout the cooler months, without compromising your lifestyle, including:

• The highest energy use areas of an average home
• The optimum temperature to maintain your heating thermostats for best efficiency
• Three ways to prevent heat loss from your home
• My three best hot water service energy saving tips 

If you’re keen to learn tips on how you can make your home more energy efficient check out my FREE 5 Day Home Energy Challenge.

If you’re ready to step up even further and fully maximise the savings that come by reducing your home energy consumption, check out greenHOUSE Home Energy Blitz. This program is delivered by 21 bite-sized emails, where much like if you had a home energy auditor beside you, I share all the tips, tricks and little tweaks you need to make around your home to help you save heaps of energy and money!

Even when you have meal planning seemingly under control, your household can still generate a fair amount of food scraps that can easily end up in the rubbish bin.

Whether it’s scraps from peeling and topping and tailing vegetables, or scrapings from dinner plates (or meals your kids have decided to turn their noses up at), there’s several options available to turn these scraps into something useful and keep them out of your bin…. and local landfill!

In this episode I’ll share my three favourite ways to keep food scraps out of the rubbish bin.

Keen to learn more?

• Click here to buy a Bokashi Bin.
• Click here to discover what it takes to set up a worm farm.
• Click here to discover 7 Reasons to Keep Chickens.

Cultivating a “waste not want not” mindset in the kitchen when it comes to food scraps has plenty of benefits for your household. By reusing, composting or feeding food scraps to productive pets, you’ll not only keep rotting smells out of your bin, you’ll help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, save money and create some useful by-products along the way!!!!

There are loads of options out there when considering a fertilizer but animal manure (we call it poo at our place!) is my number one go-to. 

In this episode I share:

• Why You Should Choose an Animal Poo Over Synthetic Fertilizer
• How to Apply Animal Manure to Your Garden
• Which Animal Poo is Best to Use as Garden Fertilizer?

Animal poo is a great way to keep your veggie garden happy without resorting to commercial fertilizers.

Happy gardening!

Eating sustainably is quite possibly the biggest impact we can make to improve the condition of the global environment. Choosing to eat organic, local produce, taking steps to eliminate food waste and reducing your meat consumption will make a significantly positive change to your health, bank balance and the state of the world. 

In this episode I share some of my best tips on sustainable eating including:

• What is a Sustainable Diet?
• Why Is Sustainable Eating Important?
• What is the Most Sustainable Diet?
• What is an Ecotarian?
• Where Does Meat Fit Into This Picture?
• Can Eating Meat Be Sustainable?

Remember, the choices you make and the dollars you spend today shape the world of tomorrow and everyone can make a difference.

So, what changes will you make to your diet to ensure it’s more sustainable?

If you’re keen to discover 10 easy pantry switches you can make to eco-fy your pantry click here.

To pledge your support to help get Self Sufficiency in the Suburbs created and out into the world click here.

In recent years there’s been a lot of hype around Himalayan Rock Salt, primarily around its flavour and reported health benefits. Sure, some of this attention is warranted, but if you live in Australia, eating Himalayan Rock Salt just doesn’t make environmental sense, especially when there’s a more sustainable salt you should be consuming in its place.

It never ceases to surprise me just how much the type of food has changed in one generation. While the varieties of salt available haven’t exploded to the same extent as coffee, milk and bread, the types of salt on the market are a stark contrast to those when I was a child growing up in the 1980s.

Back then it was table salt. Sodium chloride. White. Highly processed. Small granules. End of story.

These days it's an entire different ball game.

In this episode I share what the most sustainable salt available in Australia is, plus six reasons why Himalayan Rock Salt isn't welcome at my table.

Keen to discover what other “Eco Bombs’ are lurking in your kitchen? Check out my FREE eGuide “10 Simple Swaps to Eco-fy Your Pantry”.

Before I jump in to this episode I want to let you know that my Self Sufficiency in the Suburbs crowdfunding campaign has just opened and you can find it here.

Self Sufficiency in the Suburbs is all about living a more self-sufficient life in our modern world.

It will be an online course and membership club rolled into one that combines practical tools plus insanely useful how-to’s, with a gorgeous community of like-minded souls, to support you as you journey towards a better, simpler, more sustainable way of living.

Self Sufficiency in the Suburbs will be run as an annual membership program where you select to pay either monthly or annually, but if you buy Self Sufficiency in the Suburbs as part of the crowdfunding campaign rewards you will have LIFETIME access, meaning you’ll never need to pay a cent for these programs again.

Even better news is that you can pick up lifetime access for both Self Sufficiency in the Suburbs AND Home Detox Boot Camp as a package in the crowdfunding rewards for only $297 Australian – which is less than the price of Home Detox Boot Camp alone!!!

You’ll need to be super quick to pick up these specials as there’s a limited number of rewards available and the crowdfunding campaign only runs for 3 weeks….. which means it will finish on Monday 6th June.

So please check out my campaign and show your support to help me create and bring this idea to life.

Okay!!! Onto this episode......

It’s no secret that eco living can take a bit more effort than conventional living, but you and I both know that the rewards are totally worth it in the pride, freedom, health and financial stakes.

I’ve always said that eco living is a journey, and not a destination, and you need to look after yourself along the way. I’ve always thought I’ve maintained pretty good self-care but I’ll be honest and tell you that I've needed to crank it up a notch up it recently and I thought you may be interested to hear how I look after myself so that I can run both an eco-household and an eco-business.

I cover the importance of (plus share how I prioritize) the following:

• Having fun
• Relaxing
• Getting enough sunshine
• Scheduling "me" time
• Looking after your mindset
• Eating well
• Getting more sleep
• Saying "NO"
• Asking for and accepting help.

How to run a self-sufficient household is the first module in my new program Self Sufficiency in the Suburbs. 

But I’ll tell you right now and let you know that the key to running a self-sufficient household, a conscious business or just to turn up day in day out as a present mum who has the energy to give to her kids, you gotta look after YOU.

Are you striving for perfection when it comes to clean, green, toxin-free living? In the process are you rejecting gifts that don't align with your health or environmental values and moving them on as fast as they were given to you?

In this episode I chat about the gifts I was lovingly given by my children for Mother's Day and just why I'm choosing to receive, and use, a gift I would never purchase myself.

Have you ever shared inspirational quotes, bought awareness ribbons and bands, or changed your social media avatar to show support for a cause? If so, listen up because you may not realise it, but you could be a slacktivist!

When we “retweet,” when we “hashtag,” when we “share,” when we “like” online we allow ourselves to feel good because we’ve shown a level of awareness.

But actions speak louder than words.

In this podcast I chat about slacktivism and whether or not it is creating change in our world.

PLUS I give a heads up of my first ever crowdfunding campaign for Self Sufficiency In The Suburbs..... to be unveiled very soon!

When you bite into an apple you think you’re just eating an apple right?

Wrong!

If your apple is a conventionally grown apple it’s most likely come with a side serving of fries, and by fries I mean chemical residues such as pesticides and herbicides.

Today we’re chatting about chemical residues in fruit and vegetables and what you can do to reduce your exposure.

In this Eco Chat episode I discuss:

• What pesticides are and why they're used
• Five ways to remove chemical toxins from fresh produce
• The Environmental Working Group's Dirty Dozen and Clean 15 lists
• Why you shouldn't avoid fruit and vegetables on the Dirty Dozen list and what you should do instead.

To download your FREE Dirty Dozen Fridge Memo click here.

In today’s episode I’m chatting to Erica Brooke from ‘Erica Brooke 100% Natural Skin Care.’

Erica has a huge passion for natural skincare and green chemistry and is on a mission to help with nasty chemicals from skin care and deodorants.

Erica’s natural deodorant creams in particular are gaining a solid reputation in the natural body care space and today we’re chatting about all things deodorant, including:

• Why more people are making the change to a natural deodorant
• What causes body odour and why sweating isn’t a bad thing!
• What nasties you should look out for in commercial deodorants and their impact
• The key ingredients of natural deodorants
• Why crystal deodorants won’t always work
• Why you should consider a pit detox when transitioning from a commercial to natural deodorant, plus how to actually do this!

You can follow Erica and view her entire range of natural body products at www.ericabrooke.com.au. Enter discount code HOMEDETOX15 to save 15% off your first order!

You can read Erica’s blog on performing a pit detox here.

Erica is also a guest expert in my Home Detox Boot camp. Normally interviews like these are just part of the exclusivity of the Home Detox Boot camp, but I really wanted to share this one today because deodorants are something that all of us are applying to our bodies day in and day out which is why it’s so important to switch to a natural one! I wanted to share Erica’s story and her tips for doing the pit detoxes and also why you should switch to a natural deodorant with everyone! But of course, if you are keen to hear from a lot more of my guest experts on the topic of removing toxins from your home and your life, be it personal body care, cleaning, household, kitchen…everything, head on over to www.homedetoxbootcamp.com  and pop your name on the waiting list so that you are notified when I open it for next round which is hopefully going to be later in 2016.

So it is true!

We have 1,000 new pets but they’re probably not the kind of pets that generally spring to mind. I’m talking my favourite kind of pets….productive pets….. That’s right! Pets who contribute more than love to a household. Yes indeed, we’re the proud new owners of a worm colony….  a.k.a. a worm farm!

In this episode I chat all things worm farms, including:

• Why I decided to start a worm farm
• Why not all worms are equal and which ones you need in your worm farm
• Where to source composter worms
• How to set up a worm farm
• What to feed your worms
• How to use worm castings and worm tea.

I purchased my worms from here and my TUMBLEWEED Can-O-Worms worm farm and worm blanket from here.

Well hasn’t this past week been a storm in an egg cup!!

If you’re in Australia and have been following the media recently you’ve no doubt noticed all the kerfuffle over eggs. Supermarkets chains selling caged eggs have come under fire and the degree of greenwashing going on by brands labelling their eggs as free range, when they’re anything but, has once again come to the fore.

In this edition of Eco Chat I chat about what you're really buying when you purchase caged or free range eggs and I share my top 7 Reasons Why You Should Consider Keeping Chickens.

To access the Choice Free Range Egg Buying Guide click here.

If you’ve been thinking that it’s about time for you to get your hands dirty and have a go at growing your own produce, then today’s episode is for you.  We’re talking about the things you need to consider when planning your garden to ensure your efforts don’t go to waste and you’re rewarded with a bumper crop!

After spending time outside on and off these past couple of weeks getting our garden ready for our autumn/winter crop with my husband Paul, I’ve decided to bring him on the show to chat about what to consider when planning your organic veggie garden because his thumbs are greener than mine!

Paul discusses the following five things to consider when planning your vegetable garden:

1. Soil preparation
2. Location
3. What vegetables to plant
4. Composting
5. Watering system and water conservation / mulching

If you enjoyed this podcast I’d like to let you in on a little secret as I have some big news coming next month. I’ve been tinkering away on a new offering for a while now (actually it’s been in my head for almost three years) and I’m getting close to bringing it out into the world.

I can’t reveal too much yet, but if you’re someone who’s been craving a return to nature, to simplicity, to a more meaningful life… this is for you. 

The offering will have a vegetable gardening component to it so if you enjoyed today’s topic and are keen to become a little more self sufficient make sure you head over to lauratrotta.com and subscribe to ensure you’re first to know when my new offering is ready.

If you love eating food and you have a social conscience, then today’s episode is for you. I’m talking wholefoods and how you can cook for a cause!!!

If you listened to my recent episodes on fluoride in drinking water you would have heard that our society’s obsession with sugar and processed foods is playing havoc with our teeth. But it’s not only that, eating a diet high in processed foods has been identified as the main factor causing so many modern health issues like obesity, diabetes, heart conditions, spectrum disorders, infertility and so many more.

Not to mention the environmental issues of eating processed, and highly packaged foods.

Eating a diet rich in wholefoods is essential for our health and that of our environment.

But what exactly are wholefoods?

In this episode I chat about what wholefoods are and I introduce you to a project by the Aussie Wellness Women that is attempting to raise $200,000 for the Luke Batty Foundation, by selling a gorgeous wholefoods cookbook "From Our Kitchen To Yours".

You can purchase your copy of "From Our Kitchen To Yours" by the Aussie Wellness Women for $19.95 here.

Here we are in the final episode of my 3-part feature on fluoride in drinking water and boy have we covered a lot!

If you’re listening to this episode and haven’t yet listened to podcast episode 21, the Case For Fluoride with Dentist Dr Agim Hymer and podcast episode 22, The Case Against Water Fluoridation with Toxicologist Dr Peter Dingle, stop right now and go and listen to these first.

I also encourage you to head here to get your hands on my FREE summary on this 3-part feature on Fluoride In Drinking Water. This download wraps everything covered in this 3-part feature in an easy to digest guide, plus it also contains a review on water filtering systems should you decide to head down that route.

In this episode I re-visit some of the key issues and arguments both for and against water fluoridation as discussed in the previous two episodes. I share a personal experience where my diet impacted my teeth and I also review water filtering options.

Recommended Resources and Products:

Fill2Pure Water filter Jug

Fill2Pure Stainless Steel Drinking Bottles with Inbuilt Filter

Ceramic Fluoride Water Filter

EcoCocoon Stainless Steel Water Bottles

I Quit Sugar Recipe Books and 8 Week I Quit Sugar eCourse 

Small Steps To Wholefoods eCourse

Do you avoid drinking tap water because of the presence of fluoride in your local water supply?

Are you unsure whether or not fluoride in drinking water is good or bad for your health?

Do you want to avoid drinking water that contains fluoride but aren’t sure how you can best protect you, and your children’s teeth, without using fluoride?

If that’s you, you’re in the right place!

Click here to download your FREE eguide on everything you need to know about fluoride in drinking water.

In this three-part series on fluoride in drinking water, I’m chatting to both an acclaimed dentist and toxicologist in an effort to uncover the facts and find the information so you can make an informed choice about your drinking water that best suits you and your family.

In Part 1 of my feature on Fluoride in Drinking Water, where I chatted with my guest, acclaimed dentist Dr Agim Hymer, we covered the history and reasons behind adding fluoride to drinking water and the case for water fluoridation. You heard this perspective directly from a medical professional who is deep in the trenches facing the issue of tooth decay in our population day in and day out.

Today, we’re switching to the other side of the fence and I’m chatting with toxicologist, Dr Peter Dingle.

Dr Peter Dingle has spent the past 30 years as a researcher, educator, communicator and author. Formerly an associate professor at Murdoch University, Dr D has written more than a dozen books on living well. 

Dr Dingle regularly appears on state and national media. He was the presenter on the award-winning SBS program, “Is Your House Killing You?” and appeared regularly on ABC’s “Can We Help?” Dr Dingle is also the grandfather of the acclaimed “Living Smart” program and the creator of the “StarFoods” food rating system.

Recognised as one of the most informative and entertaining health speakers in Australia, Dr Dingle aims to cut through medical and health myths to give you the real facts on evidence-based wellness. He is known for his straight-shooting style, sense of humour and the occasional magic trick or juggling display. 

In this interview you'll hear Dr Dingle's thoughts on:

• Why adding fluoride to the drinking water supply is not in the public’s best interest.
• Why adding fluoride to drinking water is a 1950’s mentality and a ‘Band-Aid’ approach to tooth decay and what we should be focussing on instead.
• Why adding fluoride to the drinking water supply is mass medication and an ethical issue in itself.
• The health implications of fluoride consumption on humans….for the current generation and future generations.
• Why the safety factor of fluoride in water supply should be increased.
• Why all water needs to be filtered (including rain water!).
• Why reverse osmosis isn’t the best water filtering process.
• Why drinking water out of plastic bottles is an environmental and health issue.
• And on what may seem like a totally unrelated topic, but it’s not…..Why we need to increase breastfeeding rates in Australia.

You’ve now heard both the case for and against the addition of fluoride to our drinking water supply and while both of my guest experts sit on different sides of the fence, they clearly both agree that we should be doing everything we can to clean up our diets and just eat real food.

Stay tuned to the final instalment in this 3-part series on fluoride in drinking water where I wrap up the issue and provide an overview of water filtering options, should this be something you’d like to consider in your household.

You can also download your FREE eguide summarising the findings from this feature here.

Do you avoid drinking tap water because of the presence of fluoride in your local water supply?

Are you unsure whether or not fluoride in drinking water is good or bad for your health?

Do you want to avoid drinking water that contains fluoride but aren’t sure how you can you can best protect you, and your children’s teeth, without using fluoride?

If that’s you, you’re in the right place!

In this three-part series on fluoride in drinking water, I’m chatting to both an acclaimed dentist and toxicologist in an effort to uncover the facts and find the information so you can make an informed choice about your drinking water that best suits you and your family.

In this first interview, where I’m chatting with Dr Agim Hymer from First Bite Dental, we discuss:

• When are why fluoride was first added to drinking water.
• How tooth decay issues have changed over time (from ancient times to the early 1900s and beyond) and how decay rates decreased by 60% after the addition of fluoride to drinking water.
• Why the caries (i.e. cavities or tooth decay) rate in the general population is currently increasing.
• The extreme difference in issues in patients presenting to dental surgeries in towns where the water is not fluoridated compared to those where the water is fluoridated.
• The portion of the population where tooth decay issues are most concentrated.
• How our hospital system is struggling at its current capacity and could not cope with an influx of tooth decay issues in children if fluoride is removed from drinking water.
• The links between mouth infections and heart disease and other conditions including pneumonia, low birth weight babies and premature babies (that our medical system is struggling to address)
• Just why the World Health Organisation has listed water fluoridation as one of the top ten health initiatives that benefits the general population.
• Why people who floss, brush and who eat a good wholefoods, low-sugar diet are not immune to tooth decay (hint: it’s got something to do with genetics!).
• Why the mass medication argument against fluoride in drinking water is invalid (because you CAN choose to filter it from your supply)
• The fluoride concentrations in drinking water, toothpaste, mouth rinse, gels and dental fluoride treatments.
• And more!

In this three-part series on fluoride in drinking water I’ll be chatting to both an acclaimed dentist and toxicologist on the issue.

There will be a fabulous freebie on fluoride in drinking water available, where I’ve summarized all the findings, both for and against, including the best ways you can remove fluoride from your drinking water should you choose to do this, and this will be available for you to download here after Part 3 of this investigation goes live in mid March 2016. If you’re reading this before that date you can still enter your details and it will be emailed to you as soon as part 3 is LIVE!

I’m all about presenting balanced information to you so you can make up your own mind so without any more chatter from me, make sure you listen to Part 1 of this series on Fluoride in Drinking water where I’m chatting to a man who runs a widely acclaimed naturopathic dental practice 'First Bite Dental' in Melbourne, Dr Agim Hymer.

This issue is definitely a complex one and it’s about to get more complex because in the next episode, Part 2 of the feature on fluoride in drinking water, I’m chatting with toxicologist, and former Associate Professor and leading researcher in Health and the Environment at Murdoch University, Dr Peter Dingle, who will share all his reasonings why fluoride should be removed from our drinking water supply.

Stay tuned!

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:

• What kick-started her eco journey
• How she juggles motherhood and business
• Things she does day to day to reduce her eco footprint and areas where she’d like to improve
• What triggers her ‘green guilt’

Discover Wholekids here.

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. 

At the start of every year I like to reflect on the key highlights of the previous year – both personal and professional highlights.

I do this because I always find that looking back fills me with such a massive sense of achievement and pride and it also helps me to decide where to channel my focus for the year ahead.

Sure thing, I look at my wins, but I also look at my hurdles and am always amazed at how they seem to be the stages of my biggest growth and breakthroughs….. in business and in life.

Plus, I also review my data – whether it’s website stats on what content is being digested the most or what you tell me in my annual survey that you want me to focus on more for the year ahead.

So, in this Eco Chat episode review 2015, the year that was, and let you know a little of what I have in store for you in 2016.

I go through the highlights and lowlights of each quarter last year and discuss my five most popular blog posts and podcast episodes (hint: they're not what you think!).

I also reveal the findings of my recent reader survey and chat how I'll be turning this feedback into helping you make green mainstream in 2016.

And PS – in the next week, I’ll be making a super exciting announcement for those of you who want to make a decent living while saving the world, because the two aren’t mutually exclusive you know! And keep an eye out as I’ll also be re-opening the doors to Home Detox Boot Camp again real soon!