Less Stressed Life: Helping You Heal Yourself

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Retreats for overstimulated entrepreneurs and women in business Jun 17, 2024

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In this little bonus update from Christa we discuss how most people die in their zone of excellence, my soft spot for service providers and practitioners avoiding burnout, how most entrepreneurs have higher incidence of adverse childhood events (ACES AKA trauma) which causes them to crave chaos and how the subconscious runs the show.
I also share the things that have reduced mental and physical chaos the most in my life and business in recent years, realigning my vision, mission and values and how I'm alchemizing these tools into retreats.
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#354 When Diet Isn’t Enough For Inflammation and Blood Sugar with Danielle Hamilton, FTNP Jun 12, 2024

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This week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I am joined by Danielle Hamilton. In this episode, we get super nerdy🤓 talking about circadian and quantum biology and how it impacts our metabolic health, inflammation, gut and hormones. Dani breaks down the different kinds of light, how they affect us, and why it is important. On the flip side she tells us why darkness is also important. You are going to LOVE this episode!

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

Incandescent vs LED light bulbs
Why won't my blood sugar lower?
Why have metabolic diseases gotten worse?
How blue light affects our health
Why do we need to know what time it is?
How does seeing the sunrise/set affect our bodies?
The importance of cortisol
Are blue blockers and full spectrum sun lamps actually helpful?
Why getting out in nature is so important

Dani's favorite things
Join Dani's Circadian Circle Community
Dani's Blood Sugar Mastery Waitlist

ABOUT GUEST:
Danielle "Dani" Hamilton is a Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and a renowned blood sugar expert specializing in hypoglycemia, and reactive hypoglycemia. Her journey into this specialized field was fueled by her personal battle with PCOS, which she successfully reversed after learning that blood sugar issues and insulin resistance were at the root.
Dani uses a nuanced, holistic approach including circadian and quantum biology principles to optimize blood sugar and metabolism. She is the host of the top 50 Nutrition Podcast, Unlock the Sugar Shackles. She is also the creator of the transformative "Blood Sugar Mastery Program."

WHERE TO FIND:
Website: https://www.daniellehamiltonhealth.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/daniellehamiltonhealth
WHERE TO FIND CHRISTA:
Website: https://www.christabiegler.com/
Instagram: @anti.inflammatory.nutritionist
Podcast Instagram: @lessstressedlife
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lessstressedlife
Leave a review, submit a questions for the podcast or take one of my quizzes here: https://www.christabiegler.com/links
NUTRITION PHILOSOPHY:

Over restriction is dead; if your practitioner is recommending this, they are stuck in 2010 and not evolving
Whole food is soul food and fed is best
Sustainable, synergistic nutrition is in (the opposite of whack-a-mole supplementation & supplement graveyards)
You don’t have to figure it out alone
Do your best and leave the rest

EPISODE SPONSOR:
A special thanks to Jigsaw Health for sponsoring this episode. Get a discount on any of their products. Use the code lessstressed10

#353 6 Questions To Ask Your Pediatrician Before Antibiotics with Elisa Song, MD Jun 05, 2024

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This week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I am excited to welcome back Dr. Elisa Song who is an integrative pediatrician. In this episode, Elisa tells us about her new book Healthy Kids, Happy Kids which is an evidence based guide to raising healthy kids in our modern world. Elisa bridges the gap between conventional and holistic pediatrics and delivers a clear roadmap to help kids thrive.
Loving this episode? Check out Elisa's other episode Anxiety in kids, antibiotic use, and self regulation for kids

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

What is the state of children's health today?
What are the most common ways our kids' microbiomes become disrupted?
What should every parent or practitioner know about antibiotics?
What are 6 questions every parent should ask their pediatrician before starting their child on antibiotics?
Most important question to ask: is this antibiotic really necessary?
Advice for post antibiotic microbiome recovery

ABOUT GUEST:
Dr. Elisa Song, MD is a Stanford-, NYU-, UCSF-trained integrative pediatrician, pediatric functional medicine expert, and mom to 2 thriving children. She is the author of the Healthy Kids Happy Kids: An Integrative Pediatrician’s Guide to Whole Child Resilience. In her integrative pediatric practice, Whole Family Wellness (www.wholefamilywellness.org), she’s helped 1000s of kids get to the root causes of their health concerns and empowered parents to help their children thrive – body, mind, and spirit – by integrating conventional pediatrics with functional medicine, homeopathy, acupuncture, herbal medicine, and essential oils. Dr. Song created Healthy Kids Happy Kids (www.healthykidshappykids.com) as an online holistic pediatric resource to help practitioners and parents bridge the gap between conventional and integrative pediatrics with an evidence-based, pediatrician-backed, mom-approved approach.

WHERE TO FIND:
Website: https://healthykidshappykids.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/healthykids_happykids/
WHERE TO FIND CHRISTA:
Website: https://www.christabiegler.com/
Instagram: @anti.inflammatory.nutritionist
Podcast Instagram: @lessstressedlife
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lessstressedlife
Leave a review, submit a questions for the podcast or take one of my quizzes here: https://www.christabiegler.com/links
NUTRITION PHILOSOPHY:

Over restriction is dead; if your practitioner is recommending this, they are stuck in 2010 and not evolving
Whole food is soul food and fed is best
Sustainable, synergistic nutrition is in (the opposite of whack-a-mole supplementation & supplement graveyards)
You don’t have to figure it out alone
Do your best and leave the rest

EPISODE SPONSOR:
A special thanks to Jigsaw Health for sponsoring this episode. Get a discount on any of their products. Use the code lessstressed10

#352 When You’re The Healthiest Person You Know and You’re Not Well with Kiara Orbe, FDNP FNTP RCPC SEP May 29, 2024

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This 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 memory
What is a somatic experiencing?
Dissociation is a protective state
What does it mean to complete these fight, flight or freeze responses?
Trauma vs. stress
Trauma is generational
What is a glimmer?

ABOUT GUEST:
Kiara Orbe (NTA, FDNP, RCPC, SEP) is a trauma-informed women's integrative health specialist, passionately melding nutritional therapy, advanced functional labs, and profound somatic techniques to pave the way for comprehensive healing. Specializing in aiding women grappling with chronic fatigue, digestive troubles, hormonal imbalances, and systemic dysregulation, Kiara’s methods are deeply rooted in her personal health odyssey. This journey illuminated the intricate bond between her emotional and physical being, revealing their inseparability. Trained with the NTA, FDN, RCPC, and The Embody Lab, Kiara empowers women to overcome chronic issues and lead fulfilling lives.

WHERE TO FIND:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kiaramariewellness/
***WORK WITH CHRISTA***: https://www.christabiegler.com/fss
WHERE TO FIND CHRISTA:
Website: https://www.christabiegler.com/
Instagram: @anti.inflammatory.nutritionist
Podcast Instagram: @lessstressedlife
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lessstressedlife
Leave a review, submit a questions for the podcast or take one of my quizzes here: https://www.christabiegler.com/links
NUTRITION PHILOSOPHY:

Over restriction is dead; if your practitioner is recommending this, they are stuck in 2010 and not evolving
Whole food is soul food and fed is best
Sustainable, synergistic nutrition is in (the opposite of whack-a-mole supplementation & supplement graveyards)
You don’t have to figure it out alone
Do your best and leave the rest

EPISODE SPONSOR:
A special thanks to Jigsaw Health for sponsoring this episode. Get a discount on any of their products. Use the code lessstressed10

#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) May 22, 2024

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This 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 resistance?
What are some classic signs that our blood sugar needs attention?
Four top contributors to insulin resistance
What glucose numbers should we be looking for?
What is the benefit of blood sugar rising?
Who are the people with the lowest glycogen levels?
What is reactive hypoglycemia?
The importance of eating earlier in the day

ABOUT GUEST:
Isaac is a dietitian originally from a small rural town in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and is currently residing in Chicago.
During his formal education in undergrad and grad school, he studied human physiology and nutritional sciences and has since gone through a series of trainings, including internships to become a Registered Dietitian, mentorship programs under Josh Rubin and Morley Robbins, and independent research.
Despite his formal education, his personal experiences with health and working with clients 1:1 have been just as if not more valuable to his work. He was inspired to pursue nutrition after developing a series of health issues, including hypothyroidism, low testosterone, chronic fatigue, cystic acne, and type 1 diabetes, during his high school and early college days.
Isaac currently helps adults with type 1, type 2, and pre-diabetes improve their blood sugar control without cutting out carbs, in his coaching program, The Balanced Blood Sugar Roadmap.

WHERE TO FIND:
Website: https://www.isaacpohlman.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/isaacpohlman/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC13UVlKgTCNG325KpiVxXHA
***WORK WITH CHRISTA***: https://www.christabiegler.com/fss
WHERE TO FIND CHRISTA:
Website: https://www.christabiegler.com/
Instagram: @anti.inflammatory.nutritionist
Podcast Instagram: @lessstressedlife
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lessstressedlife
Leave a review, submit a questions for the podcast or take one of my quizzes here: https://www.christabiegler.com/links
NUTRITION PHILOSOPHY:

Over restriction is dead; if your practitioner is recommending this, they are stuck in 2010 and not evolving
Whole food is soul food and fed is best
Sustainable, synergistic nutrition is in (the opposite of whack-a-mole supplementation & supplement graveyards)
You don’t have to figure it out alone
Do your best and leave the rest

EPISODE SPONSOR:
A special thanks to Jigsaw Health for sponsoring this episode. Get a discount on any of their products. Use the code lessstressed10

#350 Homerun Hormones, Biomarkers for Blood Sugar, and Healing from Paleo with Isaac Pohlman, RD and T1D (Part 1) May 15, 2024

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This 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 theories
Why should everyone care about blood sugar?
What biomarkers signal blood sugar dysregulation?
What blood markers signal that iron is being stored in the body?
It’s not the stress that kills us, but our perception of it.

Over restriction is dead; if your practitioner is recommending this, they are stuck in 2010 and not evolving
Whole food is soul food and fed is best
Sustainable, synergistic nutrition is in (the opposite of whack-a-mole supplementation & supplement graveyards)
You don’t have to figure it out alone
Do your best and leave the rest

EPISODE SPONSOR:
A special thanks to Jigsaw Health for sponsoring this episode. Get a discount on any of their products. Use the code lessstressed10

#349 Finding Your Zone of Genius with Gay Hendricks May 07, 2024

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This 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 Year!
KEY TAKEAWAYS:

Where are you sabotaging yourself?
How to find your zone of genius
What are the four zones of genius?
What are wonder questions?
What are the Five Wishes?
What are high quality questions for cultivating consciousness?

ABOUT GUEST:
Gay Hendricks has served for more than 30 years as one of the major contributors to the fields of relationship transformation and body/mind therapies. Along with his wife, Dr. Kathlyn Hendricks, Gay is the author of many bestsellers, including Conscious Loving, At The Speed Of Life, The Big Leap, and the New York Times bestseller, Five Wishes. Dr. Hendricks received his Ph.D. in counseling psychology from Stanford in 1974. After a twenty-one-year career as a professor at University Colorado, he founded The Hendricks Institute, and later co-founded its charitable organization, Foundation for Conscious Living. He was also the founder of a virtual learning center for transformation and a publishing company and was a co-founder of a conscious entertainment company. Throughout his career he has done executive coaching with more than 800 executives, including the top management at such firms as Dell Computer, Hewlett Packard, Motorola and KLM. His book, The Corporate Mystic, is used widely to train management in combining business skills and personal development tools.

WHERE TO FIND:
Website: https://hendricks.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hendricks.gay/
Website: https://foundationforconsciousliving.org/
***WORK WITH CHRISTA***: https://www.christabiegler.com/fss
WHERE TO FIND CHRISTA:
Website: https://www.christabiegler.com/
Instagram: @anti.inflammatory.nutritionist
Podcast Instagram: @lessstressedlife
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lessstressedlife
Leave a review, submit a questions for the podcast or take one of my quizzes here: https://www.christabiegler.com/links
NUTRITION PHILOSOPHY OF LESS STRESSED LIFE:

Over restriction is dead; if your practitioner is recommending this, they are stuck in 2010 and not evolving
Whole food is soul food and fed is best
Sustainable, synergistic nutrition is in (the opposite of whack-a-mole supplementation & supplement graveyards)
You don’t have to figure it out alone
Do your best and leave the rest

EPISODE SPONSOR:
A special thanks to Jigsaw Health for sponsoring this episode. Get a discount on any of their products. Use the code lessstressed10

#348 EMF and Health with August Brice of TechWellness May 01, 2024

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This 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 LESSSTRESSED
KEY TAKEAWAYS:

My journey with the Somavedic
What EMF Protection works - Chips & Shields
How to hardwire your internet
National Toxicology Study The findings of his research were most recently edified in 2018 by our government's own National Toxicology Program where links were found to cellphone radiation:
- Increased incidences of glioma, a rare, aggressive and highly malignant brain cancer
- Increased incidence of schwannoma (a rare tumor of the nerve sheath) of the heart
- Increases of these cancers were found in both sexes of rats, but reached statistical significance only in males
- Increased incidences of rare, proliferative changes in glial cells of the brain and in Schwann cells in the hears of bot sexes of rats while not a single unexposed control animal developed these precancerous changes.
- DNA damage was induced with both modulations of radiofrequency radiation (RFR) in both rats and mice (in the frontal lobe plus other tissues).

ABOUT GUEST:
August’s passion is finding solutions for mindful living in our digital world. Her online platform, TechWellness.com is the only comprehensive online source that addresses all the challenges of our modern digital world - from EMF Radiation and effects of blue light, to Cyber security and mental wellbeing with tech. On top of her on-going research, August has built an Advisory Team consisting of world-renown experts in each area, who consult with Tech Wellness and review all major content on the site. All solutions are purchased and tested, never supplied by or sponsored by manufacturers to avoid any influence.

WHERE TO FIND:
Website: https://techwellness.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/techwellness/
***WORK WITH CHRISTA***: https://www.christabiegler.com/fss
WHERE TO FIND CHRISTA:
Website: https://www.christabiegler.com/
Instagram: @anti.inflammatory.nutritionist
Podcast Instagram: @lessstressedlife
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lessstressedlife
Leave a review, submit a questions for the podcast or take one of my quizzes here: https://www.christabiegler.com/links
EPISODE SPONSOR:
A special thanks to Jigsaw Health for sponsoring this episode. Get a discount on any of their products! Use the code lessstressed10

#347 5 Types of Magnesium and 2 types of muscle cramps with Patrick Sullivan of Jigsaw Health Apr 24, 2024

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This 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 lessstressed10
KEY TAKEAWAYS:

What are the different forms of magnesium?
What are common food sources for magnesium?
Topical magnesium (spray or lotions)
How did we mineralize before supplements?
There are 2 types of muscle cramps
How did you make a time-released magnesium?
How Pickleball cocktail got its name

ABOUT GUEST:
Patrick Sullivan Jr. is the Co-Founder & CEO (Chief Entertainment Officer) of Jigsaw Health, which he started with his father, Pat Sullivan, in 2005. Jigsaw's tagline is "It's FUN to feel good." And the in-house video team produces a weekly video series called #FunnyFriday using comedic skits and song parodies to "edu-tain" customers about new products and health topics. (Patrick has an extensive blooper reel...)Patrick lives in Arizona with his wife (and business partner), Ashley. They are diehard Pickleball Addicts.
Check out the Breaking Pickleball documentary here: https://www.jigsawhealth.com/pages/breaking-pickleball/
WHERE TO FIND:
Website: https://www.jigsawhealth.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jigsaw_health/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JigsawHealth/
***WORK WITH CHRISTA***: https://www.christabiegler.com/fss
WHERE TO FIND CHRISTA:
Website: https://www.christabiegler.com/
Instagram: @anti.inflammatory.nutritionist
Podcast Instagram: @lessstressedlife
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lessstressedlife
Leave a review, submit a questions for the podcast or take one of my quizzes here: https://www.christabiegler.com/links
NUTRITION PHILOSOPHY OF LESS STRESSED LIFE:

Over restriction is dead; if your practitioner is recommending this, they are stuck in 2010 and not evolving
Whole food is soul food and fed is best
Sustainable, synergistic nutrition is in (the opposite of whack-a-mole supplementation & supplement graveyards)
You don’t have to figure it out alone
Do your best and leave the rest

#346 Emotions Stored In The Body with Dr. Bradley Nelson Apr 17, 2024

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This 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 cause of most illnesses?
What are trapped emotions and how do they affect our health?
What are some signs a person may have a heart wall?
How do you take down the heart wall?
What is the sway test?
How can you move emotions out, especially when it comes to trauma?
What are other strategies for releasing energy?
What are the challenges of releasing stored emotions?

ABOUT GUEST:
Veteran holistic physician Dr. Bradley Nelson (D.C., ret.) is one of the world’s foremost experts on natural methods of achieving wellness. He is the creator of the Emotion Code, the Body Code and the Belief Code, and is the CEO of Discover Healing, a holistic education platform that provides training and certifies practitioners worldwide. His bestselling book "The Emotion Code" provides step-by-step instructions for working with the body's energy healing power. His new book is “The Body Code: Unlocking Your Body's Ability to Heal Itself" (Feb. 21, 2023, St. Martin’s Press).
For more information and a free Emotion Code Starter Kit, visit EmotionCodeGift.com.

WHERE TO FIND:
Website: https://drbradleynelson.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialdrbradleynelson/
Website: https://discoverhealing.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/discoverhealing/
***WORK WITH CHRISTA***: https://www.christabiegler.com/fss
WHERE TO FIND CHRISTA:
Website: https://www.christabiegler.com/
Instagram: @anti.inflammatory.nutritionist
Podcast Instagram: @lessstressedlife
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lessstressedlife
Leave a review, submit a questions for the podcast or take one of my quizzes here: https://www.christabiegler.com/links
NUTRITION PHILOSOPHY OF LESS STRESSED LIFE:

Over restriction is dead; if your practitioner is recommending this, they are stuck in 2010 and not evolving
Whole food is soul food and fed is best
Sustainable, synergistic nutrition is in (the opposite of whack-a-mole supplementation & supplement graveyards)
You don’t have to figure it out alone
Do your best and leave the rest

EPISODE SPONSOR:
A special thanks to Jigsaw Health for sponsoring this episode. Get a discount on any of their products, including my favorite, Pickleball Cocktail. Use the code lessstressed10

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