26 Apr 2012
Oh how I love baking and the whole concept of home cooking, carefully selecting the ingredients, knowing exactly what goes into every creation. I even threw away all my toxic non stick baking trays and replaced them with glass bakeware lined with baking paper. But then I looked at how baking paper was made and [...]
18 Apr 2012
The World Health Organisation actually lists mobile phone use in the same “carcinogenic hazard” category as lead, dry cleaning chemicals, pesticides and chloroform. I have always felt that the hot ear I get when I talk on my mobile isn’t good. Over the last few months I have really tried to reduce the amount of time [...]
17 Apr 2012
We are all so busy, so many of us have kids and are trying to juggle family, work, money, our health and the health of our family at all the same time. We all need to be as healthy and as energetic as possible and we can no longer be wasting money on tubs of [...]
15 Apr 2012
I spent a decade using these products and others like them thinking they were the natural, safe and healthy choice. If you have any of these still in your bathroom, its time for them to be replaced. 1. The Body Shop Vitamin E Cream – Basically a tub full of chemicals including parabens, colours & [...]
14 Apr 2012
That non-stick, Teflon coating on our frying pans & baking trays are that toxic that if you had a canary (or any other bird) in the same room when you were frying something, it will die! Traditional non-stick coatings are made with PTFE (PolyTetraFluoroEthylene) and PFO (PerFluoroOctanoic). These are synthetic chemicals that when heated release at least six [...]
7 Apr 2012
Almost all mainstream mascaras are highly toxic, containing listed carcinogens including parabens, phthalates, diazolidinyl urea, ethyl acetate, sodium laureth/laurel sulfate, formaldehyde, petroleum, mercury, and coal tar (D&C Black No. 2)! The most toxic listed include Maybelline, Elizabeth Arden, Neutrogena, Covergirl & Max Factor. I cant believe I spent 20 years putting coal tar and formaldehyde in [...]
29 Feb 2012
Once upon a time I thought meditation was for Monks and hippies and as much as I thought the concept was really cool, I never thought it had a place in my corporate life in the City. So for years and years I went about my day full of stress and exhaustion until I finally [...]
27 Feb 2012
Almost all cans are lined with highly toxic Bisphenol-A (BPA). BPA is an endocrine disruptor, so it releases synthetic chemicals into our body that mimic female hormones, but not in a good way! These totally mess with our bodies resulting in breast cancer, heart disease, and birth defects, obviously not good for Men either. The reason canned [...]
My blog follows the amazing discoveries I make while attempting to live a balanced, affordable toxic-free life in the city. Discovering how to replace toxic food, home and beauty products with natural, safe & effective alternatives.
1% of all sales in my Toxic-Free Store are donated to the NTN 
High Tea at Agape Organic Resturant 
Airlie Beach Organic B&B 
