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 thinking around health and diet, you may be shutt

QCC 165: Q&A and Dairy-Free Nacho Cheese Sauce

Jun 24th, 2021 16m 1s

“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? – What kind of things you can make with meat stock? – How many hours a day do you c

QCC 164: Activating Nuts & Seeds – Why, How & When

Jun 17th, 2021 35m 45s

“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 activate nuts & seeds, and do you always do it? – Are some nuts harder on the digestive s

QCC 163: Gut Health – Where Do I Start?

Jun 10th, 2021 16m 41s

“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’s all too overwhelming. I share simple steps for a gentle approach to

QCC 162: Saving Time with Meal Prep

Jun 3rd, 2021 14m 56s

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 family as well as working full time, taking kids to schoo

QCC 161: Lamb, Leek, Lentil, Lemon Soup + Gut Health Q&A

May 31st, 2021 1h 10m

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 show to talk about healing the gut without getting

QCC 160: Getting the Family on Board with Healthy Eating

May 20th, 2021 18m 7s

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 personal development. Each week I’ll be choosing a few o

QCC 159: ‘Toad in the Hole’ + How to Save Money on Your Health Journey

Sep 8th, 2020 45m 43s

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 healthier diet and lifestyle and trying to heal you

QCC 158: Spicy Cabbage Rolls + Done is Better Than Perfect!

Aug 22nd, 2020 53m 39s

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, business tasks you’ve been putting off, exercising, or anything else in

QCC 157: Helping Teens to Heal – Q&A with Isaac Whitton

Aug 7th, 2020 1h 30m

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 half hour of this episode I talk to parents of youn

QCC 156: Meat Stocks & Bone Broths – How & Why

Jul 23rd, 2020 56m 59s

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 on social media, she found that her listeners were excited to h

AQJ 155: Quarantine Cuisine, with Jo and Fouad

Apr 9th, 2020 1h 12m

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 ways they are finding the positives in the current situation.Jo and Fouad

AQJ 154: How Kefir & Cultured Foods Can Help With Weight Loss & Mental Health – with Kriben Govender

Mar 5th, 2020 1h 17m

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 depression, overweight, and lacking energy, he was told by

AQJ 153: Designing a Healthy Home, with Building Biologist & Interior Designer Lucie McCullough – Part 2

Feb 7th, 2020 56m 57s

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 world! In part 2 of “Designing a Healthy Home,” L

AQJ 152: Designing a Healthy Home, with Building Biologist & Interior Designer Lucie McCullough – Part 1

Jan 31st, 2020 1h 10m

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 health conscience’ and altered her career to become a bui

AQJ 151: Finding Positivity in the Midst of Crisis

Jan 16th, 2020 43m 16s

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, we are struggling to cope with high temperatures

AQJ 150: Supporting Your Anxious Child

Dec 12th, 2019 57m 14s

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 program, “Love Your Anxious Child“, on her experienc

AQJ 149: Recovering from PCOS, Healing Food, and Healthy Treats – with Shelley from Nourishing Bites

Nov 22nd, 2019 53m 18s

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 – Nourishing Bites. Today I interview Shelley about her

AQJ 148: Navigating Parasites, Metals and Candida When Healing

Oct 24th, 2019 54m 36s

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 candida are an issue. This is a question that com

AQJ 147: From City Careers to Farming Life – The Story of Bellasato Farm

Oct 10th, 2019 58m 6s

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 young girls began farming life just four years ago

AQJ 146: Travelling Around Australia with Kids

Sep 26th, 2019 42m 3s

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 kids out of school, throw away the to-do list, leave

AQJ 145: Anxiety – Analysing & Reducing Distress in Children

Sep 7th, 2019 1h 14m

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 brain, and how QEEG’s (brain imaging) can give par

AQJ 144: Understanding Histamine Intolerance

Aug 22nd, 2019 1h 22m

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 these terms mean? What are the symptoms and causes?

AQJ 143: Helping Teens to Eat Well, Part 2

Aug 9th, 2019 1h 4m

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 families! They talk about:the importance of knowing wha

AQJ 142: Helping Teens to Eat Well, with Dr Damian Kristof & Jo Whitton

Jul 14th, 2019 1h 8m

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 car, going off to work or uni, going to parties and places