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Less Stressed Life: Helping You Heal Yourself#401 Why Vitamin D Supplements Could Be Making You Worse with Morley RobbinsSend us a textThis week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I’m joined by Morley Robbins, creator of the Root Cause Protocol and mineral metabolism expert, for a fascinating deep dive into how mineral imbalance affects your energy, hormones, and overall health.In this episode, Morley shares why many people are dealing with hidden iron overload (not deficiency), how copper and magnesium play a critical role in hormone health and stress resilience, and what your lab results are really trying to tell you. If you're dealing with chronic fatigue, inflammation, or hormonal imbalances, th...2025-05-081h 25Less Stressed Life: Helping You Heal Yourself#400 Malnourished Mind: Nutrient Deficiencies In Mental Health & Anorexia with James Greenblatt, MDSend us a text 🎉 IT’S OUR 400TH EPISODE, BABY!! 🎉 This week on The Less Stressed Life, we’re joined by integrative psychiatrist Dr. James Greenblatt, who has spent over 30 years using nutrition and functional testing to support mental health.We’re breaking down how deficiencies in B12, magnesium, zinc, vitamin D, and even lithium can mimic or worsen anxiety, depression, ADHD, and eating disorders—and why standard lab work often misses the full picture.If your labs say “normal” but you still don’t feel like yourself, this episode explains why and what...2025-05-0149 minLess Stressed Life: Helping You Heal Yourself#398 Reversing Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Conditions with Dr. Heather Sandison, NDSend us a textThis week on The Less Stressed Life, we're talking about reversing cognitive decline and optimizing brain health with Dr. Heather Sandison, author of Reversing Alzheimer’s. As a naturopathic doctor and founder of the first memory recovery residential program, Dr. Sandison shares the six root causes of neurodegeneration—and how you can bring the brain back into balance at any age.We’re talking about reversing Alzheimer’s and neurodegenerative conditions (although it is so much more). From toxins to stress to nutrition, this empowering episode offers real hope and practical tools fo...2025-04-1750 minLess Stressed Life: Helping You Heal Yourself#397 Navigating Airway and Biologic Dentistry with Dr. Julia Sadove-Lopez, DDSSend us a textThis week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, we’re diving into the world of holistic and airway dentistry with Dr. Julia Sadove-Lopez—a biological dentist turned virtual consultant who's helping families decode the wild world of oral development, mouth breathing, and pediatric dental treatment options.After moving from Chicago to Portugal (yes, really!), Dr. Julia shifted from traditional dentistry to guiding parents through finding the right solutions for their kids’ sleep, airway, and oral health challenges. From picky eating to tongue ties, teeth grinding, and sleep apnea—this episode uncovers what mig...2025-04-1047 minLess Stressed Life: Helping You Heal Yourself#396 Deprogram Diet Culture with Dr. Supatra TovarSend us a textThis week on The Less Stressed Life, we’re talking about breaking free from diet culture and rebuilding trust with your body. Clinical psychologist, registered dietitian and fitness expert Dr. Supatra Tovar shares how stress, restriction and shame disrupt hunger cues and what it really takes to feel safe, nourished and whole again. If you’ve ever struggled with emotional eating, body image or the pressure to do it all, this empowering episode offers practical tools and a fresh perspective on food, health and healing. KEY TAKEAWAYS:Why dieti...2025-04-0350 minLess Stressed Life: Helping You Heal Yourself#395 Breathwork For Daily Practice with Josh SeilerSend us a textThis week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, we’re diving into the power of breathwork for daily practice with breath expert and fitness professional Josh Seiler. After a long battle with a mysterious lung infection that left doctors stumped, Josh turned to breathwork and oxygen therapy—and fully healed. Now, he teaches others how to use the breath to regulate stress, improve focus, and support overall health.In this episode, Josh shares simple, science-backed techniques to shift out of anxiety, increase mental clarity, and even enhance athletic performance. We also talk...2025-03-2653 minLess Stressed Life: Helping You Heal Yourself#394 3 Ways Stress Triggers Skin & Gut Issues—And What to Do About It with Christa Biegler, RDSend us a textThis week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I'm talking about something huge that most people don’t realize: stress is often the hidden trigger behind gut and skin issues. If you’ve been struggling with eczema, rashes, bloating, or food sensitivities and nothing seems to help, stress could be the missing piece.In this episode, I break down three major ways stress impacts your body, from depleting key nutrients to shutting down digestion and suppressing immune function. I also share practical strategies for rebuilding resilience, replenishing nutrients, and supporting your gut...2025-03-1916 minLess Stressed Life: Helping You Heal Yourself#393 Lessons from Christa’s Health Crisis with Eczema, Energy & Food Sensitivities, Part 1Send us a textThis week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I’m sharing part 1 of my full health journey—the struggles, the mistakes, and the lessons learned—so you don’t have to spend 10 years figuring it out like I did. In this episode, I take you back to two pivotal health crises in my life: one in 2015 and another in 2017. This week, I’m focusing on the 2015 crisis—the wake-up call that led me to truly understand the connection between gut health, food sensitivities, and chronic inflammation.You’ll hear about the symptoms I ign...2025-03-1224 minLess Stressed Life: Helping You Heal Yourself#352 When You’re The Healthiest Person You Know and You’re Not Well with Kiara Orbe, FDNP FNTP RCPC SEPSend us a textThis week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I am joined by the lovely Kiara Orbe, who is a trauma-trained integrative health practitioner. In this episode, we hear Kiara's healing journey. She realized through her journey and helping her clients, that trauma and nervous system healing was a huge missing piece for herself and her clients. Kiara talks about what somatic experiencing is, the difference between trauma and stress, and how to find 3 glimmers✨ each day.KEY TAKEAWAYS:The difference between implicit and explicit memoryWhat is a somatic ex...2024-05-3043 minLess Stressed Life: Helping You Heal Yourself#351 Reactive Hypoglycemia, Insulin Resistance and Why Nutrition May Not Be The Most Important Part of Improving Blood Sugar with Isaac Pohlman, RD, T1D (Part 2)Send us a textThis week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I am joined by Isaac Pohlman for Part 2, talking about all things blood sugar. If you missed Part 1, be sure to check out last week's episode. In this episode, Isaac talks about insulin resistance and it's contributors, what causes reactive hypoglycemia, the importance of minerals, how stress affects blood sugar + more.Be sure to watch for Isaac's new book, Have Your Carbs and Eat Them Too! Check out Isaac's website for free resources.KEY TAKEAWAYS:What is insulin...2024-05-2345 minLess Stressed Life: Helping You Heal Yourself#350 Homerun Hormones, Biomarkers for Blood Sugar, and Healing from Paleo with Isaac Pohlman, RD and T1D (Part 1)Send us a textThis week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I am joined by Isaac Pohlman who is a registered dietician. In this episode, Isaac tells me how his personal health story led him to helping adults with type 1, 2, and prediabetes. Isaac tells us why everyone should be concerned about blood sugar, what biomarkers he looks at with clients, and why regulating stress is so important. You are going to love Isaac's detailed explanations! KEY TAKEAWAYS:Type 1 diabetes conspiracy theoriesWhy should everyone care about blood sugar?What biomarkers signal blood...2024-05-1639 minLess Stressed Life: Helping You Heal Yourself#349 Finding Your Zone of Genius with Gay HendricksSend us a textThis week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I am excited to be joined by Gay Hendricks. In this episode, Gay tells us how to find our Zone of Genius, which he talks about in his book, The Big Leap. Your genius is that activity or way of being that you are uniquely suited to do. Gay tells how to discover what you love doing and how to spend more time doing it. We also talk about the power of high quality questions. Check out Gay's new book, Your Big Leap...2024-05-0748 minLess Stressed Life: Helping You Heal Yourself#348 EMF and Health with August Brice of TechWellnessSend us a textThis week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I am joined by the lovely August Brice of TechWellness. In this episode, August tells us how EMF (electromagnetic fields) affects our health and wellness. We talk about the research August has done and how to get the most bang for your buck when it comes to EMF protection devices. Get 15% OFF Digital Detox Collection with Code LESSSTRESSEDKEY TAKEAWAYS:My journey with the SomavedicWhat EMF Protection works - Chips & ShieldsHow to hardwire your internetNational Toxicology Study The findings of...2024-05-0252 minLess Stressed Life: Helping You Heal Yourself#347 5 Types of Magnesium and 2 types of muscle cramps with Patrick Sullivan of Jigsaw HealthSend us a textThis week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I am joined by Patrick Sullivan, co-founder of one of my favorite supplement companies, Jigsaw Health. In this episode, we talk about how and why Jigsaw Health was created, different forms of magnesium, minerals, muscle cramps, supplement sourcing, pickleball and more! This was such a fun episode packed with great info! Get a discount on Jigsaw Health's products, including my favorite, Pickleball Cocktail. Use the code lessstressed10KEY TAKEAWAYS:What are the different forms of magnesium...2024-04-251h 05Less Stressed Life: Helping You Heal Yourself#346 Emotions Stored In The Body with Dr. Bradley NelsonSend us a textThis week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I am honored to be joined by holistic physician and lecturer, Dr. Bradley Nelson. In this episode, Dr. Nelson tells us his story of how he went from a computer programmer to a chiropractor who specialized in releasing trapped emotions stored within the body. He gives examples of how he alleviated physical discomforts and emotional wounds in his patients, why it's so important, and how we can do the same! KEY TAKEAWAYS:Why do you say emotions are the underlying...2024-04-1847 minLess Stressed Life: Helping You Heal Yourself#345 Human Heart, Cosmic Heart with Tom CowanSend us a textThis week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I am joined by Tom Cowan who was previously a general practicing medical doctor. He is a well known author and speaker. In this episode, we mainly discuss Tom's book Human Heart, Cosmic Heart where he studied the claim made by Rudolf Steiner that the heart is not a pump. Tom presents a new way of understanding the role of the heart in the human body. Hang on tight! Tom offers us viewpoints that many of you may disagree with but I challenge you to...2024-04-1040 minLess Stressed Life: Helping You Heal Yourself#344 Autoimmune Cure with Dr. Sara Szal GottfriedSend us a textThis week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I am so excited to be joined by Dr. Sara Szal Gottfried! In this episode, Sara tells us about her healing journey after learning she was suffering from pre-autoimmune disease. Through her experience, she learned there weren't many resources to help people with their autoimmunity, so she wrote a book called The Autoimmune Cure. We dig into the tests she recommends, using psychedelics, diet, breathwork and other modalities that helped her heal her body. KEY TAKEAWAYS:How do you bring...2024-04-041h 01Less Stressed Life: Helping You Heal Yourself#343 Healing Power of Enzymes with Dr. Ellen CutlerSend us a textThis week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I have on the lovely Dr. Ellen Cutler who has a chiropractic degree, is a best selling author and international speaker. In this episode, we talk about how we both have a passion for helping people digest their food better. Ellen talks about what digestive enzymes are, what they do, and how they are connected to a number of common health conditions. KEY TAKEAWAYS:What are the different types of enzymes?What do enzymes do?What happens to enzymes in f...2024-03-2745 minLess Stressed Life: Helping You Heal Yourself#337 Clinical Pearls For Mold/Mycotoxins We’re Seeing In Practice with Christa Biegler, RD and Jenna DeKok, MS, RDSend us a textThis week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, my co-pilot, Jenna DeKok joins me to tag team the topic of how we approach addressing mold with our clients. We talk about where mold enters the body, dead-ringer symptoms, testing and more! We want to give the disclaimer that we are not environmental experts. We are here to offer empowerment and to address mold within our client's bodies. KEY TAKEAWAYS:The most common places mold enters the bodyHave you had a historical exposure or is it a current exposure?C...2024-02-0944 minLess Stressed Life: Helping You Heal Yourself#335 Rewiring Nutrition Beliefs with Jenna DeKok, MS, RDSend us a textThis week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I have Jenna DeKok, my incredible co-pilot and fellow registered dietician in my practice, back. In this episode, Jenna tells us her story of how following popular diet culture beliefs didn't best serve her and how she overcame and rewired her beliefs based on her experience. This is something most of us have gone through with popular diet culture and awareness around it is important.KEY TAKEAWAYS:How popular diet culture narratives can shape your beliefsHow we are motivated to...2024-02-0131 minLess Stressed Life: Helping You Heal Yourself#334 Mold remediation made easier with Dr. Emily KiberdSend us a textThis week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I am excited to have return guest, Emily Kiberd. Emily is a chiropractor, mama, and founder of Thyroid Strong. In this episode, Emily tells us about her most recent mold remediation experience. She has some FANTASTIC tips since she has been through FIVE different mold remediations. You can hear Emily's other episode here: 261 Workout without burn out for active women with AI, Hashimoto's and hypermobility with Dr. Emily KiberdKEY TAKEAWAYS:The importance of having separate mold remediation...2024-01-2547 minLess Stressed Life: Helping You Heal Yourself#333 ENCORE: Science of breathwork and DIY Nervous system regulation for anxiety, sleep, athletes, better focus/clarity with physiotherapist Campbell WillSend us a textThis is our last week for encore episodes. This week's encore features return guest Campbell Will who is a physiotherapist and breathwork specialist. In this episode, we dive into the science of breath-work and how you can use it for self regulation and stress mitigation.KEY TAKEAWAYS:The bio-mechanics of breath-work & how you breathe effects everythingAppropriate breath work for different context casesUp regulated breathing versus down regulated breathing and how it effect the nervous systemsSuper-ventilation: for performance: how can you get oxygen out of the blood and into t...2024-01-1849 minLess Stressed Life: Helping You Heal Yourself#332 ENCORE: How we are missing subclinical hypothyroidism with Christa Biegler, RDSend us a textFor the next few weeks on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I will be republishing our most popular episodes.Hair loss, cold hands and feeling tired are the big three for a sluggish thyroid. But relapsing gut issues, slow motility, sleep disruption, brain fog, slow metabolism, inflammation, low mood or anxiety, and dry skin can all be symptoms of a sluggish thyroid. In this episode, we talk about how we’ve had to change how we’re approaching thyroid health in practice to ensure clients feel their best and main...2024-01-1125 minLess Stressed Life: Helping You Heal Yourself#331 ENCORE: Parasites & Mold with Dr. Jessica PeatrossSend us a textFor the next few weeks on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I will be republishing our most popular episodes. This week I am bringing back this episode I did with the lovely Dr. Jessica Peatross. Jess is an outspoken medical doctor online that talks all about stealth infections with grace. People seem very interested in parasites. There was a time one of my parasite-themed podcasts had the most downloads for the year. I find them to be more annoying than interesting these days but Dr. Jess has a way with words a...2024-01-0447 minLess Stressed Life: Helping You Heal Yourself#330 ENCORE: Forget Everything You Have Learned About Probiotics with Kiran KrishnanSend us a textFor the next few weeks on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I will be republishing our most popular episodes. As a gut health nerd, I'm excited to bring this one back! In this episode, I was joined by the renowned research microbiologist, Kiran Krishnan. This episode is a MUST listen if you have a microbiome. Forget everything you thought you knew about probiotics, because there's a new guy in town. The Swiss Army knife of probiotics. The Chuck Norris of beneficial bacteria. The master gardener of the biome. Meet spore biotics. Kiran explains t...2023-12-281h 16Less Stressed Life: Helping You Heal Yourself#329 ENCORE - Practical strategies for gut health, IBS, bloating and constipation with Dena Norton, RDSend us a textFor the next few weeks on The Less Stressed Life Podcast I will be republishing our most popular episodes. First up is with two time guest Dena Norton, MS, RD. In this episode we discuss all things gut health, IBS, and all the symptoms that come with it. Dena shares her strategies for those looking for the basics of good gut health and also those with long-term gut problems in search of symptom relief.Want to hear more from Dena? Check out Episode 302: Is it Perimenopause?KEY TAKEAWAYS:2023-12-2145 minLess Stressed Life: Helping You Heal Yourself#327 How I support 1:1 clients without burning out with Christa Biegler, RD and Jenna DeKok, MS, RDSend us a textThis week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I have my incredible co-pilot Jenna DeKok back to interview me and also provide invaluable insight. In this episode, we dive into how we evaluate and incorporate ways to support ourselves as clinicians to prevent burnout. I talk about how my practice has evolved and what personally has helped when I've been extra crispy from burnout. We also talk about my team’s individual strengths and how collectively leveraging them has enhanced our overall synergistic performance. KEY TAKEAWAYS:Find ways to su...2023-12-0741 minLess Stressed Life: Helping You Heal Yourself#326 What types of labs we use in practice with Christa Biegler, RD and Jenna DeKok, MS, RDSend us a textThis week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I have my co-pilot Jenna DeKok on with me. Jenna is also a registered dietician who works along side me in my private practice. In this episode, Jenna interviews me on what labs we use and why. I share my experience with labs that I used in the past but traded out or stopped using altogether and why. If you are interested in working with us in 2024, CLICK HERE! KEY TAKEAWAYS:Not all labs are usefulWhat is on our stool...2023-11-3043 minLess Stressed Life: Helping You Heal Yourself#317 Environmental Mold Remediation with Michael Rubino, Founder of HomeCleanseSend us a textThis week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I have on Michael Rubino who is an air quality expert, wellness advocate, and founder of HomeCleanse. In this episode, Michael tells us why mold is harming us more now than it has in the past, why we should dust, and how to save money by knowing what steps to take when you suspect or see mold within your home. Michael leaves us with empowering instructions on how to address mold and get the most bang for your buck. I'd LOVE to have Michael back...2023-09-281h 09Less Stressed Life: Helping You Heal Yourself#313 7 Rituals for Self-Care Success with Dr. Dwight ChapinSend us a textThis week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I have Dr. Dwight Chapin, who is a trusted expert on human performance and injury prevention as an award winning chiropractor, co-owner of a large multidisciplinary wellness clinic. In this episode, we talk about Dwight's book, Take Good Care, which is about seven rituals for self-care success. Dwight shares how to gradually build a ritual so it becomes common practice and that we have incredible power by stacking healthy habits.KEY TAKEAWAYS:Prioritize sleepConsume healthy fuelMetabolic healthQuality movementBuild muscleNurture mental...2023-08-3149 minLess Stressed Life: Helping You Heal Yourself#312 Is the integrative process outdated? a debate with Christa Biegler, RD and Jen Fugo, MSS, CNSSend us a textThis week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I have my dear friend Jen Fugo on for a friendly debate on the integrative process. We talk about what research says versus what we have experienced in our practices. Jen and I also talk about how our practices have evolved. I think the biggest takeaway here is, whether you are a client or a practitioner, there are multiple ways of doing things. Jen adds, "everyone's journey is going to look different and that's ok."More episodes with Jen:#58 Why you shouldn't...2023-08-2441 minLess Stressed Life: Helping You Heal Yourself#311 Parasites, mold, terrain, sex drive and testing with Dr. Jaban MooreSend us a textThis week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I have on Dr. Jaban Moore who is a Doctor of Chiropractic working virtually with clients through functional medicine to assist them in overcoming chronic health conditions. On this episode, we talk about all the different toxic burdens, lab testing, and immune resilience. All this can be overwhelming but I LOVE that Jaban reminds us that "you don't have to live perfect to live well."KEY TAKEAWAYS:Terrain theoryFactors that weaken your immune systemParasites, mold, heavy metals, Lyme diseaseThe different...2023-08-1754 minLess Stressed Life: Helping You Heal Yourself#304 How to support fertility naturally with Christa Biegler, RDSend us a textThis week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, Christa does an overview of nutritional and hormonal considerations for optimizing fertility and then takes live Q&A from listeners/audience members to try to troubleshoot individual cases. KEY TAKEAWAYS:The 3 hormone systems to optimize for an easier pregnancyNutrition support that for fertility optimizationConsiderations for miscarriage prevention and preterm birth SPONSORS:Save on HealthcareA special thanks to Christian Healthcare Ministries (CHM) for sponsoring this episode. I’ve been a CHM member over 8 year...2023-06-3044 minLess Stressed Life: Helping You Heal Yourself#302 Is it Perimenopause? with Dena Norton, MSRDSend us a textThis week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I have repeat guest, Dena Norton, who is a registered dietitian with with over 15 years of experience in both the traditional medical system and the holistic health sphere. On this episode we talk about all things perimenopause. Attention to all women in their 40's (and late 30's), it is NOT too early to be perimenopausal. Dena tells us what to look for, what to do and where to find help. Check out Dena's Forties Fix Crash Course: get $50 off with code “CHRISTA” ...2023-06-2242 minLess Stressed Life: Helping You Heal Yourself#299 Mind-Body Connection for chronic gut issues with Kari NatwickSend us a textThis week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I have my dear friend, Kari Natwick, who's a registered dietician nutritionist and an integrative and functional nutrition certified practitioner. On this episode, Kari talks about the mind-body connection for chronic gut issues. We talk about how most people have unrealized stress, how to realize it and simple but effective exercises you can do to help tune in to what your body is trying to tell you.KEY TAKEAWAYS:What it is unrealized stress?How to discharge stress from the...2023-06-0145 minLess Stressed Life: Helping You Heal Yourself#298 When fasting is helping vs when it's not, diet variation, weight loss in perimenopause, fasting with your menstrual cycle and improving autophagy with Dr. Mindy PelzSend us a textThis week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I am excited to be joined by bestselling author, keynote speaker, nutrition and functional health expert, Dr. Mindy Pelz. In this episode, we dig into how fasting isn't as simple as it sounds, time restrictive versus calorie restrictive fasting, and affects of fasting on your hormones. Dr. Mindy also talks about her new book, Fast Like a Girl. KEY TAKEAWAYS:Variation in fastingDiet variationFasting with your menstrual cycleImproving autophagyWHY does it work for perimenopause?Who is fasting not for?When to...2023-05-2544 minLess Stressed Life: Helping You Heal Yourself#297 Weight Loss Resistance & Reverse Dieting with Megan AbernathySend us a textThis week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I am joined by Megan Abernathy. I found Megan on Instagram and felt like her content was a breath of fresh air when people have concerns about body composition and the nuances around it. We talk about periodized nutrition which includes the concept of reverse dieting and the psychological and physiological side of this and why it's so important.KEY TAKEAWAYS:What is periodized nutrition? What is reverse dieting and who is it for?Disguising food relationship issues with nutrition an...2023-05-181h 00