Our Guest: Amie Skilton
Former functional medicine practitioner of 18 years, Amie Skilton’s view of root cause medicine was forever altered as a result of an environmentally acquired illness.
In 2017, after developing CIRS herself, she discovered the world of building biology and the various ways in which the built environment has a profound impact on human health. She realized her naturopathic, nutritional and herbal toolkit were only as useful as her environment was healthy.
She’s now on a mission to raise awareness in the public arena, and educate practitioners, on a commonly overlooked but monumentally significant influence on health and wellbeing.
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Topics include:
- What is a Building Biologist for those that don’t know?
- Are there any particular places in Australia that have the highest or lowest rates of mold?
- What are signs or symptoms someone is being exposed to mold?
- Why do some people get affected and not others?
- Is all mold visible to the naked eye?
- What’s the process someone should go through if they suspect they may be exposed to mold? Particularly in relation to getting their home
- If mold is found in a home, what are the first steps someone should take in removing it? (what are the do’s and don’ts)
- Do landlords have a responsibility to remediate an apartment if mold is found and are there any laws in how this has to be done?
- Is it necessary to chuck your belongings away if they have mold on them?
- What are your top 5 tips for preventing mold from occurring in the first place?
- If someone is looking into buying a home, or even moving into a rental apartment, how can they be sure there isn’t mold in there before committing?
- What’s next for you in this space of building biology. Do you have any upcoming events, courses, programs or offerings?
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Resources Mentioned:
Social & Website Links
w: https://whatthenaturopathsaid.com/
i: instagram.com/thatnaturopath
Topics include:
- Tips on eating well during isolation
- Managing trigger foods + "picking"
- Some of our fave iso food discoveries + Kate's new obsession with lollies baby carrots
- Making movement happen + what we are doing
- Nourishing your mental + emotional health
- Relationships in Iso
- Getting crafty + creative
Links mentioned:
Our guest Kate Caddle:
Kate believes that every woman deserves to be empowered and that the container of conception and pregnancy is the perfect conduit for that awakening.
She is an award-winning intuitive life coach, speaker, and writer, as well as a mama and wife.
Through her online space, coaching sessions, luna circles, The Awakened Pregnancy Podcast and sold-out workshops and speaking events, Kate helps women to see that they can embark on their journey to motherhood without fear, and instead see it as a time to truly connect to who they are and awaken the gifts within.
Kate has 12 years experience helping women feel incredible in their own skin and 5 years of experience as a working life coach. She’s actively been a part of the transformation of thousands of lives.
She’s an advocate for self-care, living gently and getting super comfortable in your own skin.
If she’s not connecting and supporting, you’ll find her exploring with her husband Michael and son Flynn.
Topics:
- Kate's journey into the space of preconception and pregnancy care
- Why mindset becomes important through conception and pregnancy
- The role mindset has in our experience in preconception, pregnancy, and motherhood
- The practicalities of making emotional wellbeing and mindset a powerful tool in your preconception/pregnancy toolkit
- Kate's experience with miscarriage and her invitation to those who have experienced this type of loss
- Finding the balance between being informed/knowledgeable and trusting your intuition
- How Kate supports women just like you + why she believes so passionately in the importance of the work she does
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Social & Website Links
https://www.facebook.com/katecaddle/
https://www.instagram.com/kate_caddle/
Our Guest:
Dr. Ken McGrath is the Clinical Liaison Manager with Microba. He obtained his PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Pathology from the University of Queensland, and has a research background in microbial genomics, including human microbiomes and metagenomic analysis. Ken was the manager of a DNA sequencing laboratory 10 years prior to joining Microba, and is a member of several international microbiome research projects, including global pathogen detection and monitoring. Ken is now helping Microba bring the latest gut microbiome technology to healthcare practitioners and educate and inform them of how the information can benefit their patient management.
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Topics:
- The main types of gut testing available
- The difference between culture based stool testing and DNA based stool testing (+ what the heck it all means)
- DNA testing further explained + knowing which type of DNA based gut test is best
- What we get through the GP when requesting basic gut testing and what can and can't that tell us
- Microbiome sequencing - what it does and doesn't tell us
- The kinds of conditions, symptoms or presentations that can benefit from comprehensive microbiome testing
- How long it takes for our gut to change after implementing dietary and lifestyle changes
- How often we should get testing be done
- Loads more!
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Social & Website Links
https://www.instagram.com/microbaofficial/
https://www.facebook.com/MicrobaOfficial/
https://twitter.com/MicrobaOfficial
https://www.linkedin.com/company/microba/