Episode 8 (Part 1) - Detoxing Your Environment

The season one finale is finally here, and it is so big we split it into two parts! In part one, Marlou and Kat welcome their very first guest, Charlie Lemmer, known as "The Healthy Home Therapist." Charlie shares her powerful story of how a toxic workplace environment left her severely ill, sparking her deep dive into how our spaces affect our health. We explore how invisible factors like household fragrances, plastics, and even noise pollution trigger our nervous systems and disrupt our hormones. Plus, a look at how Charlie is working to make healthy home education accessible to everyone, not just the wealthy.We want Season 2 to include your voice. Share your story or your own healthy home changes with us at [email protected] notes:Barceló MA, Varga D, Tobias A, Diaz J, Linares C, Saez M. Long term effects of traffic noise on mortality in the city of Barcelona, 2004-2007. Environ Res. 2016 May;147:193-206. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2016.02.010. Epub 2016 Feb 16. PMID: 26894815.Mitrofanis J, Jeffery G. Does photobiomodulation influence ageing? Aging (Albany NY). 2018 Sep 15;10(9):2224-2225. doi: 10.18632/aging.101556. PMID: 30219804; PMCID: PMC6188498.Barrett EM, Jeffery G. LED lighting (350-650nm) undermines human visual performance unless supplemented by wider spectra (400-1500nm+) like daylight. Sci Rep. 2026 Jan 23;16(1):3061. doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-35389-6. PMID: 41577976; PMCID: PMC12830801.Latouche, C., Jowett, J., Carey, A., Bertovic, D., Owen, N., Dunstan, D., & Kingwell, B. (2013). Effects of breaking up prolonged sitting on skeletal muscle gene expression.. Journal of applied physiology, 114 4, 453-60 . https://doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00978.2012Latouche, C., Dunstan, D., Carey, A., Healy, G., Bertovic, D., Owen, N., & Kingwell, B. (2012). 985 EFFECTS OF BREAKING UP PROLONGED SITTING ON SKELETAL MUSCLE GENE EXPRESSION. Journal of Hypertension, 30, e285–e286. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.hjh.0000420939.58192.b2Narici, M., Vito, G., Franchi, M., Paoli, A., Moro, T., Marcolin, G., Grassi, B., Baldassarre, G., Zuccarelli, L., Biolo, G., Di Girolamo, F. G., Fiotti, N., Dela, F., Greenhaff, P., & Maganaris, C. (2020). Impact of sedentarism due to the COVID-19 home confinement on neuromuscular, cardiovascular and metabolic health: Physiological and pathophysiological implications and recommendations for physical and nutritional countermeasures. European Journal of Sport Science, 21, 614 - 635. https://doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2020.1761076https://charlielemmer.com/