Category: Quirky Cooking Chats

Happy New Year! Jo and Fouad kick the new year off with a fun foodie chat this week, discussing the coming food trends for 2017. They also talk through their own food and health goals, and what that looks like in everyday meals. And they give an update on their new cookbook, Life-Changing Food, which… Continue reading AQJ 65: Food Trends & Food Goals for 2017

What’s the best water to drink? What should you look for in a good water filter? Which is better – reverse osmosis, distilled, alkalised, rain water, spring water… ? Does your head spin when you try to work out the answers to these questions? This week Jo chats with Kate Waterson of zazen Water about… Continue reading AQJ 64: All Your Water & Water Filter Questions Answered!

In this episode, Fouad shares his story of growing up in Lebanon during the height of the civil war, living on a diet heavy with highly refined flour, sugar and skim milk powder, and relying on constant courses of antibiotics to avoid illness. He became overweight from an early age, and later on his health… Continue reading AQJ 63: Fouad’s Story: Fats, Carbs & Healthy Eating

We’re back this week with the second part of the interview with Lucy Lichtenstein, on Sleep Nutrition! Listen in and learn how to improve your night’s sleep. We talk about: – how gut health relates to sleep – how to get out of the vicious circle of stress causing poor sleep, and poor sleep causing… Continue reading AQJ 61: Sleep Nutrition, with Lucy Lichtenstein (part 2)

How important is restful sleep for a healthy gut? In this episode, Lucy Lichtenstein shares part one of her thoughts on Sleep Nutrition. Lucy writes a nutrition and lifestyle blog called Reconnected.me that compiles her thoughts, experiences, ideas, lessons, perspectives, perceptions and wholefood recipes. Her four part series on Sleep Nutrition is very helpful for those who are… Continue reading AQJ 60: Sleep Nutrition, with Lucy Lichtenstein (part 1)

Kim Morrison is a health and lifestyle educator, environmental health coach, author, aromatherapist and founder of Twenty8 Essentials chemical-free skincare and essential oils. Her explanation of how and why to use essential oils, and practical tips to simply get a personal care routine happening are invaluable. But this podcast is not only about essential oils… Continue reading AQJ 59: Kim Morrison – Twenty8 Essential Oils

On a recent trip to Pacific Palms, serendipity would have it that Fouad’s host, Megan Cook, is an expert on permaculture, a farming approach that Fouad is fascinated with. Megan is no ordinary permaculturist. She sits on the board of permaculture Australia and teaches permaculture classes from her beautiful property just over 3 hours north of Sydney. Fouad and Megan… Continue reading AQJ 58: All About Permaculture

In this fascinating interview with nutritionist Cyndi O’Meara, you will learn the background behind her new documentary “What’s With Wheat”. We delve into the issues of wheat and gluten allergies, why they have become so prevalent, and what the main issues with wheat are. Cyndi began her research into wheat and gluten allergies and intolerances, and… Continue reading AQJ 57: What’s With Wheat? Cyndi O’Meara

Dr Igor Tabrizian has helped many families to reclaim their health, through his nutritional approach to medicine. In this episode we discuss his new book called, ‘Staying Healthy’ – a beautiful, easy to understand and very practical book designed to start you on your journey to good health. Dr Igor also discusses ways that people… Continue reading AQJ 55: Staying Healthy – Dr Igor Tabrizian