Less Stressed Life: Helping You Heal Yourself

Send us Fan Mail In this weeks episode, I discuss the prevalence, problem and a proposed solution to over usage of PPI medications. I dig in and questions the why and why nots as well as explaining details of how PPI’s affect us. Key Takeaways: It’s estimated 15 million Americans use PPIs or proton-pump inhibitors.  "Proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) are members of a class of medications whose ma...

Send us Fan Mail "I want women to know all about their bodies and understand the big picture". In this week's episode of the Less Stressed Life, Lacey Dunn explains why our "Hormones are like a symphony" Taking us through her personal journey as she shares her expertise on thyroid disease and Hashimotos, discussing the connection with nutrition and gut health. Lacey dives...

Send us Fan Mail Did you know nutrition is the 2nd leading cause of hair loss? Trichology is the bridge between dermatology and cosmetology. In this episode, trichologist-in-training, Samaria Grandberry, MS, RD, LDN shares her experiences with her dad’s scalp psoriasis and her own hair loss after chemical treatments and diet changes. Samaria goes over many types of hair loss and many root causes o...

Send us Fan Mail “The more you do healing around and understanding your trauma and you know  when your triggers present and what they look like for you; then, you can manage them without as much disruption.”   In this week’s episode of the Less Stressed Life Podcast, our guest Lisa Kuzman, BA, LISW, Leadership Coach shares about the common but not so talked about experience of trauma. As a women’s...

Send us Fan Mail On this week's episode of the Less Stressed Life podcast, Katja Rowell, MD, author of Helping your child with extreme picky eating , joins me to tackle the topic of how to establish a healthy feeding relationship between parents, children, and food. Dr. Rowell shares her expertise on being a mom, not a food cop. She talks about how neutralization around foods is in and briber...

Send us Fan Mail If you’ve ever been stressed, drink caffeine, had gut issues, wanted more energy, been depressed or felt like your hormones were out of balance, you’ll want to hear what my friend Amanda the @hormonehealongrd has to say about minerals today!  We talk about Amanda’s experience with a PCOS diagnosis and increase of symptoms that came to a head 6 years after her copper IUD was placed...

Send us Fan Mail Joining us in this week's episode of the Less Stressed Life Podcast is Campbell Will, who has combined his passion for breathwork with knowledge of anatomy and physiology to teach people how to optimize their respiration as a tool for improved health and well-being. Campbell shares his expertise on: The many amazing benefits of breathwork Functional vs therapeutic breathwork...

Send us Fan Mail So how do you REALLY get better sleep?  Joining us in this week's episode of the Less Stressed Life Podcast is Jeff Kahn, Co-Founder & CEO at Rise Science sharing his expertise on getting the benefits of sleep, which not only impact our health but our performance and energy production. Jeff shares his expertise on: The impact of sleep debt The connection between ATP produ...

Send us Fan Mail Joining us in this week's episode of the Less Stressed Life Podcast is Will Moore, serial entrepreneur, speaker, life coach, and happiness expert who shares his passion for and expertise on creating beneficial habits and finding true happiness. Will share's his expertise on: How to create addicting "success habits" Using gamification and fun to make habits easi...

Send us Fan Mail Joining us again in this week's episode of the Less Stressed Life Podcast is environmental toxins nerd Lara Adler. This week, we are discussing types, testing & treatment with mold, mycotoxins, and spores. Lara shares her expertise on: Misconceptions about molds and how to deal with it Symptoms of mold exposure Home testing Mentioned in this episode: Mycophenolic acid MYC...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever heard the hype about seed cycling for healthy periods and hormone health? In this episode I dive into who might benefit from seed cycling, the primary nutrients involved and easy ways you can vary the seeds in your life to get all the benefits. Mentioned in this episode: PMID: 19337250 and PMID: 25829567 Thanks to 88 Acres for sponsoring this episode. So how do you m...

Send us Fan Mail Struggling to feed your picky eaters?  Joining us on this week's episode of the Less Stressed Life Podcast is Arielle “Dani” Lebovitz, Dietitian, author, and founder of Kid Food Explorers, who is sharing her story and passion to help picky eaters become confident food explorers. Dani shares her expertise on: The 1 food rule that helps picky eaters How to create food neutralit...

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...