Less Stressed Life: Helping You Heal Yourself

Send us Fan Mail It's allergy season and our body can have a love/hate relationship with histamines AKA the natural chemical messengers that trigger allergy-like symptoms. In this week's mini episode, I'm covering: Symptoms of histamine overload/sensitivity (skin, allergy, asthma symptoms) How to relieve allergies and histamine sensitivities Uses of antihistamine A special thank you...

Send us Fan Mail  Joining us on this week's episode of the Less Stressed Life Podcast is Dr. Anna Cabeca, aka the Girlfriend Doctor and best selling author, who is sharing her story of going through menopause and irreversible infertility and how that journey has led her on a never-ending quest to find solutions that help women reclaim their vibrancy, sexuality, health, and happiness. Dr. Cabe...

Send us Fan Mail How do you diagnose Lyme... other than a "bulleye" rash? Joining us on this week's episode of the Less Stressed Life Podcast is Dr. David Minkoff, MD, best-selling author and founder of LifeWorks Wellness Center and BodyHealth. Dr. Minkoff shares his expertise on Lyme disease treatment, diagnoses, and even prevention. Dr. David shares her expertise on: Who is at ris...

Send us Fan Mail Returning guest, Samantha Lee Wright, host of the Essential Oil Revolution podcast, joins us again in this week's episode of the Less Stressed Life Podcast to share her daughter's journey with Lyme disease. Sam shares: Early signs and testing of Lyme disease Being an advocate for yourself and loved ones The link between mold and Lyme Supplementation, nourishment, and her...

Send us Fan Mail Did you know that Up to 80% of women are affected by nausea and vomiting in pregnancy?  In this episode I talk about:  + Most likely root causes of morning sickness + Simple diet & lifestyle adaptations to manage morning sickness + Considerations if you’ve experienced extreme nausea/vomiting in pregnancy before getting pregnant again.  + What to consider in your prenatal to av...

Send us Fan Mail Do you actually need to filter your water? Joining us again in this week's episode of the Less Stressed Life Podcast is environmental toxins nerd Lara Adler. This week, we are diving into all things water quality! Lara shares her expertise on: How proper hydration and clear water helps with detox Chlorine vs  Chloramine Testing your own water Types of water filtration systems...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode of the Less Stressed Life Podcast, I'm joined by Registered Dietitian Rakhi Roy Chowdhury to answer two questions: 1-Why does my skin flare with my period? and 2-Why does my skin flare with breastfeeding or postpartum? Plus we are sharing a few simple, applicable tips that you can try the week of your cycle to mitigate these flares.  And pssstttt!...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode of the Less Stressed Life Podcast, I'm chatting with mercury and liposomal expert, Dr. Christopher Shade about where mercury hangs out in our body and why we need to be aware of its' impact on our adrenal function, kidney, mitochondria, and thyroid health.  Dr. Shade shares his expertise on: Sources of mercury and where it hangs out in our bod...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I talk about the things that go into fertility prep:   + Egg & sperm quality nutrients + food sources of these nutrients  + Overall hormone balance and what goes under that umbrella  + And other things that impact conception, including ovulation/timing, mucous quality, infections and more.  Thanks to our episode sponsor, Full Circle Prenatal .  Get a discount o...

Send us Fan Mail Mood swings, painful periods, insomnia, acne? These "normal" symptoms around your period may actually be linked to low progesterone. In this week's episode of the Less Stressed Life Podcast, I'm chatting with my friend, Registered Dietitian, and women's health & hormone expert, Kaely McDevitt about menstrual cycle health, in particular, what women can...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's mini-episode of the Less Stressed Life Podcast, we're talking about the benefits of collagen and how can you get the best results from taking it. I'm sharing: What is collagen and when should we use it? How collagen impacts wrinkles, hair, nail, bones, wounds, etc. A few of my favorite collagen brands Mentioned in this episode: Skin elasticity improve...

Send us Fan Mail "People think of trauma as one big thing that happens to them, but the reality is, we accumulate tiny traumatic events throughout life and those events contribute to how we respond on a daily basis." In this week's episode of the Less Stressed Life, Dr. Jennifer Love shares her experience and expertise with addiction and trauma, and how to retrain your brain to proc...

Send us Fan Mail Can you react to healthy foods? The short answer is, yes! But the goal is not to. In this mini episode I talk about:  + the 2 ways people can have issues with foods + who responds best to food testing/protocols + red flags on restriction and why long term over restriction is "knowing just enough to be dangerous" + root causes for food reactions LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EP...

Send us Fan Mail "𝑌𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑏𝑜𝑑𝑦 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑𝑠 𝑏𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑘𝑠 𝑑𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑎𝑦. 𝐴𝑡 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑡 5 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑡𝑒𝑠 𝑡𝑤𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑎 𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑠𝑖𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑑𝑜 𝑛𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔." In this week's episode of the Less Stressed Podcast, I am joined by a Naturopathic Doctor & Acupuncturist, Dr. Jannine Krause to chat about traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture, what your tongue is telling you, and how our routine plays a big role in our ne...

Send us Fan Mail How do you know you're burned out? Can't get out of bed? Skin flares? Gut out of wack? Motivation at a zero? Stress and burnout present differently in all of us, but the way we improve our stress resilience is often the same... rest and nourishment. In this week's mini-episode, we are diving into how each Enneagram type presents under stress and how we can start imp...

Send us Fan Mail Joining us in this week's episode of the Less Stressed Life Podcast is Jackie Johnson, founder of Wilding Botanicals who shares her life-changing experience of suddenly losing her hair loss & developing severe, full-body skin rashes. Now, as a holistic herbal farmer, Jackie shares her passion for clean, nourishing, and replenishing body care products that work. Jackie sha...

Send us Fan Mail Let's talk caffeine. In this week's mini-episode of the Less Stressed Life Podcast, I'm sharing my thoughts on caffeine and how the quality of coffee may impact our cortisol and anxiety. I'm diving into: Benefits of caffeine and how our bodies process it Connection between cortisol, anxiety, and caffeine Why the quality of your coffee really matters Mentioned i...

Send us Fan Mail Struggling to get out of bed in the morning? Surviving on coffee? Falling asleep at your desk at 3 pm? Let's talk fatigue. I am joined by a returning guest Dr. Evan Hirsch in this week's episode of the Less Stressed Podcast to share his expertise about Lyme Disease and the underlying causes and symptoms of having chronic fatigue. "𝐴𝑙𝑙 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑓𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑔𝑢𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑎𝑙𝑠𝑜...

Send us Fan Mail Can you barely get out of bed in the morning, but are WIRED at 10 pm?  In this week's mini-episode of the Less Stressed Life Podcast, we're talking about adrenals 101 - what your adrenals glands are, what they do, and how they impact your hormones, especially stress hormones. If you've been finding yourself WIRED & TIRED, this episode is for you! I dive into: Ad...

Send us Fan Mail Skyler Skein, President of GladSkin joins us in this week's episode of the Less Stressed Life Podcast to help us solve the eczema itch and redness during dry and winter months in a smarter and safer way! Thanks to @Gladskin for sponsoring this episode. You can use the coupon code "lessstressed" on gladskin.com for 10% off your order. Skyler shared his expertise on: ...

Send us Fan Mail 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 Mentioned in this episode: Prof. Valter Longo   Assess your Adrenals, Detox or Get my Guide ch...

Send us Fan Mail "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 int...

Send us Fan Mail 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 r...

Send us Fan Mail  "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 & Fati...

Send us Fan Mail 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...