The Low Tox Shop

29/10/2026

28/10/2026

You know what’s scary?

The word fragrance on an ingredient list acting like that explains anything.

Cute.

Because “fragrance” can cover a whole mix of ingredients, and the label may tell you very little about what’s actually creating that smell.

Meanwhile some fragrance-related chemicals have been studied for endocrine-disrupting activity.

And then you realise how much scented stuff can creep into a completely normal day.

Laundry liquid.
Fabric softener.
Skincare.
Cleaning spray.
Candles.
Perfume.
Room spray.
Car freshener.

And suddenly you realise it’s not just your perfume.

It’s everywhere.

I’m not anti-scent.

Clearly.

I have enough essential oils to prove otherwise.

I just like knowing what I’m actually using.

But does every room, shirt, candle, spray and surface really need its own version of Tropical Waterfall Breeze?

Whatever that even means.

Sometimes scent can be intentional.

And sometimes a house can just smell like… a house.

This October, I’m happy to leave the mystery to the ghosts.

15/10/2026

We've become very good at choosing foods that *sound* healthy.

Low-fat. Zero sugar. Wholegrain. High protein. Reduced calories.

Somewhere along the way, we've started treating those words as proof that something is good for us.

But a protein bar isn't automatically more nutritious than chocolate.

Low-fat doesn't necessarily mean better.

And a salad for lunch? Well, that depends on what's actually in it.

Of course, drinking more water, eating less junk food and making better choices matter.

But are we choosing foods because they're genuinely nourishing, or because we've been taught to associate certain labels with health?

What's actually in the food? What nutrients does it provide? And how does it fit into the bigger picture of what we eat?

Because healthy eating goes well beyond avoiding sugar, counting calories or trusting the claims on the front of a packet.

Sometimes it's worth questioning what we've come to accept as *healthy*.

So, I'm curious...

**What's one food you used to think was really healthy, but you've since changed your mind about?**

I'd love to hear yours.

14/10/2026

A pink ribbon can sell the product without sending one cent to breast cancer support.

Pink is not the problem. Pinkwashing is.

Every October, companies borrow the trust, emotion and visibility of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. But a pink product doesn’t automatically tell you:

- whether any money is being donated
- how much is being donated
- where that money is going
- whether the donation is capped
- or whether the company’s everyday practices match the campaign

Breast cancer risk is complex. No woman should be made responsible for her diagnosis because she didn’t buy the right products or live a perfect life.

But companies should be held responsible for how they use women’s stories, where the money goes and whether their support extends beyond pink packaging in October.

This video was created by Breasties®, who brought together ten members of their community affected by breast cancer to speak about awareness month, exploitation and pinkwashing.

Their point matters: pink is not the problem!

Before supporting a pink campaign, look beyond the colour. Ask what the company is actually doing.

12/10/2026

There’s a difference between having more health data and actually learning something useful.

More testing is not automatically better.

I’d want to know why I’m doing the test, what the result could change, and what I’d actually do with the information afterwards.

Otherwise, you can end up with a pile of numbers and not much more clarity.

But when a result gives you direction, that’s where it becomes useful.

Maybe it shows you something worth changing.
Maybe it gives you a reason to look a little deeper.
Maybe it confirms that what you’re already doing is working.

That’s the point for me.

Not collecting data for the sake of it.

I want information that helps me make a better next decision.

And yes, sometimes that means finding out something I would have preferred not to know.

But I’d still rather know.

If we don’t test, we guess.

10/10/2026

There’s a weird thing that happens when your bloods come back “normal” but you still don’t feel right.

Because then what?

Do you ignore the result?

Or do you ignore how you feel?

I wouldn’t do either.

I’d start by getting more specific.

What was actually tested?

Because “your bloods are fine” can sound like everything has been checked, when really every marker is only telling you something about one part of the picture.

Then I’d look at what else is going on.

How are you actually feeling?
What has changed?
What are you taking?
How are you sleeping?
Are you moving?
Are you training?
What does your food look like?
What’s your stress like?

And before I’d run off and buy another supplement because it’s on special at Coles, I’d look at the foundations first.

Sleep. Food. Movement. Muscle. Stress. Recovery. Consistency.

Sometimes that gives you something obvious to work with.

Sometimes it doesn’t, and that’s when it might be worth looking further.

For me, testing is useful when it actually helps you decide what to do next.

Not just because it gives you more numbers.

And “within range” and “I feel well” are not always the same conversation.

05/10/2026

I think this is one of the traps of being pretty health-conscious.
You start doing a lot of things “right” and, understandably, you begin to assume they’re having the effect you want.
I did.

I cooked most of our food, cared about ingredients and already paid a lot of attention to my health. So I had very little reason, in my own mind anyway, to think my HbA1c would surprise me.

It did.

Not dramatically. Just enough to make me question something:
Was I using my healthy habits as proof that they were working?

Because those are two different things.

Food matters enormously, but so do movement, muscle, sleep, stress, hormones, genetics and individual physiology.
And this is probably why I’ve become less interested in blindly adding more “healthy things” and more interested in knowing whether the things I’m already doing are actually doing what I think they are.

That doesn’t mean testing everything under the sun.
It means testing where the information might actually change your next decision.

Sometimes the result confirms what you’re doing.
Sometimes it gives you something worth looking at.

Either way, I’d rather know.

If we don’t test, we guess.

27/09/2026

Doing a lot and still feeling unsure is more frustrating than starting from zero. At least zero has an obvious first step.

You changed the products for a reason. You bought the supplements for a reason. The saved posts, food changes and late-night research all came from wanting to make better decisions.

But a collection of sensible choices is not automatically a connected plan.

Foundations first is how I make sense of the whole picture. What might the body be missing? What keeps adding load? What can we test instead of continuing to guess?

Not because every supplement or product swap is unnecessary. Many matter. But they work best when we know what role they are meant to play.

If you feel like you are doing a lot and still cannot see the order, comment **BODY**, **HOME** or **TESTING**.

Tell me which part feels least clear, and I will build the next posts around what you actually need.

25/09/2026

Low-tox living can quickly become one enormous shopping list.
A water filter. A shower filter. A new pan. Different detergent. Better skincare.

But the answer is not to replace everything at once.

Look at what repeats every day, how closely it comes into contact with your body, and what is realistic for your home and budget.

Your home is not separate from your health.

But it does not need to become another stressful job either.

Foundations first.

21/09/2026

𝗔𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝟴𝟬% 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗮 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗺𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺.

That means the real challenge may not be losing weight in the first place.

Science supports creating a calorie deficit as an effective way to lose weight & weight management can play an important role in reducing inflammation & supporting overall health.

But what happens when food & eating are deeply ingrained habits,... tied to comfort, emotions, identity, routine, or even something that feels almost addictive?!?

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻?

And more importantly, how do you create a consistent, disciplined and healthy routine that lasts — rather than repeatedly finding yourself back in the same daily loop?

𝗜’𝗱 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀

What advice, strategies, mindset shifts or practical approaches made the biggest difference for you?

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 — 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲?

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