About this show:

Feeling like environmental toxins keep increasing instead of decreasing? You’re not alone.

Pesticides have been big news in Australia lately, for two key reasons:
The expanded approval of isocycloseram, a PFAS pesticide used widely in berries and other tree crops and vegetables.
The murky regulatory saga of paraquat – a pesticide banned in 70 countries and strongly linked to Parkinson’s disease. Australia has “modified” its use rather than banning it, despite scientists, neurologists and Parkinson’s groups pointing to a strong correlation between exposure and the disease.

This week on the podcast, I sit down with Josh Davis, Executive Director of Pesticide Action Australia, to unpack how pesticide regulation actually works across different levels of government – and how everyday people can push for safer food and farming policy.

Tune in now and explore how we can build a safer food system for farmers and eaters alike.

About Pesticide Action Australia (PAA): a not-for-profit charity working to reduce Australia’s pesticide use for the sake of our health and environment. pesticideaction.org.au

About Josh: Co-founder and Executive Director of PAA, with a background spanning rural and regional community support, human rights advocacy, and roles across local, state and federal government.

Alexx Stuart

Founder of Low Tox Life and the Low Tox movement

Join me on Insta @lowtoxlife

Fancy a few more podcasts we’ve done over the years, related to this one?

• Podcast Show #46: Genes, GMOS and Glyphosate with Professor Michael Antoniou
• Show #51: Food confusion busting + what’s with wheat, with Cyndi O’Meara
• Show #416 Tammi Jonas PhD: Designing a Food System for All — Culturally Relevant, Nutritious, and ecologically sound
• Show #109: Joel Salatin on food, soil and regenerative effects of working with nature’s systems
• Show #472. What is safe? River, Ground, Tank and Ocean water and PFAS “Forever chemicals” with water scientist, Professor Ian Wright

Want to learn more about this week’s guest?
Website: https://pesticideaction.org.au/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pesticide-action-australia
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pesticideactionaustralia/

Want to support the show?
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! https://www.lowtoxlifecourses.com/offers/YzLXThRQ/checkout

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Thank you to this month’s show sponsors for helping you make your low tox swaps easier:

@waterscofilters removes all contaminants from modern tap water + keeps all the minerals. 7-15 filtration stages, depending on which filter you choose. Lock in their auto-subscription, cancel-anytime, 10% off + refill subscription price ongoing. No code required. waterscoaustralia.com.au

@ausclimate continues to give you 10% off their range in 2026, with Winix Air Purifiers, the best Dehumidifiers I’ve ever used, energy-efficient heating and air-circulating range. code LOWTOXLIFE (often works on top of their sales – pro tip!) https://bit.ly/ShopAusclimate

Be sure to join me on Instagram @lowtoxlife and tag me with your shares and AHAs of this week’s episode.

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About Josh Davis

Pesticide Action Australia (PAA) is a for-purpose, not-for-profit charity dedicated to reducing Australia’s use of pesticides for the protection of our health and environment. Josh Davis is the co-founder and Executive Director of PAA. Josh has an extensive background in the Australian and international not-for-profit sector, supporting rural and regional communities, and defending communities against human rights violations.

Thank you to this month’s sponsors for partnering with our show and helping you make your swaps with their special offer:

Ausclimate’s highly recommended range of WINIX Air Purifiers is the ideal solution for cleaner, healthier indoor air. Easy to use, reactive features and settings with a truly comprehensive 4-5 stages of purification, including Hospital Grade True HEPA Filtration and Winix’s unique PlasmaWave® technology. Perfect for smoke, dust, pets, viruses, bacteria, household odours, and allergies (covering a variety of allergens). Breathe easier, sleep better, and feel better. Winix; is the most complete air purifier on the market!

Offer: Ausclimate is now giving all Low Tox Life followers an EXTRA 10% OFF their already discounted prices. Simply enter the discount code of LOWTOXLIFE on check out via: https://www.ausclimate.com.au/

This discount can also be redeemed for over-the-phone orders verbally.

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Facebook: www.facebook.com/Ausclimate

Instagram: www.instagram.com/ausclimate

About Waters Co Filters

WatersCo filters remove all contaminants from modern tap water + keeps all the minerals. 7-15 filtration stages, depending on which filter you choose. Lock in their auto-subscription, cancel-anytime, 10% off + refill subscription price ongoing. No code required.

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Title show track, by LIOR.

Love the podcast music? You will hear excerpts from Lior’s track “Caught Up”  – go check it out on iTunes or Spotify if you want to hear the whole song or album, Scattered Reflections. Co-written with Cameron Deyell, it’s a great song and I love the reflective energy of it – perfect for the show, right? Enjoy. Lior is always touring, so do check out his website. It is wonderful to hear him sing live, trust me.

Low Tox Club – The place to bring your low tox life to life.

Want to join a community of like minds and enjoy all the perks of being in the Low Tox Life inner circle such as an online membership platform, 50% off all our Low Tox courses, an awesome chat group, my monthly Q&A, and special guest star interviews for just $49AUD ($29USD/28EUR/23pounds) per YEAR? We have created a special place and set of resources to help you achieve your goals and it’s a wonderful place to be – MORE DETAILS AND REGISTRATION HERE.

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If you would love reading like me or you just simply want to go through the full transcript, you can check below.

Show #498. We have the Information on certain Pesticides’ harm: Now it’s time for action, with Josh Davis | Low Tox Life

About this show:

When we think about environmental toxins, we often think about the things in our immediate environments, many of which would mean the home, what we put on our body, or what we eat.

This week, I’m introducing you to a wonderful guest and we’re talking about the environmental toxins in our rivers. Just a few generations ago, we could drink from our rivers and our guest today is going to unpack this issue for us and her quest to make our rivers drinkable once again.

Li An Phoa is an activist, author, filmmaker, and philosopher. She founded the Drinkable Rivers movement, now in 25 countries! She has walked 21,000km along rivers, gathering momentum from all walks of like who, together, ask the simple question: How can we once again have drinkable rivers?

Li An’s 1000 kilometre walk along the river Meuse was the subject of the documentary ‘Long Walk for Drinkable Rivers’. She has co-written the book ‘Drinkable Rivers: How the River Became My Teacher’ (2023) and is the protagonist in the documentary film ‘Our Blue World’ (2024). www.drinkablerivers.org

Please connect with the Drinkable Rivers org, and I hope you find this show as insightful as I did being a part of this conversation,

Alexx Stuart

Founder of Low Tox Life and the Low Tox movement

Join me on Insta @lowtoxlife

Want to learn more about this week’s guest?
Website: www.drinkablerivers.org
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drinkablerivers

Want to support the show?
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! https://www.lowtoxlifecourses.com/offers/YzLXThRQ/checkout

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Thank you to this month’s show sponsors for helping you make your low tox swaps easier:

@waterscofilters removes all contaminants from modern tap water + keeps all the minerals. 7-15 filtration stages, depending on which filter you choose. Lock in their auto-subscription, cancel-anytime, 10% off + refill subscription price ongoing. No code required. waterscoaustralia.com.au

@ausclimate continues to give you 10% off their range in 2026, with Winix Air Purifiers, the best Dehumidifiers I’ve ever used, energy-efficient heating and air-circulating range. code LOWTOXLIFE (often works on top of their sales – pro tip!) https://bit.ly/ShopAusclimate

Be sure to join me on Instagram @lowtoxlife and tag me with your shares and AHAs of this week’s episode.

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About Li An Phoa

Li An Phoa is the founder of the Drinkable Rivers movement now in 25 countries. She walked 21,000km along rivers. Li An’s 1.000 kilometre walk along the river Meuse was the subject of the documentary ‘Long Walk for Drinkable Rivers’. She has co-written the book ‘Drinkable Rivers: How the River Became My Teacher’ (2023) and is the protagonist in the documentary film ‘Our Blue World’ (2024). www.drinkablerivers.org

Thank you to this month’s sponsors for partnering with our show and helping you make your swaps with their special offer:

Ausclimate’s highly recommended range of WINIX Air Purifiers is the ideal solution for cleaner, healthier indoor air. Easy to use, reactive features and settings with a truly comprehensive 4-5 stages of purification, including Hospital Grade True HEPA Filtration and Winix’s unique PlasmaWave® technology. Perfect for smoke, dust, pets, viruses, bacteria, household odours, and allergies (covering a variety of allergens). Breathe easier, sleep better, and feel better. Winix; is the most complete air purifier on the market!

Offer: Ausclimate is now giving all Low Tox Life followers an EXTRA 10% OFF their already discounted prices. Simply enter the discount code of LOWTOXLIFE on check out via: https://www.ausclimate.com.au/

This discount can also be redeemed for over-the-phone orders verbally.

Website: www.ausclimate.com.au

Facebook: www.facebook.com/Ausclimate

Instagram: www.instagram.com/ausclimate

About Waters Co Filters

WatersCo filters remove all contaminants from modern tap water + keeps all the minerals. 7-15 filtration stages, depending on which filter you choose. Lock in their auto-subscription, cancel-anytime, 10% off + refill subscription price ongoing. No code required.

Website: https://bit.ly/WatersCo_Bio500
Code: LowToxWater
Instagram Link: https://www.instagram.com/waterscofilters/
Facebook Link: https://www.facebook.com/Waters.Co.Australia/

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Title show track, by LIOR.

Love the podcast music? You will hear excerpts from Lior’s track “Caught Up”  – go check it out on iTunes or Spotify if you want to hear the whole song or album, Scattered Reflections. Co-written with Cameron Deyell, it’s a great song and I love the reflective energy of it – perfect for the show, right? Enjoy. Lior is always touring, so do check out his website. It is wonderful to hear him sing live, trust me.

Low Tox Club – The place to bring your low tox life to life.

Want to join a community of like minds and enjoy all the perks of being in the Low Tox Life inner circle such as an online membership platform, 50% off all our Low Tox courses, an awesome chat group, my monthly Q&A, and special guest star interviews for just $49AUD ($29USD/28EUR/23pounds) per YEAR? We have created a special place and set of resources to help you achieve your goals and it’s a wonderful place to be – MORE DETAILS AND REGISTRATION HERE.

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If you would love reading like me or you just simply want to go through the full transcript, you can check below.

Show #497. What would it take to make our rivers drinkable again? Li An Phoa’s on a mission to do just that. | Low Tox Life

About this show:

If you spend time on an algorithm social media feed, you might have come to believe that parenting is impossible and kids are just not going to be able to thrive, growing up today.

One small problem here: WE are the adults in the room.

So how do we change the stories we’re fed and the realities stemming from this very antisocial ‘food’ driven by the current media landscape and what it preferences and allows for?

Well, that’s what we unpack with Dr Billy Garvey, developmental pediatrician at the Royal Children’s Hospital; researcher, dad of 3 and fierce champion for compassion and curiosity in parenting, caring for and teaching kids.

There’s a lot Billy wishes we knew about our kids mental health and raising them to be kind and productive members of the community: In his books and in this hour of power, we do our best to share many of them.

Enjoy the show,

Alexx Stuart

Founder of Low Tox Life and the Low Tox movement

Join me on Insta @lowtoxlife

Fancy a few more podcasts we’ve done over the years, related to this one?

• Show #115: Maggie Dent on raising gorgeous boys
• Show #398 Beyond academics and accomplishments: What Truly Matters for Teens with Maggie Dent
• Show #494. Is Digital Freedom possible for our kids in the age of socials and AI? Maggie Dent says yes!
• Show #243 – Maggie Dent: An Hour of Parenting Power with The Queen of Common Sense and Comfort

Want to learn more about this week’s guest?
Instagram Pop Culture Parenting @popcultureparenting and linktr.ee/popcultureparenting
Instagram Billy Garvey @drbillygarvey
Instagram GGM @guidinggrowingminds
https://www.guidinggrowingminds.com/
You can find Billy’s books here: Link to Billy’s book Ten Things I Wish You Knew About Raising Boys (pre order) and, Ten Things I wish You Knew About Your Childs Mental Health

Want to support the show?
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! https://www.lowtoxlifecourses.com/offers/YzLXThRQ/checkout

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Thank you to this month’s show sponsors for helping you make your low tox swaps easier:

@waterscofilters removes all contaminants from modern tap water + keeps all the minerals. 7-15 filtration stages, depending on which filter you choose. Lock in their auto-subscription, cancel-anytime, 10% off + refill subscription price ongoing. No code required. waterscoaustralia.com.au

@ausclimate continues to give you 10% off their range in 2026, with Winix Air Purifiers, the best Dehumidifiers I’ve ever used, energy-efficient heating and air-circulating range. code LOWTOXLIFE (often works on top of their sales – pro tip!) https://bit.ly/ShopAusclimate

Be sure to join me on Instagram @lowtoxlife and tag me with your shares and AHAs of this week’s episode.

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About Dr Billy Garvey

Dr Billy Garvey is a developmental paediatrician and researcher at the Royal Children’s Hospital with over 26 years of frontline experience supporting children and families, and the Founder of Guiding Growing Minds – a social enterprise bringing evidence based child development and mental health science to communities, schools, and families across Australia. He is the co-host of Pop Culture Parenting, ranked #1 on Apple and one of the world’s most loved parenting podcasts, with over 3 million downloads worldwide. His book Ten Things I Wish You Knew About Your Child’s Mental Health has been the #1 parenting title every year since its release, with over 60,000 copies sold. His next book, Ten Things I Wish You Knew About Raising Boys, is available for pre-order now.

Thank you to this month’s sponsors for partnering with our show and helping you make your swaps with their special offer:

Ausclimate’s highly recommended range of WINIX Air Purifiers is the ideal solution for cleaner, healthier indoor air. Easy to use, reactive features and settings with a truly comprehensive 4-5 stages of purification, including Hospital Grade True HEPA Filtration and Winix’s unique PlasmaWave® technology. Perfect for smoke, dust, pets, viruses, bacteria, household odours, and allergies (covering a variety of allergens). Breathe easier, sleep better, and feel better. Winix; is the most complete air purifier on the market!

Offer: Ausclimate is now giving all Low Tox Life followers an EXTRA 10% OFF their already discounted prices. Simply enter the discount code of LOWTOXLIFE on check out via: https://www.ausclimate.com.au/

This discount can also be redeemed for over-the-phone orders verbally.

Website: www.ausclimate.com.au

Facebook: www.facebook.com/Ausclimate

Instagram: www.instagram.com/ausclimate

About Waters Co Filters

WatersCo filters remove all contaminants from modern tap water + keeps all the minerals. 7-15 filtration stages, depending on which filter you choose. Lock in their auto-subscription, cancel-anytime, 10% off + refill subscription price ongoing. No code required.

Website: https://bit.ly/WatersCo_Bio500
Code: LowToxWater
Instagram Link: https://www.instagram.com/waterscofilters/
Facebook Link: https://www.facebook.com/Waters.Co.Australia/

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Title show track, by LIOR.

Love the podcast music? You will hear excerpts from Lior’s track “Caught Up”  – go check it out on iTunes or Spotify if you want to hear the whole song or album, Scattered Reflections. Co-written with Cameron Deyell, it’s a great song and I love the reflective energy of it – perfect for the show, right? Enjoy. Lior is always touring, so do check out his website. It is wonderful to hear him sing live, trust me.

Low Tox Club – The place to bring your low tox life to life.

Want to join a community of like minds and enjoy all the perks of being in the Low Tox Life inner circle such as an online membership platform, 50% off all our Low Tox courses, an awesome chat group, my monthly Q&A, and special guest star interviews for just $49AUD ($29USD/28EUR/23pounds) per YEAR? We have created a special place and set of resources to help you achieve your goals and it’s a wonderful place to be – MORE DETAILS AND REGISTRATION HERE.

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If you would love reading like me or you just simply want to go through the full transcript, you can check below.

Show #496. What Dr Billy Garvey wishes you knew about parenting & caring for kids | Low Tox Life

About this show:

Dr. Carrie Jones has been educating clinicians and supporting women in their hormonal health for nearly two decades. She’s a naturopathic physician and based out of the U.S., but her reach is global and her passion is palpable.

What I love about Carrie and why I wanted to have her back on the show after eight years since we first talked about perimenopause together on the podcast is that Carrie is passionate about presenting all of the tools and helping you discover all of the options. You can design and explore a perimenopause that feels aligned and actually works for you.

She says the days of trying to raw dog it through no help, no support, no intervention whatsoever are done. There are many things that can help, and you’ll have options that align with your personal beliefs, preferences, and needs. Her job and our job in this show is helping you find the support and tools you need for right now.

We explore:

• Pharmaceutical/Bio-identical hormones
• Therapeutic
• Psychological
• Herbal
• Nutrient

…in today’s show, as well as adding a splash of navigating this chapter ourselves.

Enjoy the show,

Alexx Stuart

Founder of Low Tox Life and the Low Tox movement

Join me on Insta @lowtoxlife

Fancy a few more podcasts we’ve done over the years, related to this one?

• Show #337 – Dr Carrie Jones: Your Hormones That Don’t Get Enough Publicity
• Show #366: The Critical Importance of Rites of Passage, Plant Medicine and the Evolution From Conventional Medicine to the Quantum and the Mystical, With Dr Maya Sheatreat
• Show #370 Chinese Medicine and the Perimenopause Transition with Dr Keri Krieger
• Show #410 No Woman Should Have to Do Midlife Transitions Alone with Ali Daddo and Mary Doube
• Show #350 – Perimenopause and Beyond with Lara Briden
• Show #477. Dr Ceri Cashell – Women deserve the best in health care through every life stage

Want to learn more about this week’s guest?
Website: https://www.drcarriejones.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.carriejones
Youtube: youtube.com/@drcarriejones

Want to support the show?
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! https://www.lowtoxlifecourses.com/offers/YzLXThRQ/checkout

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Thank you to this month’s show sponsors for helping you make your low tox swaps easier:

@waterscofilters removes all contaminants from modern tap water + keeps all the minerals. 7-15 filtration stages, depending on which filter you choose. Lock in their auto-subscription, cancel-anytime, 10% off + refill subscription price ongoing. No code required. waterscoaustralia.com.au

@ausclimate continues to give you 10% off their range in 2026, with Winix Air Purifiers, the best Dehumidifiers I’ve ever used, energy-efficient heating and air-circulating range. code LOWTOXLIFE (often works on top of their sales – pro tip!) https://bit.ly/ShopAusclimate

Be sure to join me on Instagram @lowtoxlife and tag me with your shares and AHAs of this week’s episode.

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About Dr Carrie Jones

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 in women’s health and endocrinology. She went on to get her Master of Public Health and was one of the first to became board certified through the American Board of Naturopathic Endocrinology for which she served on the board for several years. She was the first Medical Director for Precision Analytical, creators of the DUTCH Test and the first Head of Medical Education at Rupa Health. She hosts the highly popular show, the Root Cause Medicine Podcast that 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.

Thank you to this month’s sponsors for partnering with our show and helping you make your swaps with their special offer:

Ausclimate’s highly recommended range of WINIX Air Purifiers is the ideal solution for cleaner, healthier indoor air. Easy to use, reactive features and settings with a truly comprehensive 4-5 stages of purification, including Hospital Grade True HEPA Filtration and Winix’s unique PlasmaWave® technology. Perfect for smoke, dust, pets, viruses, bacteria, household odours, and allergies (covering a variety of allergens). Breathe easier, sleep better, and feel better. Winix; is the most complete air purifier on the market!

Offer: Ausclimate is now giving all Low Tox Life followers an EXTRA 10% OFF their already discounted prices. Simply enter the discount code of LOWTOXLIFE on check out via: https://www.ausclimate.com.au/

This discount can also be redeemed for over-the-phone orders verbally.

Website: www.ausclimate.com.au

Facebook: www.facebook.com/Ausclimate

Instagram: www.instagram.com/ausclimate

About Waters Co Filters

WatersCo filters remove all contaminants from modern tap water + keeps all the minerals. 7-15 filtration stages, depending on which filter you choose. Lock in their auto-subscription, cancel-anytime, 10% off + refill subscription price ongoing. No code required.

Website: https://bit.ly/WatersCo_Bio500
Code: LowToxWater
Instagram Link: https://www.instagram.com/waterscofilters/
Facebook Link: https://www.facebook.com/Waters.Co.Australia/

***

Title show track, by LIOR.

Love the podcast music? You will hear excerpts from Lior’s track “Caught Up”  – go check it out on iTunes or Spotify if you want to hear the whole song or album, Scattered Reflections. Co-written with Cameron Deyell, it’s a great song and I love the reflective energy of it – perfect for the show, right? Enjoy. Lior is always touring, so do check out his website. It is wonderful to hear him sing live, trust me.

Low Tox Club – The place to bring your low tox life to life.

Want to join a community of like minds and enjoy all the perks of being in the Low Tox Life inner circle such as an online membership platform, 50% off all our Low Tox courses, an awesome chat group, my monthly Q&A, and special guest star interviews for just $49AUD ($29USD/28EUR/23pounds) per YEAR? We have created a special place and set of resources to help you achieve your goals and it’s a wonderful place to be – MORE DETAILS AND REGISTRATION HERE.

***

If you would love reading like me or you just simply want to go through the full transcript, you can check below.

Show #495. Dr Carrie Jones – Perimenopause 2.0 – Consider your crib notes delivered! | Low Tox Life

About this show:

Maggie Dent has helped parents around the world through some of our trickiest moments navigating the parenting and caring-for-kids experience.

This week we’re talking about the online world and the latest tech wave, AI, and our kids.

And we’re doing it in Maggie’s signature way that is practical and non-judgmental, helping parents make small, meaningful changes without fear or overwhelm.

Commonly known as the ‘queen of common sense’, Maggie Dent has become one of
Australia’s favourite parenting authors and educators. She has a particular interest in the
early years, adolescence and resilience, and is an undisputed ‘boy champion’. Maggie is the author of 11 major books, including the bestselling Mothering Our Boys, her 2020 release From Boys to Men, her book about girls, Girlhood, and the latest one we’re talking about on this podcast, Digital Freedom, with globally renowned online safety expert Kirra Pendergast.

I hope you join us for this week’s show to feel empowered and take the reins with your kids, collaboratively.

Alexx Stuart

Founder of Low Tox Life and the Low Tox movement

Join me on Insta @lowtoxlife

Fancy a few more podcasts we’ve done over the years, related to this one?

• Show #383 Kids and Tech: How to cultivate a healthy, safe blend of tech and reality in the digital world with psychologist, and cyberpsychology researcher Dr Jocelyn Brewer
• Show #401 Devorah Heitner: Growing Up in Public: Coming of Age in a Digital World
• Show #115: Maggie Dent on raising gorgeous boys
• Show #243 – Maggie Dent: An Hour of Parenting Power with The Queen of Common Sense and Comfort
• Show #300 – Maggie Dent on Girlhood
• Show #398 Beyond academics and accomplishments: What Truly Matters for Teens with Maggie Dent

Want to learn more about this week’s guest?
Instagram— @MaggieDentAuthor
Website— http://www.maggiedent.com https://www.instagram.com/MaggieDentAuthor

Want to support the show?
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! https://www.lowtoxlifecourses.com/offers/YzLXThRQ/checkout

***

Thank you to this month’s show sponsors for helping you make your low tox swaps easier:

@waterscofilters removes all contaminants from modern tap water + keeps all the minerals. 7-15 filtration stages, depending on which filter you choose. Lock in their auto-subscription, cancel-anytime, 10% off + refill subscription price ongoing. No code required. waterscoaustralia.com.au

@ausclimate continues to give you 10% off their range in 2026, with Winix Air Purifiers, the best Dehumidifiers I’ve ever used, energy-efficient heating and air-circulating range. code LOWTOXLIFE (often works on top of their sales – pro tip!) https://bit.ly/ShopAusclimate

Be sure to join me on Instagram @lowtoxlife and tag me with your shares and AHAs of this week’s episode.

***

About Maggie Dent

Commonly known as the ‘queen of common sense’, Maggie Dent has become one of Australia’s favourite parenting authors and educators. She has a particular interest in the early years, adolescence and resilience, and is an undisputed ‘boy champion’. Maggie is the author of 10 major books, including the bestselling Mothering Our Boys, her 2020 release From Boys to Men and her book about girls, Girlhood. Maggie hosts The Good Enough Dad podcast and previously hosted the award-winning ABC podcast Parental As Anything. Maggie is a mum of four adult sons and a very grateful grandma.

Thank you to this month’s sponsors for partnering with our show and helping you make your swaps with their special offer:

Ausclimate’s highly recommended range of WINIX Air Purifiers is the ideal solution for cleaner, healthier indoor air. Easy to use, reactive features and settings with a truly comprehensive 4-5 stages of purification, including Hospital Grade True HEPA Filtration and Winix’s unique PlasmaWave® technology. Perfect for smoke, dust, pets, viruses, bacteria, household odours, and allergies (covering a variety of allergens). Breathe easier, sleep better, and feel better. Winix; is the most complete air purifier on the market!

Offer: Ausclimate is now giving all Low Tox Life followers an EXTRA 10% OFF their already discounted prices. Simply enter the discount code of LOWTOXLIFE on check out via: https://www.ausclimate.com.au/

This discount can also be redeemed for over-the-phone orders verbally.

Website: www.ausclimate.com.au

Facebook: www.facebook.com/Ausclimate

Instagram: www.instagram.com/ausclimate

About Waters Co Filters

WatersCo filters remove all contaminants from modern tap water + keeps all the minerals. 7-15 filtration stages, depending on which filter you choose. Lock in their auto-subscription, cancel-anytime, 10% off + refill subscription price ongoing. No code required.

Website: https://bit.ly/WatersCo_Bio500
Code: LowToxWater
Instagram Link: https://www.instagram.com/waterscofilters/
Facebook Link: https://www.facebook.com/Waters.Co.Australia/

***

Title show track, by LIOR.

Love the podcast music? You will hear excerpts from Lior’s track “Caught Up”  – go check it out on iTunes or Spotify if you want to hear the whole song or album, Scattered Reflections. Co-written with Cameron Deyell, it’s a great song and I love the reflective energy of it – perfect for the show, right? Enjoy. Lior is always touring, so do check out his website. It is wonderful to hear him sing live, trust me.

Low Tox Club – The place to bring your low tox life to life.

Want to join a community of like minds and enjoy all the perks of being in the Low Tox Life inner circle such as an online membership platform, 50% off all our Low Tox courses, an awesome chat group, my monthly Q&A, and special guest star interviews for just $49AUD ($29USD/28EUR/23pounds) per YEAR? We have created a special place and set of resources to help you achieve your goals and it’s a wonderful place to be – MORE DETAILS AND REGISTRATION HERE.

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Show #494. Is Digital Freedom possible for our kids in the age of socials and AI? Maggie Dent says yes! | Low Tox Life

About this show:

If you oscillate between pushing yourself and your community to do more to reduce your plastic consumption while also being frustrated that governments aren’t doing more to regulate plastic production and make more plastics recyclable on a big scale, today is the show for you. Meet our guest, Lottie Dalziel.

Lottie Dalziel started Banish in 2018 with a simple idea: give people a place to bring the things their kerbside bin couldn’t take – hard-to-recycle items like old pens, bottle caps, soft plastics and coffee pods that would otherwise end up in landfill. In 2023, Banish opened its sustainability hub in Sydney’s Haymarket.

That idea grew into one of Australia’s most recognised sustainability stores and the home of BRAD, the Banish Recycling and Diversion Program. In 2024 alone, BRAD diverted over one million pieces of plastic waste from landfill.

Lottie is on a mission: No time for doom and guilt. Just practical information and specific things people can actually do.

She has been recognised as NSW Young Australian of the Year, named in Forbes’ 30 Under 30, and has spoken at TEDx, corporates, schools and community events across Australia. Her book, 365 Ways to Save The Planet & Your Money At The Same Time, continues that same approach.

I hope you enjoy the show.

Alexx Stuart

Founder of Low Tox Life and the Low Tox movement

Join me on Insta @lowtoxlife

Fancy a few more podcasts we’ve done over the years, related to this one?

• Show #139: Plastic Free South East Asia with Sarah Rhodes
• Show #93: Plastic pollution and the Plastic Free July story with founder Rebecca Prince Ruiz
• Show #489. Kal Glanznig: Plastic burdens biology – ours and our planets’: It’s time to lock in POLICY to lift the burden.
• Show #94: A conversation on WASTE and powerful, gentle activism with Rob Greenfield

Want to learn more about this week’s guest?
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Lottiedl https://www.instagram.com/banish.au

Want to support the show?
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! https://www.lowtoxlifecourses.com/offers/YzLXThRQ/checkout

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Thank you to this month’s show sponsors for helping you make your low tox swaps easier:

@waterscofilters removes all contaminants from modern tap water + keeps all the minerals. 7-15 filtration stages, depending on which filter you choose. Lock in their auto-subscription, cancel-anytime, 10% off + refill subscription price ongoing. No code required. waterscoaustralia.com.au

@ausclimate continues to give you 10% off their range in 2026, with Winix Air Purifiers, the best Dehumidifiers I’ve ever used, energy-efficient heating and air-circulating range. code LOWTOXLIFE (often works on top of their sales – pro tip!) https://bit.ly/ShopAusclimate

Be sure to join me on Instagram @lowtoxlife and tag me with your shares and AHAs of this week’s episode.

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About Lottie Dalziel

Lottie Dalziel started Banish in 2018 with a simple idea: give people a place to bring the things their kerbside bin couldn’t take — hard-to-recycle items like old pens, bottle caps, soft plastics and coffee pods that would otherwise end up in landfill. In 2023, Banish opened its sustainability hub in Sydney’s Haymarket.

That idea grew into one of Australia’s most recognised sustainability stores and the home of BRAD, the Banish Recycling and Diversion Program. In 2024 alone, BRAD diverted over one million pieces of plastic waste from landfill.

Lottie came from a media background, and that shapes how she talks about sustainability. No doom, no guilt. Just practical information that meets people where they are, and gives them something specific they can actually do.

She has been recognised as NSW Young Australian of the Year, named in Forbes’ 30 Under 30, and has spoken at TEDx, corporates, schools and community events across Australia. Her book, 365 Ways to Save The Planet & Your Money At The Same Time, continues that same approach.

Thank you to this month’s sponsors for partnering with our show and helping you make your swaps with their special offer:

Ausclimate’s highly recommended range of WINIX Air Purifiers is the ideal solution for cleaner, healthier indoor air. Easy to use, reactive features and settings with a truly comprehensive 4-5 stages of purification, including Hospital Grade True HEPA Filtration and Winix’s unique PlasmaWave® technology. Perfect for smoke, dust, pets, viruses, bacteria, household odours, and allergies (covering a variety of allergens). Breathe easier, sleep better, and feel better. Winix; is the most complete air purifier on the market!

Offer: Ausclimate is now giving all Low Tox Life followers an EXTRA 10% OFF their already discounted prices. Simply enter the discount code of LOWTOXLIFE on check out via: https://www.ausclimate.com.au/

This discount can also be redeemed for over-the-phone orders verbally.

Website: www.ausclimate.com.au

Facebook: www.facebook.com/Ausclimate

Instagram: www.instagram.com/ausclimate

About Waters Co Filters

WatersCo filters remove all contaminants from modern tap water + keeps all the minerals. 7-15 filtration stages, depending on which filter you choose. Lock in their auto-subscription, cancel-anytime, 10% off + refill subscription price ongoing. No code required.

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Code: LowToxWater
Instagram Link: https://www.instagram.com/waterscofilters/
Facebook Link: https://www.facebook.com/Waters.Co.Australia/

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Title show track, by LIOR.

Love the podcast music? You will hear excerpts from Lior’s track “Caught Up”  – go check it out on iTunes or Spotify if you want to hear the whole song or album, Scattered Reflections. Co-written with Cameron Deyell, it’s a great song and I love the reflective energy of it – perfect for the show, right? Enjoy. Lior is always touring, so do check out his website. It is wonderful to hear him sing live, trust me.

Low Tox Club – The place to bring your low tox life to life.

Want to join a community of like minds and enjoy all the perks of being in the Low Tox Life inner circle such as an online membership platform, 50% off all our Low Tox courses, an awesome chat group, my monthly Q&A, and special guest star interviews for just $49AUD ($29USD/28EUR/23pounds) per YEAR? We have created a special place and set of resources to help you achieve your goals and it’s a wonderful place to be – MORE DETAILS AND REGISTRATION HERE.

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If you would love reading like me or you just simply want to go through the full transcript, you can check below.

Show #493. Lottie Dalziel and ‘BRAD’ – Saving millions of plastic items from landfill and inspiring you to join the movement! | Low Tox Life

About this show:

As we scroll on socials, we are bombarded with all kinds of reasons that screen time is having negative impacts on our lives – from polarisation to self consciousness and comparison as well as eye sight. In today’s show with Dr. Meenal Agarwal, an eye doctor, we talk about so much more, when it comes to the effect of spending so much of our time on screens, aka “near focus” or “near work”.

She talks us through the different areas of the brain and what’s happening. She shares a deeply personal story of what happened to her, as well as the things she’s seen in clinic that led her to deep dive into the research so that she could clearly explain just how far-reaching the effects of near focus predominance are.

Dr. Meenal Agarwal is a board-certified optometrist, spatial awareness expert, and leading authority on the eye-brain connection. She coined the term Spatial Awareness Processing Disorder (SAPD) to describe how screen-heavy, modern lifestyles can disrupt the brain’s ability to judge distance, track motion, and navigate real-world space, bringing attention to the effects of digital overload on focus, safety, and presence while offering practical, prevention-focused solutions.

Join us for the motivation you’ll need, to mix up your focus throughout your days and ditch those screens a little more often!

Alexx Stuart

Founder of Low Tox Life and the Low Tox movement

Join me on Insta @lowtoxlife

Fancy a few more podcasts we’ve done over the years, related to this one?

• Show #466. How to use your outdoor time for the better for immediate health benefits, with Dr John La Puma.
• Show #323 – How The Light Spectrum Affects Us For Better Or Worse, With Daniel Ebbett
• Show #383 Kids and Tech: How to cultivate a healthy, safe blend of tech and reality in the digital world with psychologist, and cyberpsychology researcher Dr Jocelyn Brewer

Want to learn more about this week’s guest?
Substack: https://drmeenal.substack.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.meenalagarwal

Want to support the show?
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! https://www.lowtoxlifecourses.com/offers/YzLXThRQ/checkout

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Thank you to this month’s show sponsors for helping you make your low tox swaps easier:

@waterscofilters removes all contaminants from modern tap water + keeps all the minerals. 7-15 filtration stages, depending on which filter you choose. Lock in their auto-subscription, cancel-anytime, 10% off + refill subscription price ongoing. No code required. waterscoaustralia.com.au

@ausclimate continues to give you 10% off their range in 2026, with Winix Air Purifiers, the best Dehumidifiers I’ve ever used, energy-efficient heating and air-circulating range. code LOWTOXLIFE (often works on top of their sales – pro tip!) https://bit.ly/ShopAusclimate

Be sure to join me on Instagram @lowtoxlife and tag me with your shares and AHAs of this week’s episode.

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About Dr. Meenal Agarwal

Dr. Meenal Agarwal is a board-certified optometrist, spatial awareness expert, and leading authority on the eye-brain connection, known for redefining vision as a gateway to cognition, longevity, and overall well-being through a holistic, root-cause approach integrating optometry, neuroscience, and lifestyle medicine. She coined the term Spatial Awareness Processing Disorder (SAPD) to describe how screen-heavy, modern lifestyles can disrupt the brain’s ability to judge distance, track motion, and navigate real-world space, bringing attention to the effects of digital overload on focus, safety, and presence while offering practical, prevention-focused solutions. Dr. Agarwal is the host of the podcast Uncover Your Eyes: The Truth About Health & Wellness, has been featured on Fox News and The Social, and her upcoming book, Stuck in a Flat World: How Screens Rewire Our Brains, Spatial Awareness, and Sense of Safety (Fall 2026), further explores the connection between vision, brain function, and modern life.

Thank you to this month’s sponsors for partnering with our show and helping you make your swaps with their special offer:

Ausclimate’s highly recommended range of WINIX Air Purifiers is the ideal solution for cleaner, healthier indoor air. Easy to use, reactive features and settings with a truly comprehensive 4-5 stages of purification, including Hospital Grade True HEPA Filtration and Winix’s unique PlasmaWave® technology. Perfect for smoke, dust, pets, viruses, bacteria, household odours, and allergies (covering a variety of allergens). Breathe easier, sleep better, and feel better. Winix; is the most complete air purifier on the market!

Offer: Ausclimate is now giving all Low Tox Life followers an EXTRA 10% OFF their already discounted prices. Simply enter the discount code of LOWTOXLIFE on check out via: https://www.ausclimate.com.au/

This discount can also be redeemed for over-the-phone orders verbally.

Website: www.ausclimate.com.au

Facebook: www.facebook.com/Ausclimate

Instagram: www.instagram.com/ausclimate

About Waters Co Filters

WatersCo filters remove all contaminants from modern tap water + keeps all the minerals. 7-15 filtration stages, depending on which filter you choose. Lock in their auto-subscription, cancel-anytime, 10% off + refill subscription price ongoing. No code required.

Website: https://bit.ly/WatersCo_Bio500
Code: LowToxWater
Instagram Link: https://www.instagram.com/waterscofilters/
Facebook Link: https://www.facebook.com/Waters.Co.Australia/

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Title show track, by LIOR.

Love the podcast music? You will hear excerpts from Lior’s track “Caught Up”  – go check it out on iTunes or Spotify if you want to hear the whole song or album, Scattered Reflections. Co-written with Cameron Deyell, it’s a great song and I love the reflective energy of it – perfect for the show, right? Enjoy. Lior is always touring, so do check out his website. It is wonderful to hear him sing live, trust me.

Low Tox Club – The place to bring your low tox life to life.

Want to join a community of like minds and enjoy all the perks of being in the Low Tox Life inner circle such as an online membership platform, 50% off all our Low Tox courses, an awesome chat group, my monthly Q&A, and special guest star interviews for just $49AUD ($29USD/28EUR/23pounds) per YEAR? We have created a special place and set of resources to help you achieve your goals and it’s a wonderful place to be – MORE DETAILS AND REGISTRATION HERE.

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If you would love reading like me or you just simply want to go through the full transcript, you can check below.

Show #492. The many effects of our screen-heavy world that you hadn’t thought of yet, with Dr. Meenal Agarwal | Low Tox Life

About this show:

Many people experience fatigue in their lives. Many people experience issues with their iron levels. It’s one of those Goldilocks nutrients. We don’t want it too high or too low, and we definitely want it effectively absorbed to the level we need to make the most of it in our bodies for our energy and a whole bunch of other processes.

We had two podcasts on iron last year. One of those was with Rebecca Edwards, naturopath and practitioner lecturer. It was the kind of podcast that leaves you wanting more.

I reached out to Rebecca, and we held a masterclass in our Low Tox Club complete with Q&As, live blood panel assessments that members sent in for analysis, and Rebecca guiding us with questions to ask your practitioner. We looked also at key players that affect iron levels are not about the relationship of how much iron you’re getting in your diet, but about how hormones, the gut microbiome, the gut lining and various changes in someone’s life can all be factors for issues with iron levels.

I made this master class into a podcast so that you could benefit from growing your literacy on iron in your own health, given how many people do.

Enjoy the show. Definitely listen to the first show that we did with Rebecca last year. It’s not completely a prerequisite, but it will definitely be helpful to listen to both.

If you have issues around fatigue or iron right now in your own life, you are in for a very supportive treat.

Alexx Stuart

Founder of Low Tox Life and the Low Tox movement

Join me on Insta @lowtoxlife

Fancy a few more podcasts we’ve done over the years, related to this one?

• Show #452 IRON Deep dive: Too high, too low, tried ‘everything’ and still feel awful?
• Show #433 Fatigue? Low resilience? Anxiety? Thyroid issues? Fix iron first, says Dr Libby

Want to support the show?
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! https://www.lowtoxlifecourses.com/offers/YzLXThRQ/checkout

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Thank you to this month’s show sponsors for helping you make your low tox swaps easier:

@waterscofilters removes all contaminants from modern tap water + keeps all the minerals. 7-15 filtration stages, depending on which filter you choose. Lock in their auto-subscription, cancel-anytime, 10% off + refill subscription price ongoing. No code required. waterscoaustralia.com.au

@ausclimate continues to give you 10% off their range in 2026, with Winix Air Purifiers, the best Dehumidifiers I’ve ever used, energy-efficient heating and air-circulating range. code LOWTOXLIFE (often works on top of their sales – pro tip!) https://bit.ly/ShopAusclimate

Be sure to join me on Instagram @lowtoxlife and tag me with your shares and AHAs of this week’s episode.

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About Rebecca Edwards

Rebecca Edwards, Director of Education at Activated Probiotics, is a speaker, writer, educator, and qualified naturopath. She has over 20 years of experience educating on all aspects of complementary and integrative health. A passionate and inspiring speaker, Rebecca has lectured to undergraduate students in Australia, the UK, and the US, and delivered naturopathic education to healthcare practitioners around the world.

Thank you to this month’s sponsors for partnering with our show and helping you make your swaps with their special offer:

Ausclimate’s highly recommended range of WINIX Air Purifiers is the ideal solution for cleaner, healthier indoor air. Easy to use, reactive features and settings with a truly comprehensive 4-5 stages of purification, including Hospital Grade True HEPA Filtration and Winix’s unique PlasmaWave® technology. Perfect for smoke, dust, pets, viruses, bacteria, household odours, and allergies (covering a variety of allergens). Breathe easier, sleep better, and feel better. Winix; is the most complete air purifier on the market!

Offer: Ausclimate is now giving all Low Tox Life followers an EXTRA 10% OFF their already discounted prices. Simply enter the discount code of LOWTOXLIFE on check out via: https://www.ausclimate.com.au/

This discount can also be redeemed for over-the-phone orders verbally.

Website: www.ausclimate.com.au

Facebook: www.facebook.com/Ausclimate

Instagram: www.instagram.com/ausclimate

About Waters Co Filters

WatersCo filters remove all contaminants from modern tap water + keeps all the minerals. 7-15 filtration stages, depending on which filter you choose. Lock in their auto-subscription, cancel-anytime, 10% off + refill subscription price ongoing. No code required.

Website: https://bit.ly/WatersCo_Bio500
Code: LowToxWater
Instagram Link: https://www.instagram.com/waterscofilters/
Facebook Link: https://www.facebook.com/Waters.Co.Australia/

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Title show track, by LIOR.

Love the podcast music? You will hear excerpts from Lior’s track “Caught Up”  – go check it out on iTunes or Spotify if you want to hear the whole song or album, Scattered Reflections. Co-written with Cameron Deyell, it’s a great song and I love the reflective energy of it – perfect for the show, right? Enjoy. Lior is always touring, so do check out his website. It is wonderful to hear him sing live, trust me.

Low Tox Club – The place to bring your low tox life to life.

Want to join a community of like minds and enjoy all the perks of being in the Low Tox Life inner circle such as an online membership platform, 50% off all our Low Tox courses, an awesome chat group, my monthly Q&A, and special guest star interviews for just $49AUD ($29USD/28EUR/23pounds) per YEAR? We have created a special place and set of resources to help you achieve your goals and it’s a wonderful place to be – MORE DETAILS AND REGISTRATION HERE.

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If you would love reading like me or you just simply want to go through the full transcript, you can check below.

Show #491. Rebecca Edwards: IRON Part 2 – Unpacking iron with real situation examples | Low Tox Life

About this show:

I’m going to suggest that the best 50 minutes you can spend this week is listening to this week’s show with Jeremy Pollack @pollackpeacebuilding who believes we are wired for peace.

Jeremy Pollack, Ph.D. is a social-organisational psychologist, leader in the field of workplace conflict resolution and peacebuilding and author of WIRED FOR PEACE. He is the Founder of Pollack Peacebuilding Systems, an international conflict resolution consulting firm. He is also a co-founder and chairman of the Peaceful Leadership Institute, a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit dedicated to promoting the model and theory of Peaceful Leadership.

Because he has a PhD in neuroscience, he has a shed ton of evidence to back that up, in his book “Wired for Peace”. He has years of experience helping all kinds of communities and business structures be more peacemaking and peaceful, even within hierarchies which aren’t inherently ‘bad’.

These are the sorts of conversations that can help us reflect on what’s going on inside of us; figure out what’s happening in our own little corners; and make peacebuilding and peacemaking possible, so we can all start to benefit from the ripple effects of that local work.

LOVE these sorts of explorations, and I hope you love this one,

Alexx Stuart

Founder of Low Tox Life and the Low Tox movement

Join me on Insta @lowtoxlife

Fancy a few more podcasts we’ve done over the years, related to this one?

• Show #479. Feeling Fearful? Drained? Katie Hendricks Ph.D. is here to help with her 50+years of expertise.
• Show #487. Can we feel unbreakable in a shaky world? Therapist Joe DeNicholas believes that we MUST and shows us how.
• Show #455 Marianne Williamson – Are you ready to be a spiritual athlete for our times?

Want to learn more about this week’s guest?
Website: https://pollackpeacebuilding.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pollackpeacebuilding/
Bitly book link: https://bit.ly/4uQbaIY

Want to support the show?
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! https://www.lowtoxlifecourses.com/offers/YzLXThRQ/checkout

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Thank you to this month’s show sponsors for helping you make your low tox swaps easier:

@waterscofilters removes all contaminants from modern tap water + keeps all the minerals. 7-15 filtration stages, depending on which filter you choose. Lock in their auto-subscription, cancel-anytime, 10% off + refill subscription price ongoing. No code required. waterscoaustralia.com.au

@ausclimate continues to give you 10% off their range in 2026, with Winix Air Purifiers, the best Dehumidifiers I’ve ever used, energy-efficient heating and air-circulating range. code LOWTOXLIFE (often works on top of their sales – pro tip!) https://bit.ly/ShopAusclimate

Be sure to join me on Instagram @lowtoxlife and tag me with your shares and AHAs of this week’s episode.

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About Jeremy Pollock

Jeremy Pollack, Ph.D. is a social-organizational psychologist, leader in the field of workplace conflict resolution and peacebuilding and author of WIRED FOR PEACE. He is the Founder of Pollack Peacebuilding Systems, an international conflict resolution consulting firm. He is also co-founder and chairman of the Peaceful Leadership Institute, a 501c3 non-profit dedicated to promoting the model and theory of Peaceful Leadership.

Thank you to this month’s sponsors for partnering with our show and helping you make your swaps with their special offer:

Ausclimate’s highly recommended range of WINIX Air Purifiers is the ideal solution for cleaner, healthier indoor air. Easy to use, reactive features and settings with a truly comprehensive 4-5 stages of purification, including Hospital Grade True HEPA Filtration and Winix’s unique PlasmaWave® technology. Perfect for smoke, dust, pets, viruses, bacteria, household odours, and allergies (covering a variety of allergens). Breathe easier, sleep better, and feel better. Winix; is the most complete air purifier on the market!

Offer: Ausclimate is now giving all Low Tox Life followers an EXTRA 10% OFF their already discounted prices. Simply enter the discount code of LOWTOXLIFE on check out via: https://www.ausclimate.com.au/

This discount can also be redeemed for over-the-phone orders verbally.

Website: www.ausclimate.com.au

Facebook: www.facebook.com/Ausclimate

Instagram: www.instagram.com/ausclimate

About Waters Co Filters

WatersCo filters remove all contaminants from modern tap water + keeps all the minerals. 7-15 filtration stages, depending on which filter you choose. Lock in their auto-subscription, cancel-anytime, 10% off + refill subscription price ongoing. No code required.

Website: https://bit.ly/WatersCo_Bio500
Code: LowToxWater
Instagram Link: https://www.instagram.com/waterscofilters/
Facebook Link: https://www.facebook.com/Waters.Co.Australia/

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Title show track, by LIOR.

Love the podcast music? You will hear excerpts from Lior’s track “Caught Up”  – go check it out on iTunes or Spotify if you want to hear the whole song or album, Scattered Reflections. Co-written with Cameron Deyell, it’s a great song and I love the reflective energy of it – perfect for the show, right? Enjoy. Lior is always touring, so do check out his website. It is wonderful to hear him sing live, trust me.

Low Tox Club – The place to bring your low tox life to life.

Want to join a community of like minds and enjoy all the perks of being in the Low Tox Life inner circle such as an online membership platform, 50% off all our Low Tox courses, an awesome chat group, my monthly Q&A, and special guest star interviews for just $49AUD ($29USD/28EUR/23pounds) per YEAR? We have created a special place and set of resources to help you achieve your goals and it’s a wonderful place to be – MORE DETAILS AND REGISTRATION HERE.

***

If you would love reading like me or you just simply want to go through the full transcript, you can check below.

Show #490. How you are wired for peace with Jeremy Pollock | Low Tox Life

About this show:

I’d like to think that plastic is an apolitical subject.

None of us want to see our environment or our bodies polluted with this stuff, and so it brings me great pleasure to focus on one of the biggest overlaps of our times: the quest to reduce plastic in our bodies and our environment. We’ve done a few shows on this over the years, and this week is wonderful.

Let me introduce you to Kal Glanznig. He’s a filmmaker, a counsellor in his local government area, and a leading youth ocean and climate champion. He’s also a young man of 25 who got his body tested for phthalate levels due to concerns for future fertility and was shocked to see how high his levels were, as he considered himself having a very healthy nature-focused lifestyle.

He’s created documentaries, Rising Up, back in 2024, and this year just released The Plastic Country. He’s a multiple TEDx and UN COP speaker, and he’s driven by the motto “Change Happens Locally”. In high school, he led a 100 kW solar project, leading to 20 schools to follow suit. This guy is definitely not someone who rests on his laurels. He is here to effect change.

Kal is on a mission to make it clear that if we don’t shape the policies that make things truly better at every stage of government, then chances are we just keep going in swings and roundabouts on social media, either trying to raise awareness or trying to complain about how nothing is happening. Join me this week. I think you will be inspired,

Alexx Stuart

Founder of Low Tox Life and the Low Tox movement

Join me on Insta @lowtoxlife

Fancy a few more podcasts we’ve done over the years, related to this one?

• Show #484. Nanoplastics: 2 Drs on the quest to help us bind and excrete them with Drs Eva Berkes and Nicholas Monsul
• Show #472. What is safe? River, Ground, Tank and Ocean water and PFAS “Forever chemicals” with water scientist, Professor Ian Wright
• Show #93: Plastic pollution and the Plastic Free July story with founder Rebecca Prince Ruiz
• Show #172 – The Plastic Crisis with Brett Chamberlin, Story of Stuff.

Want to learn more about this week’s guest?www.suzansong.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kalglanznig

Want to support the show?
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! https://www.lowtoxlifecourses.com/offers/YzLXThRQ/checkout

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Thank you to this month’s show sponsors for helping you make your low tox swaps easier:

@waterscofilters removes all contaminants from modern tap water + keeps all the minerals. 7-15 filtration stages, depending on which filter you choose. Lock in their auto-subscription, cancel-anytime, 10% off + refill subscription price ongoing. No code required. waterscoaustralia.com.au

@ausclimate continues to give you 10% off their range in 2026, with Winix Air Purifiers, the best Dehumidifiers I’ve ever used, energy-efficient heating and air-circulating range. code LOWTOXLIFE (often works on top of their sales – pro tip!) https://bit.ly/ShopAusclimate

Be sure to join me on Instagram @lowtoxlife and tag me with your shares and AHAs of this week’s episode.

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About Kal Glanznig

Kal Glanznig, a filmmaker, Councillor and leading youth ocean and climate champion, created the documentaries RISING UP (2024) and The Plastic Country (2026), co-founded Blue Minds to build the next gen of environmental leaders. A multiple TEDx and UN COP speaker, driven by the motto ‘change happens locally’ Kal was elected as an Independent Councillor for the Sutherland Shire. In high school he led a 100kW solar project, leading to 20 schools to follow suit.

Thank you to this month’s sponsors for partnering with our show and helping you make your swaps with their special offer:

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Title show track, by LIOR.

Love the podcast music? You will hear excerpts from Lior’s track “Caught Up”  – go check it out on iTunes or Spotify if you want to hear the whole song or album, Scattered Reflections. Co-written with Cameron Deyell, it’s a great song and I love the reflective energy of it – perfect for the show, right? Enjoy. Lior is always touring, so do check out his website. It is wonderful to hear him sing live, trust me.

Low Tox Club – The place to bring your low tox life to life.

Want to join a community of like minds and enjoy all the perks of being in the Low Tox Life inner circle such as an online membership platform, 50% off all our Low Tox courses, an awesome chat group, my monthly Q&A, and special guest star interviews for just $49AUD ($29USD/28EUR/23pounds) per YEAR? We have created a special place and set of resources to help you achieve your goals and it’s a wonderful place to be – MORE DETAILS AND REGISTRATION HERE.

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If you would love reading like me or you just simply want to go through the full transcript, you can check below.

Show #489. Kal Glanznig: Plastic burdens biology – ours and our planets’: It’s time to lock in POLICY to lift the burden. | Low Tox Life

About this show:

Jenny Smith @mouldconsultancy has been an HVAC specialist (heating/ventilation/air conditioning) for decades – she’s had clients from NASA to the biggest commercial property developers and even wrote the manual on A/C split system installation for Australia in the early 2000s.
And then there was mould and becoming gravely ill to the point she was falling asleep at the wheel and couldn’t walk. She tells that story but also of a pivot to building biology, education and what she’s had build as her home to be well.

While this show is going to be incredibly inspiring for people who have fallen very ill due to water damage and those nasty types of species that grow in those situations that can really mess with our health and cause multi-system symptom mahem, it’s also for:

• People who want to learn some of the places we don’t realise need a good clean.
• People who want to learn about some of the design features in modern homes that have caused so many water leaking problems.
• Dehumidifier tips and tricks including cleaning them

And more. Don’t be overwhelmed by the lengths Jenny has to go for her health when you listen to this week’s show. DO be inspired by her incredible knowledge and some of the things you’ll be able to take away and start doing in your own home.

Alexx Stuart

Founder of Low Tox Life and the Low Tox movement

Join me on Insta @lowtoxlife

Fancy a few more podcasts we’ve done over the years, related to this one?

• Show #483. Preventing common health hazards in your home with Dr Nicole Bijlsma
• Show #481. PJ Harlow: Turn your home cleaning, disinfecting efforts into health-building rituals
• Show #361 Alexx Stuart – Mould and Humidity FAQs
• Humidity Exposure Mould Prevention
  • Part 1
  • Part 2
  • Part 3
  • Part 4
  • Part 5
  • Part 6
  • Part 7
  • Part 8
  • Part 9
  • Part 10
• 10 ways to avoid mould/water damaged buildings when hunting for a property
• So you think you’ve got Mould?
• Have You Looked behind Your Fridge?
• Before you Spray Vinegar, Watch this.
• Stop Running Your AC Below 22°

Want to learn more about this week’s guest?www.suzansong.com
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mouldconsultancy
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mouldconsultancy
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mouldavoidanceconsultancy/
Website: https://www.mouldconsultancy.com.au/

Want to support the show?
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! https://www.lowtoxlifecourses.com/offers/YzLXThRQ/checkout

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@waterscofilters removes all contaminants from modern tap water + keeps all the minerals. 7-15 filtration stages, depending on which filter you choose. Lock in their auto-subscription, cancel-anytime, 10% off + refill subscription price ongoing. No code required. waterscoaustralia.com.au

@ausclimate continues to give you 10% off their range in 2026, with Winix Air Purifiers, the best Dehumidifiers I’ve ever used, energy-efficient heating and air-circulating range. code LOWTOXLIFE (often works on top of their sales – pro tip!) https://bit.ly/ShopAusclimate

Be sure to join me on Instagram @lowtoxlife and tag me with your shares and AHAs of this week’s episode.

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About Jenny Smith

HVAC specialist, IAQ creator, mould and moisture assessor. CIRS protocols- surviving in the world with mould.

Thank you to this month’s sponsors for partnering with our show and helping you make your swaps with their special offer:

Ausclimate’s highly recommended range of WINIX Air Purifiers is the ideal solution for cleaner, healthier indoor air. Easy to use, reactive features and settings with a truly comprehensive 4-5 stages of purification, including Hospital Grade True HEPA Filtration and Winix’s unique PlasmaWave® technology. Perfect for smoke, dust, pets, viruses, bacteria, household odours, and allergies (covering a variety of allergens). Breathe easier, sleep better, and feel better. Winix; is the most complete air purifier on the market!

Offer: Ausclimate is now giving all Low Tox Life followers an EXTRA 10% OFF their already discounted prices. Simply enter the discount code of LOWTOXLIFE on check out via: https://www.ausclimate.com.au/

This discount can also be redeemed for over-the-phone orders verbally.

Website: www.ausclimate.com.au

Facebook: www.facebook.com/Ausclimate

Instagram: www.instagram.com/ausclimate

About Waters Co Filters

WatersCo filters remove all contaminants from modern tap water + keeps all the minerals. 7-15 filtration stages, depending on which filter you choose. Lock in their auto-subscription, cancel-anytime, 10% off + refill subscription price ongoing. No code required.

Website: https://bit.ly/WatersCo_Bio500
Code: LowToxWater
Instagram Link: https://www.instagram.com/waterscofilters/
Facebook Link: https://www.facebook.com/Waters.Co.Australia/

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Title show track, by LIOR.

Love the podcast music? You will hear excerpts from Lior’s track “Caught Up”  – go check it out on iTunes or Spotify if you want to hear the whole song or album, Scattered Reflections. Co-written with Cameron Deyell, it’s a great song and I love the reflective energy of it – perfect for the show, right? Enjoy. Lior is always touring, so do check out his website. It is wonderful to hear him sing live, trust me.

Low Tox Club – The place to bring your low tox life to life.

Want to join a community of like minds and enjoy all the perks of being in the Low Tox Life inner circle such as an online membership platform, 50% off all our Low Tox courses, an awesome chat group, my monthly Q&A, and special guest star interviews for just $49AUD ($29USD/28EUR/23pounds) per YEAR? We have created a special place and set of resources to help you achieve your goals and it’s a wonderful place to be – MORE DETAILS AND REGISTRATION HERE.

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If you would love reading like me or you just simply want to go through the full transcript, you can check below.

Show #488. Meet Jenny Smith, taken down by mould: Now an expert building biologist living in a ‘bubble home’. | Low Tox Life

About this show:

“Stop and smell the roses” is a familiar phrase, yet today’s guest challenges us to make the “roses” our default mode rather than something we try to remember to do.

Say What?

So… If you feel like you’re trying to stand still on ever-moving ground…

Or perhaps, you feel like, on paper, what you’ve achieved should ‘feel more satisfying and less exhausting or lacking’, or that you perhaps don’t deserve to feel content or happy in today’s world, and you find yourself worrying about ‘everything’, then this show is a recommended prescription.

I recently came across Joe DeNicholas, MBA, LCSW, whose work bridges the worlds of science, secular spirituality, and psychological healing.

Joe believes it’s not only possible but essential to cultivate and connect more often to our ‘ok-ness’ and so he helps people to do that in his work every day and in his book Unbreakable Wellbeing.

I felt truly challenged by the idea of even deserving to work on connecting to my ‘ok-ness’ more often before my conversation with Joe; ‘whattabouting’ all the things I find gravely unjust, and worried it would come across as spiritual bypassing to air a show like this, but it turns out: Joe’s approach might just help us make the world a better place.

We look at our personal barriers, frame ourselves within the big world without losing ourselves, and learn a couple of very simple exercises we can use to reconnect to a trust that we’re ok.

And that, my lovely listeners, is this week’s show. I know we all need it. Take us for a walk and let yourself trust that you’re ok.

Alexx Stuart

Founder of Low Tox Life and the Low Tox movement

Join me on Insta @lowtoxlife

Fancy 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 #408 What would it look like for you to be completely recovered? Thought Field Therapy with Dr Robert Bray
• Show #479. Feeling Fearful? Drained? Katie Hendricks Ph.D. is here to help with her 50+years of expertise.

Want to learn more about this week’s guest?www.suzansong.com
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-denicholas
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unbreakable.wellbeing
Website: www.unbreakableinc.com

Want to support the show?
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! https://www.lowtoxlifecourses.com/offers/YzLXThRQ/checkout

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Thank you to this month’s show sponsors for helping you make your low tox swaps easier:

@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 new energy-efficient heating, air-circulating and cooling range. code LOWTOXLIFE (also works over and above their sales – pro tip!) https://bit.ly/ShopAusclimate

Be sure to join me on Instagram @lowtoxlife and tag me with your shares and AHAs of this week’s episode.

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About Joe DeNicholas

Joseph (Joe) DeNicholas, MBA, LCSW, is a licensed therapist in private practice whose work bridges the worlds of science, secular spirituality, and psychological healing. His current focus lies in integrating Eastern psychology and transformative methods with traditional Western psychology and neuropsychology to relieve suffering and unlock the mind’s natural capacities for peace, joy, connection, and wellbeing.

Thank you to this month’s sponsors for partnering with our show and helping you make your swaps with their special offer:

Ausclimate’s highly recommended range of WINIX Air Purifiers is the ideal solution for cleaner, healthier indoor air. Easy to use, reactive features and settings with a truly comprehensive 4-5 stages of purification, including Hospital Grade True HEPA Filtration and Winix’s unique PlasmaWave® technology. Perfect for smoke, dust, pets, viruses, bacteria, household odours, and allergies (covering a variety of allergens). Breathe easier, sleep better, and feel better. Winix; is the most complete air purifier on the market!

Offer: Ausclimate is now giving all Low Tox Life followers an EXTRA 10% OFF their already discounted prices. Simply enter the discount code of LOWTOXLIFE on check out via: https://www.ausclimate.com.au/

This discount can also be redeemed for over-the-phone orders verbally.

Website: www.ausclimate.com.au

Facebook: www.facebook.com/Ausclimate

Instagram: www.instagram.com/ausclimate

About Waters Co Filters

This month Waters Co Filters is giving us a double discount on their benchtop Bio 500 5.25 L

Code: LowToxWater
15% off the sale price, making it 27% off RRP all up

Get all the things you don’t want in your drinking and cooking water OUT, and remineralise with everything you want IN there.
Enjoy! x

Website: https://bit.ly/WatersCo_Bio500
Code: LowToxWater
Instagram Link: https://www.instagram.com/waterscofilters/
Facebook Link: https://www.facebook.com/Waters.Co.Australia/

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Title show track, by LIOR.

Love the podcast music? You will hear excerpts from Lior’s track “Caught Up”  – go check it out on iTunes or Spotify if you want to hear the whole song or album, Scattered Reflections. Co-written with Cameron Deyell, it’s a great song and I love the reflective energy of it – perfect for the show, right? Enjoy. Lior is always touring, so do check out his website. It is wonderful to hear him sing live, trust me.

Low Tox Club – The place to bring your low tox life to life.

Want to join a community of like minds and enjoy all the perks of being in the Low Tox Life inner circle such as an online membership platform, 50% off all our Low Tox courses, an awesome chat group, my monthly Q&A, and special guest star interviews for just $49AUD ($29USD/28EUR/23pounds) per YEAR? We have created a special place and set of resources to help you achieve your goals and it’s a wonderful place to be – MORE DETAILS AND REGISTRATION HERE.

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If you would love reading like me or you just simply want to go through the full transcript, you can check below.

Show #487. Can we feel unbreakable in a shaky world? Therapist Joe DeNicholas believes that we MUST and shows us how. | Low Tox Life