Episode 19: The Dangers of Synthetic Fragrances for your Families' Health

05/02/21 • 22 min

In this episode, we are talking about synthetic fragrances and perfumes - where they're found and why you want to think about avoiding them within your house, especially when it comes to your kids' exposure to them.
As what we've talked about in Episode 4, reducing kids' exposure to toxins and chemicals is one of the 4 Pillars of Healthy & Happy Kids. This episode is also a sequel of what we've discussed in Episode 17, when I talked to Tammy from Building Biology Mama about some of the hazards, chemicals, and toxins that are found within the home - it's such a diverse topic to cover!
I share some of my experiences with this and delve deeper into:

Which products contain these chemicals and toxins and how to avoid them
The health hazards involved and what they do to our bodies
The difference between unscented versus fragrance-free, alternative products to use and more!

Episode Links:

Listen to the chat I had with Tammy from Building Biology Mama here
Listen to the 4 Pillars of Healthy & Happy Kids episode here
Find 100% natural perfumes, personal care and cleaning products at Biome here

Find out more about our '6 Steps to Better Gut Health for Kids' course + Get it FREE when you join us in the Natural Super Kids KLUB.

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Which products contain these chemicals and toxins and how to avoid them
The health hazards involved and what they do to our bodies
The difference between unscented versus fragrance-free, alternative products to use and more!

Episode Links:

Listen to the chat I had with Tammy from Building Biology Mama here
Listen to the 4 Pillars of Healthy & Happy Kids episode here
Find 100% natural perfumes, personal care and cleaning products at Biome here

Find out more about our '6 Steps to Better Gut Health for Kids' course + Get it FREE when you join us in the Natural Super Kids KLUB.

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Episode 18: Is Dairy a Problem for your Child?

Today's episode is all about dairy. A seemingly popular topic to cover because it's been something I have been getting lots of questions and having lots of conversations about with our Natural Super Kids Klub members, clients, and even on social media; given that there's also a lot of confusion surrounding dairy.
For people who can tolerate dairy, it's a great source of protein, calcium, zinc, magnesium, potassium, as well as fat soluble nutrients such as vitamin A and vitamin E. But for those who can't, especially with kids who have food sensitivities, allergies and intolerances, I'll be discussing the following points to help you understand better and make better diet choices for your kids:

The different components of dairy and A1 versus A2 dairy products
Conditions that are commonly linked to dairy intolerance or sensitivity
Doing a six-week dairy elimination trial, how to incorporate a dairy-free, calcium-rich diet and more!

Episode Links:

Find out more about our '6 Steps to Better Gut Health for Kids' course + Get it FREE when you join us in the Natural Super Kids KLUB.

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Episode 20: The Dangers of Non-stick Cookware

Today we are continuing our discussion on reducing some of those really detrimental chemicals and toxins that find our way into our homes. We're specifically going to be talking about non-stick cookware and some of the detrimental effects of the chemicals used in non-stick cookware.
I thought that this subject was so relevant because here at Natural Super Kids, we focus a lot on food - getting good food into our kids, getting more whole foods, more nutrient-dense foods for our kids. And one of the areas that's often overlooked is the equipment that we use preparing this food in, and whether that is as healthy and safe as it could be.
Listen in as I talk about non-stick cookware facts and healthy alternatives for your families:

The dangers of these chemicals such as PFOA, PFA and those that are in Teflon products
Negative implications linking these chemicals to ADHD in children, early onset puberty, delayed growth and development, infertility, cancers and more
A resource excerpt from cancer.org about PFOAs being classed as a likely carcinogenic or cancer-causing
Using alternative cookware such as stainless steel, ceramic, stone, wrought iron and more

Episode Links:

Read more about non-stick cookware and the research links here
Optimise your families' detox pathways in our free Kids' Gut Health eBook here
Get on the waitlist to join the Natural Super Kids KLUB

Find out more about our '6 Steps to Better Gut Health for Kids' course + Get it FREE when you join us in the Natural Super Kids KLUB.

Natural Super Kids Podcast - Episode 19: The Dangers of Synthetic Fragrances for your Families' Health

Transcript

Hello, hello! Welcome back to the podcast. It's great to have you, thank you so much for joining me today, Jessica Donovan here!

And today we are talking about fragrances, synthetic fragrances and perfumes. Where they're found why you want to think about avoiding them within your house, and especially when it comes to your kids' exposure to them. And, you know, we're just really going to delve into this subject a little more today.

So last week on Episode 17, I had a conversation