What if the products you use every single day are quietly disrupting your hormones, creating inflammation and undermining your gut health without you even knowing it?

Mackenzie Trivette is naturopath and founder of Naturally Vibrant Naturopathy in Northern New South Wales. She's also the voice behind the viral Instagram posts discussing the hidden hormone disruptors in supermarket and chemist products across Australia. Her posts have reached over 1.6 million people. She's making the invisible visible, helping us understand what's actually in the products we use every day.

Today Mackenzie joins us to break down the gut health essentials most of us are getting wrong: why the temperature of your food matters, how chewing properly can change your digestion, why eating in the car is wreaking havoc on your gut, and what a calm nervous system has to do with bloating, constipation, and pain.

We dive deep into hormone health, endocrine disrupting chemicals, and the everyday products that are quietly messing with your thyroid, your fertility, and your body's ability to detoxify.

Her approach is grounded, compassionate, and refreshingly non perfectionist. She's not here to overwhelm you with a list of 100 chemicals to avoid. She's here to meet you where you're at, help you make one swap at a time, and remind you that Rome wasn't built in a day.

Want to learn more about today's guest, Mackenzie Trivette?

Check out her Instagram and website below:

@naturallyvibrantnaturopathy on Instagram

https://www.naturallyvibrantnaturopat...

Want to start swapping out hormone disrupting products but not sure where to begin? Mackenzie recommends the Yuka app as a helpful starting point to scan products and assess ingredients. While not 100% accurate, it's a great tool to have on hand when shopping.

Not sure where to start in your gut health journey? What to eat? What matters for gut health? Check out our free resources at www.gutgirlpodcast.com.au/resources.

Check out @gutgirlpodcast on Instagram, YouTube and TikTok for podcast highlights!

00:00:00 Welcome and Introduction to Mackenzie Trivette
00:02:46 What is a Naturopath? The Five-Year Journey and Holistic Approach
00:08:47 Mackenzie's Personal Health Journey: Type 1 Diabetes and SIBO
00:15:15 The Zoom-Out Approach: Why Nervous System and Lifestyle Matter More Than You Think
00:22:00 The Chewing Problem: Why How You Eat Matters as Much as What You Eat
00:24:32 Cold Foods and Digestion: The Temperature Factor Nobody Talks About
00:25:43 Eating on the Run: The Hidden Cost of Rushed Meals
00:27:02 Shower Lamps and Nervous System Regulation: Creating Calming Evening Rituals
00:28:10 The Low FODMAP Trap: Why Restrictive Diets Can Backfire
00:32:19 30 Plant-Based Foods Per Week: Making Gut Diversity Achievable
00:35:43 What is a Hormone? Understanding Estrogen, Progesterone and the Gut Connection
00:40:16 Hormone Disruptors Hiding in Your Bathroom: The Viral Posts Explained
00:40:56 The Hierarchy of Swaps: Perfume, Lip Balm, and Deodorant First
00:42:30 Why Fertility Clinics Ban Fragrances: The Science Behind Endocrine Disruptors
00:45:41 Aluminum Deodorants and Lymph Nodes: Blocking Your Body's Detox Pathways
00:49:39 The Yuka App and Reading Ingredient Lists: Practical Tools for Product Swaps
00:54:58 Beyond Skincare: Cleaning Products, Non-Stick Pans, and Plastic Chopping Boards
00:55:25 How Far Do You Want to Take This? Meeting People Where They Are
00:56:56 The Capacity Conversation: Why Healing Isn't About Perfection
01:02:45 Closing Thoughts: Making Change Autonomous and Sustainable