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Quirky Cooking Chats

Quirky Cooking Chats

By: Jo Whitton
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Welcome to Quirky Cooking Chats (Season 2), with Jo Whitton - founder of the popular health and recipe platform, Quirky Cooking. Jo loves sharing her down-to-earth approach to healthy eating and living with stories and practical examples to demonstrate how to apply principles of good health in simple, practical ways. - Listen in as Jo chats with friends and guests about everything from culinary medicine and nutrition to family food stories, healthy homes, regenerative farming, reducing stress, balancing work-family-life, running a thriving online business, saving time and money while eating well, and much more! - Absorb Jo’s knowledge of “food as medicine”, watch her informative cooking videos (via the Quirky Cooking YouTube channel) and develop a healthy mindset towards nourishing your family with real food. - Be inspired to make simple changes that will maximise your health and wellbeing without the stress and overwhelm. Watch and listen to Season 1 of this podcast on the Quirky Cooking YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/QuirkyYouTube Visit the Quirky Cooking website for recipes and resources: quirkycooking.com.au Hygiene & Healthy Living Personal Development Personal Success
Episodes
  • Healing from OCD & Anxiety: Isaac's Story
    Aug 12 2025

    "OCD doesn't control me anymore." - Isaac Whitton

    Food is medicine! Jo's son, Isaac, shares his story of healing with food - how the GAPS protocol helped to heal his gut and mind, calming anxiety and OCD symptoms and changing his life.

    This interview is from Jo's "Quirky Cooking Health Reset" online program - watch the video here.

    Do you need a 'health reset'? Learn to slow down, refocus on your health, calm the chaos, reset your gut health with delicious, nourishing recipes, organise your life to create space for healing, simplify your cooking and bring calm to your kitchen! Learn more about the "Quirky Cooking Health Reset" program here: https://quirkycooking.com.au/gut-health-programs/

    Follow Isaac's business page here: https://www.instagram.com/wavelengthtech/

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    27 mins
  • Red Light Therapy & Infrared Saunas - with Johannes Kettelhodt of Clearlight Saunas & Helsi Life
    Jan 24 2025

    In this episode, Jo Whitton chats with Johannes Kettelhodt, engineer and co-founder of Clearlight and Helsi Life saunas, about the science behind red light therapy and infrared saunas, and they benefits they can have on our health.

    Johannes, explains how these technologies support overall well-being by enhancing mitochondrial function, boosting ATP production, reducing inflammation and promoting detoxification, cardiovascular health, and stress relief. Johannes answers listener questions about the differences, benefits, and potential risks of red light therapy and infrared saunas, including concerns about EMFs and how Clearlight and Helsi saunas ensure ultra-low EMF exposure.

    The conversation covers practical tips for choosing safe and effective devices, combining therapies, and understanding their impact on pain relief, sleep, energy, beauty, and muscle recovery.

    With personal insights and expert guidance, this episode provides a well-rounded introduction to these cutting-edge health tools.

    Learn more about Clearlight Saunas here: https://clearlightsaunas.com.au/

    Learn more about Helsi Life saunas, red light therapy devices and ice baths here: https://au.helsi.life/?ref=QUIRKYCOOKING (affiliate link)

    Use the code QUIRKYCOOKING for 7% off all Helsi Life products!

    Visit the Quirky Cooking website here, for recipes, videos, podcasts, cooking classes, coaching and more: https://quirkycooking.com.au/

    Join The Quirky Cooking Gut Health Program here: https://quirkycooking.com.au/gut-health-programs/

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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Fats & Oils, Blue Zones, & Mediterranean Diet Misconceptions! With Dr Damian Kristof & Marcus Pearce
    Oct 7 2024

    Are you curious about what really defines a "Blue Zone" and how their longevity secrets can fit into your fast-paced, modern life? Perhaps you've embraced the Mediterranean diet, believing it's the key to a longer, healthier existence. Or maybe you've decided a plant-based, low fat diet is the ultimate answer.

    If you're interested in longevity and well-being and enjoy uncovering the wisdom of traditional diets, this episode will challenge what you think you know. Dr. Damian Kristof and Marcus Pearce, fresh from their immersive retreat in Ikaria and Sardinia, share surprising revelations that flip the script on common assumptions about Blue Zones and the Mediterranean diet.

    Discover how Mediterranean cultures truly ate before industrialization and why these time-honored eating habits may be the missing piece in your quest for vibrant health.

    Join us for an eye-opening conversation that might just change how you think about healthy eating and living!

    Listen to Damo and Marcus's podcast, 100 Not Out, here: https://100notout.com/podcast/ Visit Jo's website here: https://quirkycooking.com.au/

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    58 mins
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