Less Stressed Life: Helping You Heal Yourself

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#155 That Time I Botched a Prolonged Fasting Protocol & Lessons Relearned with Christa Biegler, RD Feb 01, 2021

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In this week's mini-episode of the Less Stressed Life Podcast, I share the story of when I broke my prolonged fast and how mineral salt saved the day!

I share tips on:

Prolonged fasting benefits and cell replication
How right and wrong ways to break a fast
Importance of electrolytes

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Prof. Valter Longo

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#154 Intermittent Fasting 101 Pros and Cons with Christa Biegler, RD Jan 27, 2021

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"𝐼𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢'𝑟𝑒 𝑔𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑘𝑖𝑝 𝑎 𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑙, 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑐𝑎𝑛'𝑡 𝑠𝑘𝑖𝑝 𝑛𝑢𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠. 𝑃𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑎𝑙𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑦 𝑑𝑜𝑛'𝑡 𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑒𝑛𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑛𝑢𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠."
In this week's mini-episode of the Less Stressed Life Podcast, we're talking fasts. While research shows promising benefits to fasting, oftentimes we may actually be further stressing their body by under-eating and skipping nutrients.

I dive into tips on:

What intermittent fasting really is (hint hint, it's not just skipping lunch)
Metabolic flexibility and under-eating
Impact of snacking between meals

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Prof. Valter Longo

#153 How Can You Order Your Own Labs? with Christa Biegler, RD Jan 25, 2021

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Did you know you can order your own labs?? It's easier than you think!

In this week's mini-episode of the Less Stressed Life Podcast, l'm sharing where and how you can order your own nutrient and functional testing.

I dive into tips on:

Where and how you can order your own labs
Types of nutrient and functional testing to choose from
Making a plan to interpret your results

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#152 Post-Covid Syndrome and Support with Evan Hirsch, MD Jan 20, 2021

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"𝑊𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑔𝑒 (𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡) 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑖𝑚𝑚𝑢𝑛𝑒 𝑠𝑦𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑚 𝑏𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟. 𝑃𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑏𝑙𝑒𝑚 𝑖𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑖𝑚𝑚𝑢𝑛𝑒 𝑠𝑦𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑚 𝑖𝑠 𝑔𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑤𝑎𝑐𝑘 - 𝑖𝑡'𝑠 𝑔𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐶𝑉, 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑖𝑡'𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑖𝑡."
In this episode of the Less Stressed Life Podcast, I am joined by a World-Renowned Fatigue Expert and the Founder & CEO of the International Center for Energy & Fatigue & of The Virtual MD Initiative, Dr. Evan H. Hirsch to share his expertise about post-CV fatigue and how we can support our immune system and inflammation naturally.

Dr. Evan Hirsch shared his expertise on:

How to know if you're tired and fatigued
The connection between exercise and Post-CV symptoms
Signs and symptoms of Post-CV Syndrome
What research is telling us about CV, our gut, and organ health
Supplementation to support our mitochondria and inflammation

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American Holistic Health Association
Mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS)
Vitamin C
Vitamin D
Glutathione
Fish oils
Zinc
Quercetin
Propolis
Olive Leaf extract

Evan H. Hirsch, MD, is a World-Renowned Fatigue Expert and is the Founder & CEO of the International Center for Energy & Fatigue & of The Virtual MD Initiative. He suffered from fatigue for 5 years before he achieved resolution using the Fix Your Fatigue Program that he pioneered in his medical practice. Through his best-selling book, podcast, and online programs, he has helped thousands of people around the world optimize their energy naturally, and he is on a mission to help 1 million more. He also helps licensed, functional medicine providers transition to a successful virtual practice so that they can have more impact, more success, and a greater quality of life. He is board-certified in family medicine and integrative medicine and when he’s not at the office, you can find him singing musicals, dancing, and playing basketball with his family.

#151 How Different Diets Interact With Your Microbiome with Christa Biegler, RD Jan 16, 2021

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In this week's mini-episode of the Less Stressed Life Podcast, I'm sharing some insightful research on how various diets impact your gut microbiome - specifically low fiber, low carb, and elimination diets.

I dive into tips on:

What the research says about low fiber, low carb diets
What you need to know about histamine and fungal overgrowths
How long-term elimination and fad diets impact symptoms and gut health

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#150 Role of Attachment in Adoption with Kimberly Beam Holmes, MA Jan 13, 2021

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"𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑑𝑟𝑒𝑛 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑓𝑒, 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑑, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑒 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑖𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 -- 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑒𝑦𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑐𝑡, 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑝ℎ𝑦𝑠𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑡𝑜𝑢𝑐ℎ, 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑚𝑒𝑡."

In this episode of the Less Stressed Life Podcast, Kim Holmes, CEO of Marriage Helper shares her journey navigating through the adoption process and the role of attachment in adoption.

Kimberly shared her insight on:

Finding the right adoption agency
Navigating the adoption process
Preparing for attachment and building trust
Learning the needs and stories of adopted children

Mentioned in this episode:

The Connected Child: Bring Hope and Healing to Your Adoptive Family Book by Karyn B. Purvis

Kimberly Beam Holmes has applied her master’s degree in psychology for over 10 years, acting as the CEO of Marriage Helper (an international relationship education company) & CEO and Creator of PIES University, being a wife and mother herself, and researching the ways that attraction affects people personally and the relationships that they hold dear.

#149 Why B12 isn't just a B12 deficiency + numbness, tingling and low energy with Christa Biegler, RD Jan 07, 2021

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Anxiety, tingling hands and feet, poor memory, low energy? Could it be a B12 deficiency?

In this week's mini-episode of the Less Stressed Life Podcast, I share a few pearls of wisdom about the complexities of B12 deficiency and what I often find it to be correlated with.

I dive into tips on:

Why B12 is so important
Recognizing B12 deficiency
Sources and supplementation of B12

#148 5 Strategies To End Inbox Overwhelm with Dani Sheriff Jan 06, 2021

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"𝑊ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑒𝑛𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑓𝑓 𝑜𝑛 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑒, 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓-𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑐𝑖𝑝𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑠 𝑖𝑛. 𝐼𝑡'𝑠 𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑜𝑓 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑔𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑎𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑠𝑎𝑦, '𝐼𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑑𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑒𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑙𝑦, ℎ𝑖𝑟𝑒 𝑎 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑚𝑜𝑚.' 𝐿𝑖𝑘𝑒, 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑦𝑜𝑢'𝑟𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑑 𝑒𝑛𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑡𝑜 𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 𝑑𝑜𝑛𝑒, 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡'𝑠 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑐𝑖𝑝𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑠 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑜 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑦."
In this episode of the Less Stressed Life Podcast, I am joined by a fellow podcaster and digital illustrator, Dani Sheriff. Dani shares some helpful hacks and tips on how to manage our email and free up our mental space, so we can be happier, more present people.

Dani shared so many helpful tips on:

Creating freedom from your email
The Monday Inbox
Preventing to-do list overwhelm

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Dani Sheriff is an Australian born Austin based digital illustrator, Youtuber, and podcaster. Her mission is to free up your mental space. You can do real work not just obsessed with your body. She does this by drawing women with real bodies hosting the HA (Hypothalamic Amennorhea) Podcast, a podcast for women who care about their period and creating Youtube videos about it. She is also the co-host of Adulting Advice Podcast

#147 Burnout Emergency Toolkit with Chista Biegler, RD Jan 04, 2021

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In this week's mini-episode of the Less Stressed Life Podcast, we are diving into how to counteract burnout by eating comfort food, getting rest, salt bathing, massage, and supporting your adrenals!

I dive into tips on:

My burnout routine
Types of exercise when burnout is around the corner
Benefits of massage and adrenal support

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#146 Stopping the Sugar Rush with Wearable Glucose Monitoring with Levels co-founder Casey Means, MD Dec 30, 2020

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Hangry? Acne? Constantly Snacking? Irregular Periods? Hair Loss? PCOS?

Friends, this week's episode about blood sugar is a MUST-LISTEN!

In this episode of the Less Stressed Life Podcast, I chatted with Casey Means, MD, the co-founder of metabolic health company Levels, about the significance and symptoms of metabolic dysfunction and why everyone (not just those with diabetes) needs to start paying attention to their blood sugar.

Dr. Casey Means shared so many helpful tips on:

Common signs of metabolic dysfunction
What really causes insulin resistance
The impact of stress on blood sugar
Using personalized glucose testing to feel your best

Mentioned in this episode:

Levels
CGM
The UltraMind Solution: Fix Your Broken Brain by Healing Your Body First Book by Mark Hyman, MD
The Hormone Cure: Reclaim Balance, Sleep and Sex Drive; Lose Weight; Feel Focused, Vital, and Energized Naturally Book by Dr. Sara Gottfried
Lifespan: Why We Age―and Why We Don't Have To Book by David Sinclair, PhD
Deep Medicine: How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Healthcare Human Again Book by Eric Topol
The Wahls Protocol by Dr. Terry Wahls
Joel Fuhrman
Michael Greger

Casey Means, MD is a Stanford-trained physician, Chief Medical Officer and Co-founder of metabolic health company Levels, and Associate Editor of the International Journal of Disease Reversal and Prevention. Her mission is to maximize human potential and reverse the epidemic of preventable chronic disease by empowering individuals with tech-enabled tools that can inform smart, personalized, and sustainable dietary and lifestyle choices. Dr. Means’s perspective has been recently featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur Magazine, The Hill, Metabolism, Endocrine Today, Endocrine Web, Well + Good, and Dr. Michael Greger’s (author of How to Not Die) video series. She is an award-winning biomedical researcher, with past research positions at the NIH, Stanford School of Medicine, and NYU.

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