by Laura | Mar 6, 2018 | Live Lighter, Sustainable Eating
Gut Health, or more specifically, poor gut health has received much publicity in recent times and for very good reason. Gut bacteria and poor digestion have been linked to many diseases such as irritable bowel syndrome, diabetes, obesity, HIV, auto immune disorders,...
by Laura | Feb 20, 2018 | Global Environmental Issues, Live Lighter
When most people talk about healing the earth, they mention simple acts we can do to minimise out impact. It’s rare to find someone who is prepared to go that extra mile and speak the truth… that minimising our impact isn’t going to cut it. Dr Mahdi Mason is an...
by Laura | Jan 4, 2018 | Eco Mindset, Live Lighter, Zero Waste Home
So many of us grew up with the ‘Reduce, Reuse, Recycle’ mantra that’s as ingrained in our psyche as the ‘Slip Slop Slap’ sun protection slogan. But just as ‘Slip Slop Slap’ has moved with the times and been revised to ‘Slip, Slop, Slap, Seek and Slide’ I thought the...
by Laura | Nov 7, 2017 | Live Lighter, Sustainable Eating
What is the most sustainable meat? If you choose to eat meat, and you care for the environment and care for your own health, I bet you’ve wondered “what is the best meat to eat”? It’s a question I’m asked a lot, particularly by my Self Sufficiency in the Suburbs...
by Laura | Oct 17, 2017 | Global Environmental Issues, Live Lighter, Zero Waste Home
Microbeads… What are they? What impact do microbeads have on the environment and our health and how you can tell if a product contains them? In this post I take a look at why microbeads may be more immediately dangerous to the environment than a discarded...
by Laura | Sep 28, 2017 | Live Lighter, Sustainable Eating, Zero Waste Home
If you have a pantry that’s brimming with food, much of which that’s been sitting there for a while. Or if you regularly find yourself tossing out stale or soiled food from your pantry, then this post is for you. I’m chatting about simple actions you can take to...
Laura Trotta is one of Australia’s leading home sustainability experts. She has a Bachelor of Environmental Engineering, a Masters of Science (in Environmental Chemistry) and spent 11 years working as an environmental professional before creating her first online eco business, Sustainababy, in 2009. She has won numerous regional and national awards for her fresh and inspiring take on living an ‘ecoceptional’ life (including most recently winning the Brand South Australia Flinders University Education Award (2015) for the north-west region in SA and silver in the Eco-friendly category of the 2015 Ausmumpreneur Awards). With a regular segment on ABC Radio and with her work featured in publications like Nurture Parenting and My Child Magazine, Laura is an eco thought leader who’s not afraid to challenge the status quo. A passionate believer in addressing the small things to achieve big change, and protecting the planet in practical ways, Laura lives with her husband and two sons in outback South Australia. 
