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.
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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:
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:
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:
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!
Moving to a chemical-free home has many benefits. In this episode I chat about the following six reasons why you should consider breaking up with toxins in your home:
1. Your kids won’t be guinea pigs
2. You will save money
3. Your home will be less cluttered
4. Your kids immune systems will be stronger
5. Chemical-free is kinder to our planet
6. You will reduce your child’s overall chemical load
If you're keen to learn more, you can discover my 10 Must-Have Natural Products to Clean Your Home here.
You can also jump on board my FREE Home Detox Training Series (for a limited time!) here.
Borax is one of those ‘natural’ cleaning products that can divide a room.
The ‘CAUTION Keep Out of Reach of Children’ notification on the container, teamed with the child-proof lid that even the man of the house struggles to open only adds to the ‘It must be nasty, nasty stuff’ worry passing through any concerning mum’s mind.
But is it toxic and on the ‘no-go’ list or can it hold its head up high in your green cleaning toolkit?
In this episode I take a look at what Borax is, whether or not it's safe for use in the home plus I share my thoughts on the product and how I use it in my own home.
If you're keen to learn more about detoxing your home you can also pick up your FREE copy of my eguide '10 Must-Have Natural Products for cleaning your home without harsh chemicals' here.
When we typically first step out on our eco journeys so many of us are keen for information and have a real thirst for knowledge on how we can live cleaner and greener.
Over time this thirst can continue to grow and our quest to remove toxins from our lifestyles can be seen by others to be obsessive. Sometimes, we can start to feel isolated from family and friends who may not be as concerned, knowledgeable or interested in this way of life.
But what is obsessive?
Is it tossing out your entire Tupperware collection? Is it never wearing sunscreen when you venture in to the sun again? Is it never eating food that you haven’t prepared yourself?
In this episode I’m joined by one of Australia’s leading medical professionals, Fertility specialist, gynaecologist and Reproductive Endocrinologist, Dr Natasha Andreadis to chat about this exact issue and the dilemma may people face when it comings to knowing where to draw the line on eco and low tox living.
We chat about:
To get started on removing toxins from your home environment, download your FREE eGuide 'My Top 10 Natural Products For Cleaning Your Home Without Harsh Chemicals'' here.
Keen to learn more? Join me and my Home Detox Community in my popular Home Detox Boot Camp.