Category: Quirky Cooking Chats

AQJ 85: The Primal Alternative with Helen Marshall

• The interview with Helen Marshall begins at: 35 minutes ~ 47 seconds In today’s episode, fellow podcaster Helen Marshall shares her story of how conventional health advice made her sick, and how following a gluten-free, primal diet brought her back from deteriorating mental and physical health. Not only did Helen start spreading the word… Continue reading AQJ 85: The Primal Alternative with Helen Marshall

AQJ 84: Ferment For Good – Bubbling Away with Sharon Flynn

• The interview with Sharon Flynn begins at: 28 minutes ~ 2 seconds Patience is a lost virtue, and fermentation is the art of patience. In a world of instant gratification, what can we learn from the slow art of fermentation? Today we speak to Sharon Flynn, founder of the beautiful Melbourne-based business, The Fermentary,… Continue reading AQJ 84: Ferment For Good – Bubbling Away with Sharon Flynn

AQJ 83: Whole Foods for Dogs – Canine Nutritionist David Agius

• The interview with David Agius begins at: 35 minutes ~ 25 seconds “Dogs have a biological right to be able to eat real food. It saddens me that more and more dogs aren’t able to tolerate real foods because their body is being destroyed from processed foods. We need to keep in mind that… Continue reading AQJ 83: Whole Foods for Dogs – Canine Nutritionist David Agius

AQJ 82: Solidteknics – Innovation in the face of a throw-away culture

In our throw-away society, we have no momentum towards sustainability and re-use. An unfathomable amount of disposable items, part toxic and part precious, are being discarded in landfill, offloading the responsibility of the impossible clean up to future generations. It is up to us to place demand on industry to create products that are sustainable… Continue reading AQJ 82: Solidteknics – Innovation in the face of a throw-away culture

AQJ 81: Adjusting to Good Health

Today’s guest is none other than Damian Kristof: naturopath, chiropractor and co-founder of the Wellness Couch, the podcast network that brings you this show. On this episode, we get into Damian’s philosophy on health and healing and unexpectedly cover some new ground. Damian talks about the history of chiropractics, its unique place in holistic health, and… Continue reading AQJ 81: Adjusting to Good Health

AQJ 80: Treating MS and Autoimmune with LDN

Fouad is back from his trip overseas to Singapore and Lebanon and he and Jo have a good catch up, discussing everything from Fouad’s food experiences overseas, the struggle to eat organic whole foods when living in a city, food security, and the rise of diabetes in Singapore… to Jo’s recent experiences at the Gluten… Continue reading AQJ 80: Treating MS and Autoimmune with LDN

AQJ 79: Hormones & Fertility with Nat Kringoudis

This week Fouad is overseas visiting his family in Lebanon, so Jo decided to have a ‘girly’ chat with fertility expert and hormone revolutionist, Nat Kringoudis, on the show! Nat shares her story, and answers many women’s health questions asked by readers in the Quirky Cooking Chat Group, the Quirky GAPS group, and the Quirky… Continue reading AQJ 79: Hormones & Fertility with Nat Kringoudis

AQJ 78: Whole Food with Jude

What does ‘whole food’ mean, and why is it so important? Is ‘whole food’ just another trendy phrase we use without really understanding it? We all want to be healthy, but are we confused about what ‘healthy’ really is? What makes the food we eat wholesome and healthy? And what makes it ethical and sustainable?… Continue reading AQJ 78: Whole Food with Jude

AQJ 77: Holistic Dentistry

In today’s podcast, we interview holistic dentists Louis and Susan Chan. Based in Sydney, Louis and Susan differ from mainstream dentists by looking at the body as a whole, the relationship between the mouth and the microbiome, physical issues that lead to developmental delays, and by integrating their practice with other health practioners such as… Continue reading AQJ 77: Holistic Dentistry

AQJ 76: Eczema – Causes & Treatment, with Liezel Barnard ND

For many, eczema is the earliest sign of poor health. What are the causes of eczema and how do you treat it? Do antibiotics and steroid creams offer a cure? Is it enough to improve your diet, or can creams and lotions also help? In today’s podcast, we interview Liezel Barnard, trainer and naturopath at… Continue reading AQJ 76: Eczema – Causes & Treatment, with Liezel Barnard ND