Are you pooing properly?

I know, personal question. But as a Naturopath, toilet talk is a regular topic of discussion.

Issues with pooing can range from irregular frequency, straining on the loo, to incomplete bowel movements with the feeling that there's something inside shortly after your toilet stop.

This can lad to a cycle of abdominal bloating, discomfort, foul smelling gas and contributes to toxin build up and hormone imbalance, such as oestrogen dominance.

Time to get out the Bristol stool chart and tune into my chat today with Naturopath & Colon Hydrotherapist Kirsty King. We're going back to stool school ;)

Kirsty is a gut health obsessed naturopath and colon hydrotherapist on a mission to make the world a healthier and happier place. Kirsty recently opened Gut Recovery Centre where she works alongside other practitioners to help clients get to the bottom of their gut issues so they can take back control of their health and have positive poo experiences.

Kirsty joins me for episode 87 on the Glowing Mumma Thriving Bubba podcast.

PODCAST SHOWNOTES & FURTHER LINKS: https://www.glowingmumma.com/blog/episode87

THRIVING BUBBA BABY HEALTH GUIDE: https://www.glowingmumma.com/thriving-bubba

GLOWING MUMMA INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/glowingmumma.thrivingbubba/

Are you curious about education options for your children? Or perhaps you're looking for gut health inspiration for you and your loved ones? This is an episode just for you.

As my daughters 5 year old birthday approaches, I can feel the pressure of our schooling decisions for her getting building up. We've always had a Steiner school as our preference for our daughter, however our move to the country wasn't quite close enough to pursue this choice. I'm now leaning towards homeschooling, but understand this is a massive commitment but also comes with a whole lot of beautiful bonuses. Amelia is excited by the thought of our days on the farm, learning through play and life skills and yes, amongst interaction with out-of-the-home activities and sports... but we're still working on hubby.

I just love hearing other Mumma's experiences and today I explore homeschooling from a Mumma of four and gut healing cookbook queen herself, Jo Whitton.

Jo Whitton lives in Far North Queensland where she runs her business, Quirky Cooking, from home and enjoys the country life. Due to food intolerances in her family (herself and her four children), Jo began researching ways to improve their health through diet from the time her kids were very young. In 2008 she began a blog, Quirky Cooking, to share what she was learning and the recipes she was developing for her family. In 2014, Jo's son Isaac was diagnosed with severe OCD and anxiety, which resulted in a deep dive into gut health and food as medicine. Not only did Isaac's mental health stabilise, but her whole family saw massive improvements in their health. Jo has since helped thousands of families to heal with food, sharing the principles she used to heal her own family.

Jo runs health seminars, cooking workshops, retreats and other events both in Australia and overseas, sharing how to transition to a healing, whole food diet in a doable and sustainable way. She also shares podcasts and videos and facilitates gut health programs to support people working through healing with food, regularly develops new recipes for her audience, and shares daily cooking videos from her kitchen on social media. Jo is the author of three best-selling cookbooks: "Quirky Cooking", "Life-Changing Food" and "Simple Healing Food".

In this episode we explore:

• An introduction into Jo's family, their personal health challenges that lead them to embark their healing journey.
• The GAPS diet and their incredible gut healing experience.

• How and when they were able to reintroduce dairy into their diet, without reactions.

• What a typical day of meals looked like on the intro and full GAPS phases and some tips for navigating this with a family.

• What meals look like now they are not following the full GAPS diet and what foods are still potential triggers for them.

• When and why Jo began educating her children from home.
• What their days looked like while home schooling
• The homeschooling approach Jo took.
• How she found the balance between work life and mum life as a home schooling Mum.
• Most rewarding moments educating your children from home.
• How her children have transitioned into work after home schooling.

Plus more!

PODCAST SHOWNOTES: https://www.glowingmumma.com/blog/episode86

GLOWING MUMMA INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/glowingmumma.thrivingbubba/

'BACK TO THE PADDOCK' YOUTUBE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/@BackToThePaddock

As Dr Natasha Cambell Mcbride states "In healthy gut flora, a digestive disorder cannot develop."

So have I got your attention?

If you're going around in circles with your health, feel like you've tried all the things for either small niggly symptoms or major signs of disturbed health and just stuck with where to from here, coming back to your gut health is likely where you need to turn.

Yes, your gut microbiome and gut integrity is at the core of your overall health and wellbeing.

When it comes to supporting all aspects of gut healing, the GAPS diet is one that deserves more air time. It does overwhelm most at the initial thought of it (me included), but if you're committed to allowing the healing to occur and supporting all areas of your health, particularly the way you function and feel mentally, this is a game changer.

Cue one of Australia's top 'GAPS Diet' practitioners, Elyse Comerford.

Elyse Comerford, founder of Well Belly Health Clinic, is an Integrative Nutritionist and Certified GAPS (Gut & Psychology/Physiology Syndrome) Practitioner, Keynote Speaker, Mentor, and most importantly, Mum to Dylan.

Elyse's primary focus for the past decade has been in private practice, helping thousands of families overcome a whole host of health issues through the implementation of nourishing and healing principles, reducing toxic stress, and the GAPS protocol.

Elyse has developed online programs, seminars and retreats that have changed the lives of thousands. Elyse's stress-less approach to health has been game changing for many, taking health from overwhelming to sustainable for every day busy families.

Elyse has worked closely with Quirky Cooking's Jo Whitton for the past 7 years, creating programs, retreats, and collaborating on Jo's latest cookbook, 'Simple Healing Foods'. You can also hear Elyse speak on a number of podcasts including 'A Quirky Journey', 'Low-Tox Life' and 'Primal Alternative Podcast'.

Elyse's approach is based on taking the normal "guilt, blame, shame and deprivation" and completely turning it on its head, focussing instead on healing, nourishing, and listening to the body.

• An insight into Elyse's personal health journey and what lead her to do the work she does to support people through the GAPS diet.
• What the GAPS diet is, how it began and how it is different to other gut healing diets (such as low FODMAP for SIBO).
• The stages of a GAPS diet- difference between intro and full GAPS and when you know when you are ready to change from one stage to the next.
• When you should consider following a GAPS diet.
• When not to follow the GAPS diet and Elyse's thoughts around GAPS during pregnancy, breastfeeding, babies and young children.
• The contributing factors for dark circles under eyes in children and her approach to supporting their health.
• Why parasite cleansing is not supportive for your gut health.
• How to overcome bowel movement changes during the GAPS diet- bth loose bowels and constipation.
• What is going wrong with conventional baby food introductions and how to set babies up from the beginning for healthy gut health through foods.
• Personally why and what healing Elyse notices when she follows GAPS intro.
• Tips for kids birthday parties- how to navigate for a healthy gut in children.

Plus more!

Happy listening & look forward to continuing the convo across on my @GlowingMumma.ThrivingBubba insta :)

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PODCAST SHOWNOTES: https://www.glowingmumma.com/blog/episode85

GLOWING MUMMA INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/glowingmumma.thrivingbubba/

BACK TO THE PADDOCK YOUTUBE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/@BackToThePaddock

I don't drink milk, but I'm thinking of getting a milking cow for our little farm. Crazy right?

But when I say I don't drink milk, that's the pasteurised version of cows milk. The raw, enzyme rich, fresh milk from our own cow will be something else. Oh and I'll be lining up for the cream too- delicious homemade butter on tap!

I also think it will be so wholesome for my girls to grow up taking care of, helping to milk and of course, benefiting nutritionally from having our own family milking cow. Something I too had snippets of growing up.

So when I shared our vison for our little farm on instagram, one of my patents said I just had to follow Mary-anne from Korinya Farm Gate. I jumped across to her page, took a quick scroll and instantly fell in love with what they've created from their homestead and the inspiring life they lead for their children.

Whether having a large scale farm, productive backyard or some herb pots to handpick is a dream for you, you'll love this down to earth chat between a Naturopath & passionate farmer and homesteading Mum.

Mary-anne Mickan, along with her husband Scott and four children are a family of full time farmers & homesteaders of Korinya Farm Gate.

Mary-anne is passionate about her family - their health and wholeness is always her priority. She adores milking their small dairy herd, growing food & cooking with nutrient dense ingredients. The use of essential oils, herbs, minerals and homeopathic remedies support her family and livestock on a daily basis.

Korinya farm gate is a family owned and operated business with a focus on family, sustainability, education and passion for the animals. Their passion lies in the holistic way - from paddock, to plate, for you.

In between milking, homeschooling and homesteading duties, I recorded a chat with Mary-anne to learn about this wholesome way of living and farming in a regenerative way.

Here is episode 84 of the Glowing Mumma Thriving Bubba podcast.

PODCAST SHOWNOTES: https://www.glowingmumma.com/blog/episode84

'BACK TO THE PADDOCK' YOU TUBE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8AAjh_JECF8JpDSK5amVmA

GLOWING MUMMA INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/glowingmumma.thrivingbubba/

If you're like most patients who come to me with their 'hormone health' blood work up they had with their GP, you have been told that your thyroid health was normal and often unfortunately dismissed. Something is often missing however- a test for thyroid antibody levels to check for autoimmunity activity.

If you have had your levels checked and they are 'in range', heightened above the 'normal', or your health care provider hasn't checked this off yet, you'll want to pull up a seat and listen in. There's likely more to the picture that you're missing.

Thyroid antibodies are often present prior to you experiencing symptoms, and are a result of an underlying inflammatory response in your body. This can lead to various symptoms of mood, energy and sleep disturbances, fertility challenges and pregnancy loss.

To open up this very topic, I have invited Naturopath, acupuncturist, Conception Queen and all round women's health expert, Miranda Myles for a podcast chat.

• The role of the thyroid in fertility and overall wellness.
• The different types of thyroid imbalances that can cause issues.
• The acceptable level of thyroid antibody activity and optimal reference ranges.
• Whats happening in the body with raised thyroid antibodies.
• The potential causes of autoimmunity of the thyroid.

• Research backed effective therapies that can help reverse antibodies.
• Plus more!

PODCAST SHOWNOTES: https://www.glowingmumma.com/blog/episode83

PATH TO CONSCIOUS CONCEPTION PRECONCEPTION HEALTH GUIDE: https://www.glowingmumma.com/PTCC

GLOWING MUMMA INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/glowingmumma.thrivingbubba/

When it comes to baby making, the events of conception that occur within the body never cease to amaze me. There are many hormones at play to do their intricate dance, follicles to ripen and mature, sperm to show up fighting fit and ready to meet the healthy egg, follicular tubes to be clear, the presence of nurturing cervical mucus and a plump nutrient rich endometrium, ready for the implanted fertilised egg to flourish. It truely is magical.

Because of the intricacies involved, natural conception often doesn't happen as soon as first hoped. Fear can often get in the way and terms like "unexplained infertility" are quickly thrown around by healthcare providers.

While I understand there are times when it is needed to bring a baby into your world, what I encourage as a Naturopath is to ensure my patients gain holistic health care, so the multiple areas of fertility are addressed holistically before rushing into assisted reproductive procedures, such as IVF.

To help unpack this for you today, I have a detailed chat to share with you with Dr Cathy Peterson.

Dr Catherine Peterson is a GP with a special interest in restorative reproductive medicine (RRM). She uses RRM to manage many conditions including infertility (both male and female factors), pregnancies at risk of miscarriage, irregular periods, PCOS, abnormal menstrual bleeding, and PMS.

Restorative reproductive medicine looks for underlying causes and treats those causes to achieve reproductive health and hormonal balance. She uses her knowledge from her NaProTECHNOLOGY TM training, and multiple FEMM TM Medical Management training courses.

She can assist women wanting fertility education to avoid pregnancy and also offers obstetric shared care.

• What is NaPro Techonology and restorative reproductive medicine and why should this be an avenue that you consider before other assisted fertility options such as IVF.
• Common contributors for fertility challenges that are often overlooked and how are they impacting a healthy conception.
• Symptoms of imbalanced prolactin hormone levels and why this is often missed on a regular blood test.
• Medications assisting fertility and inflammatory based conditions such as endometriosis.
• The types of cervical mucous a woman should be looking out for over her cycle and role of cervical mucous for a healthy conception.
• How to detect ovulation through being in tune with your cervical mucous.
• The optimal time and frequency of intercourse for a couple to be to increase chances of conception.
• Causes of low cervical mucous.
• The ovulation defect that contributes to endometriosis.
• Type of testing recommended for men preconception, and tips around gaining an accurate semen analysis.
• Ways you can support a pregnancy and prevent miscarriage through gaining insight into this one hormone level test and supplementing if required.

Plus so much more!

FURTHER LINKS & RESOURCES

PODCAST SHOWNOTES: https://www.glowingmumma.com/blog/episode82

PATH TO CONSCIOUS CONCEPTION: https://www.glowingmumma.com/PTCC

GLOWING MUMMA INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/glowingmumma.thrivingbubba/

If you're anything like me, you focus on nourishing yourself with whole foods, drink filtered water, take supplements to optimise your nutrition and the way you look and feel on a daily basis. You make an effort to move, follow mindfulness practises and you're working towards making your home a safe zone from EMF's. If you're not there yet, that's ok. One step at a time (my support here might help you along the way).

But I have a question for you. Have you ever considered how light impacts your health? Not just for absorbing vitamin D or preventing yourself from burning in the summer sun.

Light exposure can either help or hinder your health depending on the source and the time of day. Yes, this can impact your sleep, moods, energy levels and so much more. It's time to open this can of worms so you can understand why the natural and synthetic lighting you're exposed to matters and how you can make healthy decisions for your hormones, fertility, pregnancy and baby health.

Let me introduce you to an expert in this field, Daniel Ebbett for episode 81.

PODCAST SHOWNOTES (research, product links and discount codes): https://www.kaseywillson.com/blog/episode81

GET THE LIGHTING THAT SUPPOTRTS YOUR HORMONE HEALTH: https://www.blockbluelight.com.au/collections/sleep-enhancing-lighting/?ref=KASEYWILLSON (use code KASEY for podcast discount)

GLOWING MUMMA INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/backtothepaddock/

You know what I miss about life before my pregnancies and breastfeeding days? Cleansing!

Yes there's still ways to gently supply detoxification through foods like my fav ferments and gentle herbal teas, but I do practise caution when it comes to taking anything new and especially if it has powerful detoxing actions.

If you're instead in the stage of life where you're ready to get prepping for bringing a baby into your world, or perhaps you've wrapped up your breastfeeding journey and feel it is time to focus on digging deeper into cleansing your body, this is the ep to tune into.

Who better than gut health guru Kirsty Wirth to join me for this chat on cleansing your body effectively from toxins, parasites and candida.

CONENT:

We dive deep into:

• Kirsty's personal health journey and why she started Kultured Wellness
• The importance of detoxing in todays world.
• Her fav detox tools you too can use for optimising your health.
• The importance of binders when detoxing and one of Kirstys favourite binders to use.
• The parasite chat – symptoms of an imbalance, how they can impact health long term, why antibiotics aren't the answer and important considerations to begin detoxing from parasites.
• The candida chat- symptoms of a candida overgrowth and the connection between candida and heavy metals.
• The steps to begin cleansing from parasites and candida.

Plus more!

PODCAST SHOW NOTES & FURTHER SUPPORT:

PODCAST SHOWNOTES: https://www.glowingmumma.com/blog/episode80

@GLOWINGMUMMA.THRIVINGBUBBA INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/glowingmumma.thrivingbubba/

Have you ever felt a loss of identity? Perhaps you lack confidence or like most women walking around, you feel overwhelmed with life? I know Baby Mum life can certainly trigger all three for me at times.

I feel the pull between the inspiration and creative outlet of my work life mode, to living a life slow being present mumma, but also needing to show up and prepare nourishing meals and get things done to keep the household running. It's a lot!

If you're in the midst of this juggling act, let me introduce you to someone who you may resonate with- Conscious Motherhood Coach, Author & Founder of The Mumma Nest, Sarah Cremona.

In todays chat we cover:

• Why you may seem to feel a loss of identity after having one or more baby's.
• What is happening emotionally and mentally for women post-partum and how can we instead embrace the transition of maiden to mother.
• How you can ditch being a people pleaser and/or control freaks and embrace more of a feminine flow in your day.
• How to bring gratitude to even the most challenging moments.
• Guidance around new year goal setting with specific questions to ask yourself to create achievable goals that also light you up with excitement.
• Plus more!

SHOWNOTES & FURTHER RESOURCES:

PODCAST SHOWNOTES: https://www.glowingmumma.com/blog/episode79

ANTI-AGEING GLUTATHIONE SPRAY: https://primaskin.com.au/discount/KASEY (this link gives you an additional 10% off)

GLOWING MUMMA INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/glowingmumma.thrivingbubba/

GLOWING MUMMA THRIVING BUBBA FACEBOOOK: https://www.facebook.com/KaseyWillsonNaturopath

So much has unfolded since my last update.

We have since made the move to the farm and it's been a bit of a wild ride navigating the renovations with our girls at our feet and majority of our possessions still in boxes.

To get an update of our renovations and the decisions we've made to make our new home a healthier one, tune into my last episode for 2023.

In this person life update I cover:

>> What stage we're at with our renovations

>> What paint and flooring options we choose, for a healthier home

>> Tips to minimise off gassing and other toxic exposures while renovating

>> Some supportive supplements and lifestyle practises we've reached for to help support our family's detox organs (including the girls)

>> The challenging and most favourite moments

>> What our plans are for the farm

Plus more!

PODCAST SHOWNOTES: https://www.glowingmumma.com/blog/episode78

GLUTATHIONA ANTI-AGEING SPRAY: https://primaskin.com.au/discount/KASEY

GLOWING MUMMA INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/glowingmumma.thrivingbubba/

GLOWING MUMMA THRIVING BUBBA FACEBOOOK: https://www.facebook.com/KaseyWillsonNaturopath