Low Tox Life

Hair loss can feel like a private crisis. It is often minimised, mislabelled, or treated as something you should simply accept as your fate.
In this episode, Sasha, a naturopath who entered the field through her own long and confronting hair loss journey, shares why hair loss is far more common than we realise, and why hope is not naive here.

In this conversation, we explore:
Why hair loss is still a taboo topic, and how deeply it can affect mental health
What happens when you do the internal health work, but your hair still does not properly recover
Why some medication pathways can become lifelong choices, and why many people look for other options
The difference between male and female hair loss and what impacts both during various life stages and health events.
The often overlooked piece: the scalp environment, and why “just adding nutrients” is not always enough
Early signs people dismiss, and why acting sooner can change the path
Why perimenopause can shift hormones in ways that surprise people, and what a supportive, preventative approach can look like
The missing layer in many plans: nervous system load, chronic stress, gut health and bringing safety and joy back into the body

Sasha also shares what she has seen in practice when her clients commit to a structured approach with consistency: 100% of people experience some degree of improvement within months. Results can look different for different people, especially depending on history, stress load, and timing but results are still results, right?
If you have tried everything, this episode offers a possible new set of tools and ideas.

Alexx Stuart, Your Host.
Low Tox Life

Fancy a few more podcasts we’ve done over the years, related to this one?
Show #344 – Dr Anshul Gupta On Reversing Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis
Show #433 Fatigue? Low resilience? Anxiety? Thyroid issues? Fix iron first, says Dr Libby

Want to learn more about this week’s guest?
Website: https://stan.store/sashalilford
Instagram or LinkedIn: https://www.instagram.com/sashalilford

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What if, in 45 minutes, you could feel a whole lot more positive about the role of exercise and movement in your life? You’re about to be “Wendied!”
In this episode, Dr Wendy Chorny, physical therapist and researcher, joins us to rethink movement through all stages of life. We explore the invisible barriers we carry, from comparison culture and perfectionism to fatigue, pain, and the mental load of caring for everyone else first.
Together, we unpack:
Why “all or nothing” thinking quietly sabotages consistency
How social media shapes unrealistic expectations of what exercise should look like
The difference between pain that needs attention and discomfort that simply needs movement
Why post-partum and menopause can feel like your body has suddenly changed the rules
How gadgets and tech can be helpful but you don’t ‘need’ them either.
How small, flexible habits may matter more than structured programs
Wendy also shares how she works with women in the clinic to rebuild confidence, adapt to new seasons of life, and move in ways that feel supportive rather than punishing.
This conversation is a powerful reminder that strength is not about intensity or aesthetics. It is about agency, adaptability, and learning to work with your body instead of against it.
I can’t wait to hear what you’re inspired to do after this show.

Alexx Stuart
Your Host, Low Tox Life Podcast

Fancy a few more podcasts we’ve done over the years, related to this one?
Show #384 Could the Secret to Ageing Better be So Simple? Juliet Starrett Explains…
Show #457 Dr Jocelyn Wittstein: Optimise your musculoskeletal system at any age, stage and situation.
Show #390 Somatics: How to Make your Journey Real and True with Irene Lyon, MSc.

Want to learn more about this week’s guest?
https://www.wendychorny.com/
https://www.tiktok.com/@drwendy_physicaltherapy
https://www.youtube.com/@Dr.WendyPhysicalTherapist
https://www.instagram.com/dr.wendychorny/
https://www.facebook.com/wendychorny
https://substack.com/@drwendypt

Thank you to this month’s show partners for joining us to help you make your low tox swaps!

50% off your first @zestinyfarmlife Box when you sign up to Compact, Classic or Bounty - Regenerative grown fruit and veg delivered to your door weekly or fortnightly. Pause or cancel any time. Head to https://bit.ly/zestiny to get started. Available for locations Sydney, Newcastle, Wollongong, Blue Mountains, Central Coast

@ediblebeautyau is here with 30% off site-wide! Try the new up-sized sunscreen in 200g to carry you the rest of summer or any of their wonderful products. Enjoy! CODE: LOWTOXLIFE.

@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 if something resonated! I love to see your thoughts, genuinely!

Want to support the Low Tox Life podcast?
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What does it really take to build an ethical supply chain from the ground up? In this show, we learn from one of the very best. Note: Shows are never sponsored, ie companies paying us to appear on the show. An ad is an ad, and the show is the show. I’m publishing this because we all need to believe there are companies out there with mounting proof of concept that you can design for a better world through business.

In this powerful conversation, I sit down with Gero Leson, an accomplished physicist and environmental scientist who has worked for some of the biggest companies in the world and then met David Bronner, CEO of Dr Bronner’s. David implored him to join Dr Bronner’s in the early 2000’s, on a mission to build an ethical supply chain of the highest standards. We explore how one of the world’s most values-led companies approaches transparency, cross-cultural leadership and business ethics in practice - not just in marketing.

Gero shares how Dr Bronner’s moved beyond buying ingredients on the open market, moved beyond labels and just ‘trusting it was fine because it sounds good’. They’ve built companies that farm and produce the raw materials that they use for their famous soaps and other products, as well as selling the raw materials to other brands seeking a fully transparent and ethical, regenerative supply chain. They’ve done this in Sri Lanka, Ghana, India and beyond. From creating fair-trade supply chains where none had existed to the standard they wanted to uphold, to investing in regenerative agroforestry, community education and healthcare.
This is business as a vehicle for agency and dignity.
We discuss:
Why radical transparency is becoming the antidote to consumer distrust
How ethical sourcing is not about fixing one issue, but committing to long-term engagement
The power of leadership teams over heroic individual leaders
Why dignity and agency motivate teams more than rules and control
The balance between efficiency and humanity in global business

This conversation is not idealistic. It is grounded, complex and honest about the challenges. But it is also deeply hopeful. Gero says, “We joke about saving the world with soap but in a way, it’s true”.
If you have ever wondered whether business can truly be a force for good, this episode offers real-world proof that it can - when values are embedded at every level.
Enjoy the show,

Alexx Stuart, your host.

Fancy a few more shows related to this one?
Show #86: Gero Leson from Dr Bronner’s: doing our best in business for Spaceship Earth
Show #2: Lisa Bronner – Sustainable business & cleaning
Show #351 – Lisa Bronner: An Unlikely (and awesome!) Green Cleaning Hero
Show #173 – Soap: A platform for global change-making with CEO David Bronner.
Show #324 – Pela Founder, Jeremy Lang On Composting Accessibility, Soil Health, Bioplastics And Recycling
Show #24: Sustainable brand close up: Ecostore pioneer Malcolm Rands
Show #216 – Weleda – Planet Stewardship through Business with Annette Piperidis

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

Thank you to this month’s show partners for joining us to help you make your low tox swaps!

Receive 50% off your first @zestinyfarmlife Box when you sign up to Compact, Classic or Bounty - Regenerative grown fruit and veg delivered to your door weekly or fortnightly. Pause or cancel any time. Head to https://bit.ly/zestiny to get started. Available for locations Sydney, Newcastle, Wollongong, Blue Mountains, Central Coast

@ediblebeautyau is here with 30% off site-wide! Try the new up-sized sunscreen in 200g to carry you the rest of summer or any of their wonderful products. Enjoy! CODE: LOWTOXLIFE.

@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 https://bit.ly/ShopAusclimate

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This podcast discusses domestic violence. Sit this one out if you need to

Many of us are enraged, shocked, and paralysed by the unfolding information from the JE files. Many of us are also dismayed at the continuing epidemic of domestic violence and murder-by-partner. What do we do? How can we help change things? We can learn how to be an ally in our own communities and circles better. Outrage and sadness must be used as springboards for action, I truly believe it.

I’m joined by counsellor and author Patricia Gordon Stevens to talk about domestic and partner violence — a subject too often minimised, despite affecting 25% of women in some of the world’s wealthiest countries. We explore why silence and discomfort only deepen the harm, and why education, community, and care matter so deeply.
In this conversation, we cover:
Why the moment a woman chooses to leave is often the most dangerous time
How coercive control can appear long before physical violence does
The subtle red flags friends, families, and colleagues can look for
How to ask caring, non-judgmental questions that keep the connection open
Why Patricia chose fiction (Madness in Memphis) to build empathy that leads to action
The role men can play in calling out harmful behaviour and changing culture locally

This episode is confronting, but it’s also hopeful. Change doesn’t start with grand gestures — it starts with noticing, staying connected, and showing up for the women in our lives.

I hope you find it useful and helpful as I did,
Alexx, your host.

Fancy a few more podcasts we’ve done over the years, related to this one?
Show #137: Dr Sherrie Campbell on cutting ties with toxic family members
Show #359 Dr Karin Luise – Writing New Personal Stories and Learning to Tune In

Support is available

If this article has raised concerns for you or someone you know, help is available.

1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732) – Australia’s national domestic, family and sexual violence counselling, information and support service. Available 24/7 via phone or online chat.
Lifeline (13 11 14) – 24/7 crisis support and suicide prevention.
Beyond Blue (1300 22 4636) – Support for anxiety, depression and mental health concerns.
Relationships Australia (1300 364 277) – Counselling and relationship support services.
Men’s Referral Service (1300 766 491) – Support for men concerned about their behaviour or affected by family violence.
Kids Helpline (1800 551 800) – 24/7 counselling support for young people aged 5–25.
If you are in immediate danger, call 000.
You can also find local support services via www.1800respect.org.au

Want to learn more about this week’s guest?
Website: www.patriciagordonstevens.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/patriciagordonstevensauthor
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/patriciagordonstevensauthor
Book: https://bit.ly/4aJE0Ve

Thank you to this month’s show partners for joining us to help you make your low tox swaps!

@ediblebeautyau is here with 30% off site-wide! My top reco’s? The Super Stem Cell concentrate serum, Exotic goddess serum, Enzyme peel or microexfoliant for some healthy skin regeneration! Or the new up-sized sunscreen in 200g to carry you the rest of summer. Enjoy! CODE: LOWTOXLIFE.

@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 if something resonated! I love to see your thoughts, genuinely!

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Concluding our “New Year, More Me” theme, we are invited to ponder from a 3rd angle:
What if better health were not an “added” thing to do, but a more strategic approach to the way we do it?”

This week, I am chatting with Dr John La Puma, a medical doctor and trained chef, about the “Indoor Epidemic”, a topic he is bringing to life through his upcoming 8th book.

John shares why most of us are indoors for about 93% of our time, and how repurposing just two to five hours a week of the time you already spend outside can shift sleep, stress, mood, focus and even appetite signals.

Now, most of us ‘know’ that lots of indoor time and artificially lit environments are bad for our health, or we’ve seen the alarming stats on a reel or research quote, but the action and change part? That’s often harder and this show is here to change that.

We cover simple ideas you can try right away and break down a daily, monthly, and annual framework to achieve incredible health results.
The way we use our outdoor time more strategically will show us gains in sleep quality, focus, blood pressure and inflammation.

If you feel tired, wired, or stuck on screens, this episode is a warm nudge to change up your outdoor time for the better and feel more like you.
Pre-order John’s new book - I’ve loved it. So easy and extremely empowering for anyone who finds the habits you ‘know’ are better, but yet you can’t quite seem to get things going.

Enjoy the show,
Alexx

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

Show #323 – How The Light Spectrum Affects Us For Better Or Worse, With Daniel Ebbett
Show #465. The practical path to a Brain that Breathes with Jodi Wilson

Want to learn more about this week’s guest?
drjohnlapuma.com
indoorepidemic.com
instagram.com/johnlapuma
youtube.com/drjohnlapuma
Book: https://bit.ly/4ahDiOe

Thank you to this month’s show partners for joining us to help you make your low tox swaps!

@jules_stonesoup has been teaching people to cook joyfully and with foods that cultivate health and vitality for over 15 years. Head to bit.ly/joyfulcook20 and use code LOWTOXLIFE to do Jules’ next program at 20% off + 2 friends do it free! 20mins a week, 6 months, for less overwhelm, waste and cost, and increased vitality, variety and deliciousness. Sold!

@ediblebeautyau is here with 30% off site-wide! My top reco’s? The Super Stem Cell concentrate serum, Exotic goddess serum, Enzyme peel or microexfoliant for some healthy skin regeneration! Or the new up-sized sunscreen in 200g to carry you the rest of summer. Enjoy! CODE: LOWTOXLIFE.

@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 if something resonated! I love to see your thoughts, genuinely!

Want to support the Low Tox Life podcast?
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!
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