What are household plastics? What do they do to our bodies? Is there any regulation? This episode explores what are household plastics, the impact on our health and what we can do to reduce our exposure.

 

This episode blows the top off the idea that it is about how much we are exposed to and explores how these endocrine disrupting chemicals are ubiquitous in our society.

 

Our guest is Nicole Biljsma who is a woman of passion, and her passion lies in environmental medicine. Nicole is the author of the bestseller Healthy Home, Healthy Family and has featured on every major television network including the 7PM Project, Sunrise (seven times), the Today Show, The Circle and Channel 74. She is regularly consulted by the media to comment on health hazards associated with our homes. Nicole is an accomplished naturopath, acupuncturist and building biologist who has been in clinical practice since 1989. She is also the founder and CEO of the Australian College of Environmental Studies which was established in 1999 to educate people about the health hazards in the built environment. The college provides nationally accredited training in Building Biology and Feng Shui. Apart from her extensive experience lecturing at tertiary institutions for over twenty years, Nicole has spoken at public forums including Stop Smart Meters Forum, Mindd Foundation, ACNEM, The Wellness Summit amongst many others and has conducted various radio interviews about her work. Nicole is on the education committee for the Australasian College of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine.

 

QUESTION(S) OF THE DAY:  Have you replaced any plastic products in your home with safer alternatives? What are they and how did you find them? Please let us know in the comments!

 

If you like this episode, you will also love our other episodes with Nicole Biljsma, which you can listen to here and here and here.

 

We hope you enjoy… and remember to be well.