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QCC 166: Be Curious! The importance of having a curious mindset from 2021-07-01T14:00
Having a curious mindset is of major importance in all areas of life, and is especially crucial in the area of health and wellbeing. If you find yourself shutting down anyone who challenges your...
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QCC 165: Q&A and Dairy-Free Nacho Cheese Sauce from 2021-06-24T19:00
“Q&A and Dairy-Free Nacho Cheese Sauce” Watch the video here! This week I answer listener’s questions which include: – When will your new cookbook be available? ̵...
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QCC 164: Activating Nuts&Seeds–Why, How&When from 2021-06-17T14:00
“Activating Nuts & Seeds – Why, How and When?” Watch the video Here! This week I answer listener’s questions about activating nuts & seeds, such as: – Why a...
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QCC 163: Gut Health–Where Do I Start? from 2021-06-10T14:00
“Gut health – Where do I start??” Watch the video Here! This week I answer the question of where to begin when you want to work on improving your gut health, but feel like it&#...
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QCC 162: Saving Time with Meal Prep from 2021-06-03T14:00
In this episode I share some tips for keeping up with the cooking when you have young kids & work full time. Most parents struggle to keep up with cooking healthy, balanced meals for the fam...
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QCC 161: Lamb, Leek, Lentil, Lemon Soup + Gut Health Q&A from 2021-05-30T14:00
Learn how to make a delicious lamb, leek, lentil and lemon soup, and get some tips for starting on your gut-healing journey! Elyse Comerford, nutritionist and GAPS practitioner, joins me on the ...
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QCC 160: Getting the Family on Board with Healthy Eating from 2021-05-20T14:00
Every day I receive many questions via emails, messages and comments. Sometimes the questions relate to food and healthy eating, sometimes family and homeschooling, sometimes business and person...
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AQJ21 : Jo & Leah Catchup from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Jo and Leah are back on air together in this episode, and they have fun catching up, and chatting about what’s been happening the last few weeks. They discuss: – Leah’s feedback on the amazing MIND...
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QCC 159: ‘Toad in a Hole’ + How to Save Money on Your Health Journey from 2020-09-08T03:00
Beginning on a health journey can be overwhelming. As expenses mount up, so do stress levels! Listen in as I share some of my tips for reducing the money stress while you are working towards a heal...
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QCC 159:‘Toad in the Hole’+ How to Save Money on Your Health Journey from 2020-09-07T14:00
Beginning on a health journey can be overwhelming. As expenses mount up, so do stress levels! Listen in as I share some of my tips for reducing the money stress while you are working towards a h...
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QCC 158: Spicy Cabbage Rolls + Done is Better Than Perfect! from 2020-08-22T05:00
DONE IS BETTER THAN PERFECT! This episode is all about letting go of perfectionism and just jumping in and giving it a go… whether ‘it’ is cooking, starting a new project, busi...
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QCC 157: Helping Teens to Heal–Q&A with Isaac Whitton from 2020-08-07T10:00
My son Isaac was diagnosed with severe OCD and anxiety in 2014 (when he was 13 years old), and so began our journey into healing the gut and working to improve his mental health. For the first h...
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QCC 156: Meat Stocks&Bone Broths–How&Why from 2020-07-23T14:00
Welcome to the first episode of “Quirky Cooking Chats”! 2020 has been a year of changes, and as Jo nestled in to her home during lockdown and shared her everyday cooking via videos o...
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AQJ 155: Quarantine Cuisine, with Jo and Fouad from 2020-04-09T14:00
Join Jo and Fouad for a lighthearted chat about food, family, and life during lockdown! They discuss ‘quarantine cuisine’, what they’re cooking, how they’re coping, and w...
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AQJ 154: How Kefir&Cultured Foods Can Help With Weight Loss&Mental Health–with Kriben Govender from 2020-03-05T13:00
Kriben Govender, Food Scientist, Registered Nutritionist and founder of Nourishme Organics, says kefir changed his life. Kriben’s story began 8 years ago, when crippled with anxiety and de...
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AQJ 153: Designing a Healthy Home, with Building Biologist&Interior Designer Lucie McCullough–Part 2 from 2020-02-07T04:30
Lucie McCullough, international interior designer and building biologist, aims to show the world that it IS possible to have beautifully designed homes that are also healthy sanctuaries from the...
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AQJ 152: Designing a Healthy Home, with Building Biologist&Interior Designer Lucie McCullough–Part 1 from 2020-01-31T13:00
In the next two episodes of A Quirky Journey, Jo Whitton and Elyse Comerford interview Lucie McCullough, a successful, international interior designer who ‘developed an environmental and h...
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AQJ 151: Finding Positivity in the Midst of Crisis from 2020-01-16T13:00
In our first episode for 2020, we (Jo and Fouad) chat about how we are working to begin the year with positivity, in the midst of a national crisis and all the stress that involves. In Australia...
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AQJ 150: Supporting Your Anxious Child from 2019-12-12T13:00
In the last podcast for the year, Jo is on the other side of the microphone! Dr Natalie Challis (neuro-psychotherapist) and Leigh Shinde (neuro-nutritionist) recently interviewed Jo for their pr...
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AQJ 149: Recovering from PCOS, Healing Food, and Healthy Treats–with Shelley from Nourishing Bites from 2019-11-22T09:00
If there’s anything I love, it’s a special treat that’s not only delicious, it’s NOURISHING! So I’m excited to share with you one of my favourite producers of fine, quality, healthy treats – Nou...
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AQJ 148: Navigating Parasites, Metals and Candida When Healing from 2019-10-24T13:00
In this episode, Jo chats with Elyse Comerford, Integrative Nutritionist and GAPS Practitioner, about where to begin on your gut healing journey when you suspect metal toxicity, parasites and/or...
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AQJ 147: From City Careers to Farming Life–The Story of Bellasato Farm from 2019-10-10T13:00
Dan and Leanne Cordner are the owners of Bellasato Farm, where they raise naturally grown, heritage breed chickens on chemical free pasture in North Queensland. The couple, along with their two ...
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AQJ 146: Travelling Around Australia with Kids from 2019-09-26T19:00
Have you ever wished you could just get rid of all the clutter that weighs you down, sell your house or rent it out, reduce what you own to what you can take with you in a caravan, take your kid...
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AQJ 145: Anxiety–Analysing&Reducing Distress in Children from 2019-09-07T14:00
Dr Natalie Challis (neuro-psychotherapist) and Leigh Shinde (neuro-nutritionist) of the Kids Development Centre in Perth join us once again for another fascinating interview on the study of the ...
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AQJ 144: Understanding Histamine Intolerance from 2019-08-22T14:00
Many people struggle with histamine reactions and have been diagnosed with Histamine Intolerance or Mast Cell Activation Syndrome, and have had to limit their diet to reduce reactions. What do t...
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AQJ 143: Helping Teens to Eat Well, Part 2 from 2019-08-09T03:00
Following on from their last podcast, Jo and Fouad have an informal chat about their thoughts on helping children to eat well – with plenty of humour, stories, and insights from their own ...
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AQJ 142: Helping Teens to Eat Well, with Dr Damian Kristof&Jo Whitton from 2019-07-14T14:00
As kids get older and become more independent, they sometimes begin to move away from the healthy foods they’ve been raised on. Hanging out with friends, getting their license and first ca...
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AQJ 141: Healing with Traditional Foods, with Hilda Gore of WAPF from 2019-07-01T09:00
Over the last century, our refined, Western foods have crept into most societies world wide. What has been the impact of these foods on the health and wellbeing of ancient cultures and peoples? ...
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AQJ 140: Children’s Health, Eczema, Antibiotics,&Boosting Immunity from 2019-06-17T04:00
Jo has an extra special guest on the show today… Fouad is back! There’s lots of laughs and catching up, and sharing stories and news. We know you’ve missed their crazy banter, so grab a cuppa an...
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AQJ 139: Teaching Kids to Cook, with Dani Valent from 2019-05-23T14:00
Teaching kids to cook with real food is important for their future, and the future of our planet. Our children’s enjoyment of cooking begins with our attitude towards food and cooking, and...
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AQJ 138: Childhood Anxiety&the Inflamed Brain from 2019-05-10T04:00
Dr. Natalie Challis is a neuro-psychotherapist who specialises in treating children with anxiety and other health concerns. She says, “What drives me? Mothers. I want to be an advocate for...
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AQJ 137: Fussy Eaters&How to Have Peaceful Mealtimes from 2019-04-25T14:00
Do you have a fussy eater in your home? Need some help? Beth Bonfiglio of Little Fusspot helps people from all over the world with mealtimes that are less than peaceful. She is known as the ‘sup...
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AQJ 136: Finding Connection&Fulfilment in Your Work, with Helen Marshall of Primal Alternative from 2019-04-11T14:00
Many of us go through a period in our lives where we begin to question the work we do and our career goals and decide we want to find work that is more fulfilling, that gives us purpose, and tha...
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AQJ 135: Empowering Parents of Kids on the Spectrum, with Rhiannon Crispe from 2019-03-21T18:00
Rhiannon Crispe is an occupational therapist and passionate autism advocate. She thinks outside the diagnostic box and sees every child as an individual with unlimited potential. On this episode...
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AQJ 134: Travel Tips–Travel Food, Eating Out and Being Prepared! from 2019-03-08T00:00
Jo and her two eldest kids (19 and 21) have just come back from travelling overseas, and in this episode Jo shares her travel tips, especially for those who are on special diets and find the ide...
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AQJ 133: Play Therapy for Fussy Eaters, with Crystel Poggioli (OT) from 2019-02-21T18:00
In this episode, you get two discussions on health and wellness topics for the price of one! 😀 The main interview is on supporting parents of kids with developmental disorders to eat well, and ...
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AQJ 132: Calming the Chaos–Supporting Kids with ADD, ADHD&Anxiety from 2019-01-24T13:00
Sharon Collon of The Functional Family is passionate about supporting families with special needs. She loves to share step by step, practical strategies and solutions to improve your daily life ...
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AQJ 131: A Delicious Wholefood Christmas–with Jude Blereau from 2018-12-10T13:00
“You know how this is supposed to be the season of joy? Well, I don’t know about you, but most years I feel like I’m just running around in the kitchen like a mad woman! I actu...
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AQJ 130: A GAPS Christmas with Elyse Comerford from 2018-11-30T18:00
Christmas is a dangerous time of year for those living in the GAPS village. Taken out of their natural habitat – clean water, chemical-free living, wholesome whole foods without additives ...
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AQJ 129: A Simple, Healthy Christmas with Cyndi O’Meara from 2018-11-15T13:00
Over the next few weeks leading up to Christmas, Jo and Fouad are interviewing a few of their favourite health-foodies about their best Christmas tips, with a focus on ways to reduce the holiday...
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AQJ 128: Your Gut Health Questions Answered, with Elyse Comerford from 2018-11-02T12:10:52
Our gut health and GAPS practitioner Elyse Comerford joins us on the show once more to answer your questions. Today’s discussion includes fasting and in particular broth fasting, what to d...
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AQJ 127: FUNctional Movement with Carl Hammington from 2018-10-19T02:00
It seems that the culture of exercise as portrayed by media equates very low body fat, summer abs and shredding with health. Relatively few exercise practitioners are advocating holistic movemen...
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AQJ 126: Q&A with Jo&Foo from 2018-10-12T09:30
Calorie restriction, colitis, leaky gut, nourishment in time of stress, weight gain, weight loss, kids that don’t eat vegetables – these and much more are on today’s agenda. Jo...
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AQJ 125: My Health Record–What’s It All About? from 2018-10-04T14:00
A few years ago, the Australian government introduced “My Health Record”, a nation-wide health database which Australians could choose to be a part of. Australians will now be automa...
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AQJ 124: Healing Adrenal Fatigue–Part 2 from 2018-09-27T19:00
Join us for part 2 of our podcast on adrenal fatigue. Once more we are joined by our GAPS practitioner Elyse Comerford (and her very cute son, Dylan!), to dive more deeply into this fascinating ...
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AQJ 123: Healing Adrenal Fatigue Part 1 from 2018-09-20T14:00
Find yourself feeling constantly tired, always needing that second cup of coffee, or day-dreaming about sleeping on the couch? Our GAPS practitioner Elyse Comerford joins us to talk about adrena...
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AQJ 122: Hope for Health–Reawakening Indigenous Health from 2018-09-14T03:30
Earlier this year, Jo and Fouad were excited to connect with Dr Kama Trudgen and Tim Trudgen of Hope for Health and learn about the important work they are doing with the Yolngu people in Arnhem...
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AQJ 121: GAPS Q&A with Becky Plotner ND from 2018-09-07T10:00
This week Jo chats with Becky Plotner (naturopathic doctor and certified GAPS Practitioner) about some of the most common GAPS questions. In their last podcast together, Becky shared the science...
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AQJ 120: Low Tox Life with Alexx Stuart from 2018-08-23T19:00
Jo and Fouad have been talking a lot lately about how to make simple yet powerful lifestyle changes that will help to get your health back on track, before you even begin making major diet chang...
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AQJ 119: The Island Where People Forget To Die–Marcus Pearce on Visiting Ikaria from 2018-08-16T19:00
We are joined by the legendary Marcus Pearce, who has just come back from Ikaria, the island where people forget to die. Marcus was running a retreat in this special part of the world, to introd...
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AQJ 118: Before You Change Your Diet from 2018-08-09T14:00
It’s a common story. A person becomes sick, and then starts looking at ways to change their diet to heal. Other contributing lifestyle behaviours are often missed, and these can be importa...
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AQJ 117: Meet Your Microbiome, with Dr Jason Hawrelak from 2018-08-03T01:30
We often talk about the bacterial microbiome on A Quirky Journey, and today we have Dr Jason Hawrelak, a leading expert on the microbiome. Dr Hawrelak has been researching the microbiome for aro...
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AQJ 116: Bulk Cooking, Meal Planning and Freezer Meals from 2018-07-26T14:00
Ever feel like you can’t keep up with cooking healthy meals for your family because you’re just too busy? Enter Bek Freeman, a good friend of Jo’s who is an inspiration to all ...
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AQJ 115: A Balanced Approach to GAPS, and How to Get Deeper Healing from 2018-07-19T19:00
In this episode, Elyse Comerford (nutritionist and GAPS practitioner) shares her knowledge and how her attitudes have changed over the last couple of years as a GAPS practitioner. She has a burn...
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AQJ 114: The Human Longevity Project with Jason Prall from 2018-07-15T14:00
Fouad interviews Jason Prall, the creator and producer of The Human Longevity Project, a documentary film series that will take you on a journey around the globe, on a mission to discover the se...
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AQJ 113: Heavy Metal Detox with Wendy Myers from 2018-06-28T19:00
Are you doing all you can to eat well and live low-tox, but still finding you are low on energy, suffering from brain fog, having trouble sleeping, struggling with adrenal fatigue, fertility iss...
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AQJ 112: A Life Less Stressed with Holistic Dentist Ron Ehrlich from 2018-06-21T19:00
Most of us deal with stress on a daily basis, and without managing and reducing stress, life could become really difficult. In this episode, Jo and Foo speak to Dr Ron Ehrlich, a Sydney-based ho...
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AQJ 110: Lyme Disease&Other Stealth Illnesses from 2018-06-07T19:00
In this episode, Amina E. Hillier, naturopath, medical herbalist and nutritionist from Noosa, Australia, shares with us the importance of integrative medicine for the treatment of stealth diseas...
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AQJ 109: Child Health with Leila Masson from 2018-06-01T19:00
For those of you with young children, this podcast is a must! Our guest, Dr Leila Masson, is a paediatrician and lactation consultant who uses a biomedical approach to treat gastro-intestinal, m...
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AQJ 108: Good Oils, Bad Oils from 2018-05-25T09:00
What oils are best to cook with? Confusion around this question has been around for decades and health advice encouraging cooking with oils such as grapeseed oil, rice bran oil, sunflower oil an...
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AQJ 107: Building Biology and Healthier Homes from 2018-05-17T14:00
Is your home making you sick? Nicole Bijlsma is the founder of Australian College of Environmental Studies and she joins us in this episode to discuss building biology and how you can make your...
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AQJ 106: Healthy Feet with the Barefoot Podiatrist from 2018-05-08T03:00:29
While the majority of the podiatry world is prescribing more foot and arch support in the form of supportive footwear or orthotics, Paul Thompson (known as The Barefoot Podiatrist) is taking alm...
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AQJ 105: Healing with Food, Becky Plotner from 2018-04-26T14:00
When a mother is told they are a ‘bad mum’ by doctors because their son has aspergers syndrome, ADHD, is bipolar, dyslexic, hypoglycemic, and has uncontrollable behaviour… what...
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AQJ 104: Mary Kelly–Letting Go, Moving On from 2018-04-20T01:45
One of our favourite GAPS mentors, Mary Kelly, joins Jo in this episode to talk about life after GAPS. What happens next after you’ve healed your family from life-threatening allergies and...
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AQJ 103: Healing Eczema with GAPS from 2018-04-13T06:00
The subject of healing eczema generates a lot of conversation in the Quirky Cooking community. In a previous episode with naturopath Liezel Barnard of Weleda Australia, we talked about topical a...
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AQJ 102: First Steps on the Health Journey from 2018-04-06T02:30
We all know how overwhelming it can be to start something new, especially when it involves letting go of old negative habits and starting new healthy ones. The momentum to change can quickly van...
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AQJ 101: Whole Foods 101 with Soulla Chamberlain from 2018-03-30T02:00
Soulla Chamberlain is a health educator and the owner of Star Anise Organic Wholefoods Broth Bar & Larder, a Sydney-based whole foods store. A former macrobiotic vegan, Soulla has had a rema...
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AQJ 100: GAPS with Dr Natasha Campbell McBride from 2018-03-22T13:00
Welcome to our 100th podcast! We are so excited and honoured to have with us today the founder of the GAPS protocol and a world expert on gut health, Dr Natasha Campbell McBride. Dr Natasha is a...
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AQJ 99: Electromagnetic Radiation Effects and Solutions from 2018-03-16T03:00
Exposure to EMR is “one of the newest and fastest-changing environmental exposures on the planet,’ says Lyn McLean, Director of EMR Australia PL. Electromagnetic radiation (EMR) is the inv...
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AQJ 98: Layers of Healing–Elyse Comerford from 2018-03-08T13:00
When you’re working on healing gut issues with the added challenges of MTHFR gene mutation, histamine issues, candida, heavy metal toxicity, allergies, etc, it’s vitally important to...
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AQJ 97: Healing with MTHFR&Histamine Issues from 2018-03-02T01:00
There are many variables when working through gut health issues, and one that seems to throw a lot of people into a spin is the MTHFR gene mutation. It suddenly seems to be very common… is that ...
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AQJ 96: The Gut Movie with Kale Brock from 2018-02-26T07:45:09
Kale Brock is traveling Australia raising awareness of the importance of gut health with his new documentary, The Gut Movie – a fascinating story of poo, and the future of medicine! Kale t...
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AQJ 95: Hitting Rock Bottom with Dr Brett Hill from 2018-02-17T01:00
Chiropractor Brett Hill is the host of That Paleo Show, a great podcast on all things health. Today, Brett joins us to talk about men’s mental health, as he is in the process of writing a ...
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AQJ 94: Joel Salatin–Regenerative wisdom from the world’s most famous farmer from 2018-02-08T18:00
Today’s guest is the most famous farmer in the world: Joel Salatin from Polyface Farms in Virginia, USA. Joel is featured in Michael Pollan’s best-selling book, The Omnivore’s ...
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AQJ 93: SIBO–Your Questions Answered, with Lynda Griparic from 2018-02-01T18:00
SIBO, or small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, is a common condition of the small intestine that could causes a variety of symptoms from acid reflux, bloating, eczema and much more. This condit...
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AQJ 92: LCHF–Low Carb High Fat with Christine Cronau from 2018-01-26T01:00
We take a deep dive today with nutritionist Christine Cronau into the LCHF diet which has been such an incredible weight loss and healing tool for Fouad. We cover Christine’s story and how...
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AQJ 91: Fasting–A Key Tool for Health&Wellbeing from 2018-01-21T13:00
In our modern society, fasting is often considered to be starvation, but it has historically been a revered tool in most cultures on the planet. Whether for spiritual or health reasons, our ance...
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AQJ 90: GAPS 101 Elyse Comerford from 2018-01-15T01:00
Happy New Year, from Jo and Fouad! We are excited to be back, and we have a great line-up of interviews in the new year! To kick off the year, we’ve decided to reshare an older podcast as ...
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AQJ 89: Ask Us Anything! QandA with Jo and Fouad from 2017-12-21T18:00
• The Q & A with Jo and Fouad begins at: 4 minutes ~ 30 seconds For the last podcast of the year, Jo and Fouad recorded a fun, live video-podcast, where they answered questions asked by rea...
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AQJ 88: Gluten–All you need to know, with Dr Tom O’Bryan – plus Quirky Christmas tips! from 2017-12-14T18:00
• The interview with Dr Tom O’Bryan begins at: 46 minutes ~ 33 seconds Dr Tom O’Bryan is a functional medicine practitioner, and an internationally recognised speaker specialising in the complic...
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AQJ 87: Dani Valent–Write, Eat, Travel, Cook from 2017-12-07T13:00
• The interview with Dani Valent begins at: 18 minutes ~ 5 seconds This week Jo and Fouad catch up with their good friend Dani Valent in Melbourne for a foodie chat! Dani calls herself ‘a writer...
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AQJ 86: Simple tips for a healthier you from 2017-12-01T02:30:36
• The episode with Jo and Fouad begins at: 11 minutes ~ 19 seconds Jo and Fouad catch up before their trip to Echuca and share some of their easiest tips for getting healthy. How to simplify the...
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AQJ 85: The Primal Alternative with Helen Marshall from 2017-11-24T02:00:17
• 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,...
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AQJ 84: Ferment For Good–Bubbling Away with Sharon Flynn from 2017-11-17T01:30:40
• 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 fro...
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AQJ 83: Whole Foods for Dogs–Canine Nutritionist David Agius from 2017-11-11T10:30:58
• 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...
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AQJ 82: Solidteknics–Innovation in the face of a throw-away culture from 2017-11-04T03:30:19
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, offlo...
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AQJ 81: Adjusting to Good Health from 2017-10-26T18:00:47
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 ...
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AQJ 80: Treating MS and Autoimmune with LDN from 2017-10-16T08:50:44
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 ...
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AQJ 79: Hormones&Fertility with Nat Kringoudis from 2017-09-29T05:20:17
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 sha...
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AQJ 78: Whole Food with Jude from 2017-09-14T19:00:05
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...
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AQJ 77: Holistic Dentistry from 2017-08-31T19:00:17
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 relationshi...
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AQJ 76: Eczema–Causes&Treatment, with Liezel Barnard ND from 2017-08-04T05:01:42
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...
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Fasting, Feasting, and“What the Health?” from 2017-07-24T06:04:11
“What the Health” is a new documentary on Netflix that shows the horrors of the industrial food system, and the influence of money on food policy; but it also claims that eating an e...
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AQJ 74: Ulcerative Colitis and Changing Your Mindset for Healing from 2017-07-07T02:15:46
On Today’s show, all the way from Seattle, we have with us nutritional therapy practitioner Lauren Geertsen from empoweredsustenance.com. At Empowered Sustenance, Lauren shares beautiful GAPS r...
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AQJ 73: Recovering from Autoimmune Arthritis–Anne-Marie Raymond from 2017-05-28T02:31:30
On today’s show, we have with us Anne-Marie Raymond, an amazing woman with an amazing story of recovery. At the age of 40, Anne-Marie was diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) – a progressi...
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AQJ 72: Marcus Pearce–It’s Not Just About the Food You Eat! from 2017-05-19T08:13:48
Studies have shown that a happy, healthy social life and a supportive family and community are just as important as a healthy diet – if not more so. A healthy life is more than just keepin...
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AQJ 71: Mary Kelly- Healing with GAPS when you can’t tolerate many foods from 2017-05-05T09:55:44
Salicylate intolerance. Amine intolerance. Anaphylaxis. Sensory processing disorder. FPIES. Eosinophilic oesophagitis. Candida. Parasites. Mary’s son had them all. And Mary was so stressed...
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AQJ 70: Fouad Starts GAPS! from 2017-04-07T08:00:11
Fouad drops a bombshell in this episode… He has decided he needs to get more serious about gut healing, so he has started GAPS Intro! Fouad has been eating a whole food, gluten free, mostl...
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AQJ 69 : The Big Picture of Gut Health, with Kale Brock from 2017-03-23T18:00:58
“Where I really find flow and passion in life is in sharing stories. And for the last four or five years, it’s been that story of the gut and the microbiome because I felt there was ...
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AQJ 68: Herbal Medicine with Melissa Gearing ND from 2017-03-09T18:00:51
What is a medical herbalist, and how can they help you with healing naturally? Is herbal medicine useful for those with chronic illnesses, depression, poor gut health, and the common health issu...
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AQJ 67: Matt Rutley–MovNat Natural Fitness from 2017-02-24T00:00:56
This week Jo and Fouad talk to Matt Rutley about the importance of natural movement and fitness. Matt is a human movement specialist and adaptability coach. He is the owner, founder and head coa...
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AQJ 66: Jen Shaw- Living on Little from 2017-01-20T05:00:03
Meet Jen Shaw, an inspiring woman who has overcome many social, mental and physical barriers from her youth to become a mum of seven, entrepreneur, and author. Jen is passionate about helping yo...
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AQJ 65: Food Trends&Food Goals for 2017 from 2017-01-06T01:02:58
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 ...
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AQJ 64: All Your Water&Water Filter Questions Answered! from 2016-12-02T01:56:12
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 ...
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AQJ 63: Fouad’s Story: Fats, Carbs&Healthy Eating from 2016-11-18T05:22:35
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 ...
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AQJ 61: Sleep Nutrition, with Lucy Lichtenstein (part 2) from 2016-10-20T18:00:20
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: – h...
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AQJ 60: Sleep Nutrition, with Lucy Lichtenstein (part 1) from 2016-10-07T00:42:38
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 Reconne...
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AQJ 59: Kim Morrison–Twenty8 Essential Oils from 2016-09-22T19:00:15
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 o...
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AQJ 58: All About Permaculture from 2016-09-08T19:00:51
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 ordi...
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AQJ 57: What’s With Wheat? Cyndi O’Meara from 2016-08-25T19:00:30
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 w...
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AQJ 56: Preparing for the Birth of a Healthy Baby–Mary Kelly from 2016-08-12T06:43:33
This is a beautiful, encouraging and informative podcast that will be a big help to women who are looking for ways to optimise their own health, and the health of their baby – whether baby...
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AQJ 55: Staying Healthy–Dr Igor Tabrizian from 2016-07-14T19:00:13
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’ &#...
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AQJ 54: Mid Year Wrap Up from 2016-07-01T03:59:38
This week Jo and Fouad are in Sydney, working on their new cookbook – cooking, photoshooting, meeting with designers, and working on putting together the best wholefoods cookbook ever! Lis...
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AQJ 53: Pyroluria with Jules Galloway ND from 2016-06-16T19:00
What is Pyroluria? with Jules Galloway ND A couple of months ago, Jo and her kids were tested for Pyroluria (Pyrolles Disorder), and found their levels were quite high. Pyroluria (pyrrole disord...
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AQJ 52 : The Keep in Mind Project, Melissa Stainwald from 2016-06-02T19:00:06
Following on from their last podcast, Jo and Fouad continue the theme of naturally healing from depression. In this episode, they interview Melissa Stainwald, of The Keep in Mind Project, who te...
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AQJ 51: Healing the Mind without Medications–Dr Kelly Brogan from 2016-05-12T19:00:10
This week Jo chats to a very special guest, Dr Kelly Brogan from New York, who has a masters in neuroscience and is a board certified psychiatrist. Dr Kelly calls herself a ‘holistic psych...
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AQJ 50 : The Mindd Foundation, Leslie Embersits from 2016-05-05T19:00:42
This week, Jo and Fouad talk to Leslie Embersits, who is the founding director of the MINDD Foundation. MINDD helps practitioners and patients discover and implement effective treatments for Met...
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AQJ 49 : A Quirky Recap with Isaac Whitton from 2016-04-28T19:00:35
On his recent trip to Far North Queensland, Fouad had a chance to hang out with Jo’s family. In this episode, Fouad sits down for a chat with Isaac, Jo’s 14 year old son (who is even...
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AQJ 48 : A Quirky Catch Up–with Jo and Fouad from 2016-04-14T19:00:19
It’s time for a bit of a catch up! Fouad has spent the past week with Jo’s family in Far North Queensland, to begin their next project, and to get a bit of an insight into Jo&...
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AQJ47 : The Science Behind Allergies, Dr Igor Tabrizian from 2016-03-10T18:00:04
Last time Dr Tabrizian was on our podcast, he completely stunned us with an episode that was so packed full of information that we just had to have him back. In this return episode, Dr T gets in...
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AQJ 46 : Melissa Furmedge, Recipe Development for Special Diets from 2016-02-25T18:00:26
When Jo’s blog, Quirky Cooking, turned 7 years old at the end of 2015, Jo had a special giveaway to celebrate! The winner would receive a recipe designed just for them, to be shared on the...
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AQJ 45 : Inflammation and Chronic Illness, Igor Tabrizian from 2016-02-11T18:00:42
Jo and Fouad interview Dr Igor Tabrizian, author of the book “Inflammation: The disease we all have”. In this fascinating conversation, Dr Tabrizian discusses a wide array of topics that are cen...
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AQJ 44 : Parasites, Candida&Ketogenic GAPS, Rachel Favilla from 2016-01-28T18:00:02
In episode 23, Rachel Favilla shared her story of growing up with an autoimmune disease, and struggling to find answers. She began the GAPS protocol and quickly saw improvements. However, after ...
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AQJ 43 : Q&A with Fouad Kassab&Rachel Favilla from 2016-01-14T18:00:35
Let’s kick off the start of a new year with a Q&A! In this episode, Jo is joined by her new co-host, Fouad Kassab, and her friend Rachel Favilla (author of Real Soup for the Rea...
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AQJ 42 : A Healthy Christmas from 2015-12-17T18:00:34
Christmas is nearly here, and all around the world, stress levels are rising… So Jo and Fouad are coming to the rescue with tips and recipes to help reduce the Christmas overwhelm, and mak...
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AQJ 41: Surviving Percreta–Christina Matthewson from 2015-12-03T18:00:29
About a year ago, Christina Matthewson was on life support and not expected to live. Now she is teaching fermenting workshops, studying naturopathy, and coaching people as they journey through G...
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AQJ 40: Dealing with Parasites from 2015-11-19T18:00:48
How can you tell if you or your children have parasites? What has gut health got to do with parasite infestation? How do you get rid of them? Is it as simple as just taking antibiotics, or is th...
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AQJ 39 : Toxic Kids: A Health Professional’s Experience with Healing Her Daughter from 2015-11-05T18:00:09
Heidi ate mostly wholefoods, cooked with real ingredients, didn’t eat sugar, and lived for years as a strict vegetarian. But she was struggling. Her health was not good, and she was suffer...
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AQJ 38 : Healthy Weight Loss, and why‘Diets’Don’t Work! from 2015-10-22T18:00:55
Sometimes it’s difficult to work out how to eat well and stay at a healthy weight, without being confused by all the ‘diet’ advice out there. Is it all about counting calories,...
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AQJ 37 : Good Mood Food–Healing from Anxiety and Depression from 2015-10-08T18:00:09
This week Mary from Good Mood Food joins Jo again, to discuss working through anxiety and depression with the help of a healing diet. If you, or someone close to you, has struggled with d...
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AQJ 36 : Simplifying–with Fouad Kassab from 2015-10-01T19:00:50
Over the last couple of months, Jo has been focusing on simplifying her busy life. She says, “It’s challenging not to get caught up in the ‘do more, have more, eat more, buy mo...
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AQJ 35 : Nicole Azzopardi–The“Better Day Plan” from 2015-09-24T19:00:15
What do you do when your kids are having constant meltdowns and nothing is going right? How can you help them to cope better, and turn a bad day into a good day? How can parents press the ‘...
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AQJ 34 : Nicole Azzopardi–Healing the Gut with Traditional Foods from 2015-09-17T19:00:07
Nicole Azzopardi is the author of ‘The Alchemy Cookbook’, where she shares simple, delicious, traditional recipes that fit so beautifully into the GAPS way of eating. In this episode...
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AQJ 33 : GAPS Q&A with Shalani McCray–Naturopathic Nutritionist and GAPS Practitioner from 2015-09-10T19:00:05
This podcast is especially for those of you with GAPS questions that you need answered by a health professional, who has studied GAPS as well as other methods of healing. Shalani McCray, naturop...
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AQJ 32 : Anaphylactic Allergies, FPIES, Post Natal Depression, Parasites, and Hope for Healing! from 2015-09-03T19:00:31
This week’s story is absolutely fascinating – an amazing story of hope and healing, with Mary Kelly of ‘Good Mood Food’. Anaphylactic to wheat, dairy, eggs, nuts, and ses...
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AQJ 31 : Should GAPS or Paleo be a lifetime diet? from 2015-08-27T19:00:30
In this episode, Jo is joined by her foodie friend, Fouab Kassab, and they discuss how Jo’s family has benefitted so far from the GAPS diet, as well as Fouad’s experience with the Pa...
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AQJ 30 : Essential Oils 101 with Samantha Bulloch of The Alchemist’s Tree from 2015-08-20T19:00:37
Essential oils can be a powerful tool in your ‘health and healing’ toolbox! They are more than just a lovely way to keep your house smelling nice – they can be used for first a...
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AQJ 29 : Cathy Benson–How to help your kids to cope with starting GAPS from 2015-08-06T19:00:47
Do you need some tips for helping your kids to cope with the changes to their diet, and with how they will feel in the first couple of weeks? Are you worried they will refuse to eat the food you...
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AQJ 28 : Dr Oscar Serrallach–Postnatal Depletion from 2015-07-30T19:00:07
Did you know that if you’ve given birth within the last decade, you may be still suffering some consequences, such as lethargy, anxiety, memory disturbances, ‘baby brain’, and ...
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AQJ 27: How good gut health helps kids cope with the world around them! from 2015-07-23T19:00:17
How can a gut healing diet, natural therapies, and working daily with your kids to encourage optimal learning, help them to cope with the world around them? In this episode, Leah shares s...
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AQJ 26 : Kehoe’s Kitchen: helping to heal the gut with fermented foods from 2015-07-16T19:00:41
This week’s episode is all about fermented foods! Katrina Kehoe of Kehoe’s Kitchen joins Jo to share her story of the past four years – from GAPS to a paleo diet, with a focus ...
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AQJ 25 : Q&A with Isaac–gut healing simplified, and kids on GAPS from 2015-07-09T19:00:42
On today’s podcast, Jo has a very special co-host, her 14 yr old son Isaac. Jo’s family started GAPS (the Gut and Psychology Syndrome protocol) because Isaac was suffering with sever...
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AQJ 24 : Changing your life by the way you eat with Marlies Hobbs of the Paleo Cafe from 2015-07-02T19:00:02
Five years ago, Marlies Hobbs was a busy lawyer with no time to be worrying about the food she was eating. She thought she ate pretty well, and she was excercising, so if she was a little bit ov...
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AQJ 23 : Rachel Favilla: Fighting an Auto-Immune Disease from 2015-06-25T19:00:55
This week’s guest on “A Quirky Journey” is a young lady who has been fighting an auto-immune disease since she was 14, and shares her story of her ups and downs, and how GAPS i...
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AQJ 22 : Alexx Stuart Discusses the MINDD Forum, 2015 from 2015-06-18T19:00:26
Alexx Stuart joins Jo in this episode to talk about the recent MINDD Forum in Sydney. Alexx has been a MINDD Foundation ambassador for the past few years, and shares how this not-for-profit orga...
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AQJ 20: Quirky Cooking Interview on“The Health Show” from 2015-06-04T19:00
Jo has recently been travelling in the UK with her Quirky Cooking classes, and while there she did a radio interview on Marlow FM’s “The Health Show”. Jo chats with Ann Garry ...
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AQJ 19: Lifestyle Changes for Health and Wellbeing from 2015-04-16T19:00
Today Jo and Leah discuss their top tips for lifestyle changes for wellbeing. They share the small changes in their own lives that have helped them to move forward in their health journeys. Smal...
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AQJ 18: Organic and Low Tox Living: Interview with Alexx Stuart from 2015-04-09T19:00
We live in a toxic world, and most of us are suffering from some kind of toxic overload in our bodies. How can we eat and live in a way that reduces the toxins in our environment and bodies? Wha...
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AQJ 17: Catching Up on the News and a GAPS Easter from 2015-04-02T18:00
It’s Easter time! So of course, Jo and Leah talk about chocolate, healthy Easter treats, non-chocolate Easter gifts, and Easter menus. But first, they discuss what’s been happening ...
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AQJ 16: Bulk Food Buying and Co-ops from 2015-03-26T18:00
It can be very daunting when starting out to change your diet, as suddenly your food bill may go through the roof. How can this be avoided? Is it possible to eat healthy, organic or pesticide fr...
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AQJ 15: Kitchen Tools: Our tips for a well equipped kitchen from 2015-03-19T18:00
This week Jo and Leah empty their kitchen cupboards and chat about : What they mean by a real food kitchen, and the importance of going back to homemade foods Kitchen tools they have invested, i...
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AQJ 14: Bone Broths: How and why to make them from 2015-03-12T18:00
Broth Broth. Has the world gone mad for the stuff? What’s so good about it? This week on A Quirky Journey we share the art of preparing bone broth – also known as stock – and h...
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AQJ 13: Natural Approaches for Special Needs Children–Interview with Kristen Morrison from 2015-03-05T18:00
This week Jo and Leah are joined by Kristen Morrison, to talk about natural approaches for special needs children. Kristen was a fashion designer when her third child was unexpectedly born with ...
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AQJ 12: Mother Knows Best: Interview with Joanne Hall from 2015-02-26T18:00
What do you do when your newborn baby screams constantly in pain? Have you ever wondered what you would do if your child was diagnosed with severe allergies? What kind of approach do you take to...
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AQJ 11: Homeschooling: How and why we educate our kids at home from 2015-02-19T18:00
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to educate your kids at home? Are you wondering what would make a family decide to homeschool? Do you have questions about the benefits to the kids a...
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AQJ 10: GAPS from a kid’s perspective: Isaac’s journey so far from 2015-02-12T18:00
This week we have a very special guest – Jo’s son, Isaac, who is the main reason her family began GAPS. Isaac is 13 years old, and very eager to share his experiences with changing h...
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AQJ 09: Interview with Talisha Kendall: Healing IBS, Crohns Disease and Ulcerative Colitis, Naturally from 2015-02-05T18:00
Do you suffer IBS, Ulcerative Colitis, or Crohn’s Disease? Do you struggle with absorbing nutrients, and suffering from low energy levels, even though you eat well? Have you ever been in a...
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AQJ 08: Fat Adapted: Using healthy fats as an energy source from 2015-01-29T18:00
This episode begins with Jo sharing where she is at with her and her family’s health and GAPS journey, the ups and downs, and the importance of marking time while waiting for the gut to he...
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AQJ 07: How Gut Health Affects Hormones, Fertility&Women’s Health–with Samantha Bulloch from 2015-01-22T18:00
In this episode we interview Samantha Bulloch, ND, Clinical Director & practicing naturopath, who is an expert in women’s health issues and helps many families with healing infertility...
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AQJ 06: Why am I more sensitive to foods, now that I’m on GAPS? from 2015-01-15T18:00
Are you on an elimination diet of some kind, whether GAPS or another one, and finding it frustrating that you seem to be reacting to foods more strongly than you used to? In this episode Jo and ...
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AQJ 05: Gut healing, de-toxing, and how it feels to go through the die-off phase of GAPS from 2015-01-08T20:00
For most people, it’s a bit scary to think of moving away from your usual way of eating to a gut-healing diet like GAPS, and one of the scariest things is the thought of the de-toxing and ...
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AQJ 04: The How To’s of Making Home Changes for Health and Healing from 2015-01-01T18:00
Whether you are beginning the GAPS diet, or just working towards a healthier lifestyle, your home is an important place to start. In this episode we share our practical tips for preparing yourse...
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AQJ 03: Preparing for Change: Where to start with GAPS from 2014-12-25T13:00
What is the Gut and Psychology Syndrome diet? What caused our families to embark on this journey? How have we avoided being overwhelmed by the many changes? In this episode, Leah and Jo delve de...
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AQJ 02: A Quirky Christmas! Surviving and Thriving this Season from 2014-12-18T18:00
Throughout the year many of us have made lifestyle changes that will not fit into our usual Christmas celebrations. Our family is now following a modified GAPS diet, and many others have changed...
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AQJ 01: Our stories: why sometimes wholefood isn’t enough from 2014-12-11T18:00
Welcome to the first episode of A Quirky Journey! Grab a cuppa, sit down, and enjoy getting to know Jo and Leah as they share their personal stories with you. Learn about the health challenges t...
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