Less Stressed Life: Helping You Heal Yourself

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...

Send us Fan Mail "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 attachm...

Send us Fan Mail 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 B1...

Send us Fan Mail "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 Stress...

Send us Fan Mail 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 Mentioned in this episode: Adrenamin   Massage...

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail Ever wonder why you seem to feel hunger after 1 glass of wine? In this week's mini-episode of the Less Stressed Life Podcast, I talk about a few of the factors that reduce our tolerance to alcohol like the gene ALDH, sulfites in wine, yeast, and liver function. I dive into tips on: Symptoms of liver dysfunction and yeast issues Sulfites in wine The benefits of detoxification...

Send us Fan Mail CHAPTER MARKERS: "𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑝𝑠 𝑝𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑒 𝑠𝑢𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑓𝑢𝑙 ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜 𝑑𝑜 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑚𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛. 𝐼𝑡'𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑒𝑒 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑎𝑙𝑙 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑜𝑛. 𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑦 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑎 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑛, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑑𝑜 𝑖𝑡!"  In this week's episode of the Less Stressed Life Podcast, Cierra Robbins, a Dietitian turned Operations Expert shared about h...

Send us Fan Mail Wouldn't it be nice if you could get a great night's sleep without waking up to go to the bathroom?? Friends, let me introduce you to mouth taping.  Last month, I had the opportunity to go to a virtual conference with a few colleagues, and on our trip together, we dove into all things mouth taping. In this mini-episode, I share my personal results of trying mouth taping...

Send us Fan Mail "𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑠𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜 𝑐𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑢𝑝 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑜𝑜𝑟 𝑎𝑖𝑟 𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦'𝑟𝑒 𝑉𝑂𝐶𝑠 𝑜𝑟 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑎𝑖𝑟 𝑖𝑠 𝑗𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑁𝑂𝑇 𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑒 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑙𝑦 𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑚𝑠!" What do the chemicals in our carpet and shower curtains have to do with air quality? Turns out, a heck of a lot. In this week's episode of the Less Stressed Life Podcast, I am joined by the En...

Send us Fan Mail Over the last few months, you may have heard me share a bit about my mom's autoimmune crisis with myasthenia gravis. In this week's mini-episode, I cover the triggers and red flags that led to my mom's autoimmune condition, as well as some early testing and supplementation that cued us into what was going on in her body. I dive into tips on: Autoimmune red flags Wha...

Send us Fan Mail "𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕'𝒔 𝒋𝒐𝒃 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒗𝒊𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕; 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆𝒅, 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒊𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆𝒅, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚'𝒓𝒆 𝒈𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒂𝒕. 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅'𝒔 𝒋𝒐𝒃 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒎𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒂𝒕." Jennifer Anderson is the founder of Kids Eat In Color and with over a million followers on Instagram, helps parents all over...

Send us Fan Mail Dry, cracked winter hands? No more! As someone who has crappy skin genetics, I've learned exactly what I need to do to keep my hands (and my kid's hands) from turning into alligator skin through the dry, cold months. In this episode, I share my go-to lotions, tips, and supplement routine that keep our whole family's skin protected and healthy all winter long.  Helpf...

Send us Fan Mail "𝐼𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑚𝑦 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑔𝑜𝑎𝑙 𝑡𝑜 𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑓𝑜𝑙𝑘𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑤𝑎𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑛𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑎𝑠 𝑚𝑢𝑐ℎ 𝑎𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑏𝑟𝑢𝑠ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑡𝑒𝑒𝑡ℎ. 𝑊ℎ𝑦? 𝑇𝑜 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑦 𝑤𝑒𝑙𝑙 𝑟𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑛 𝑡𝑜 𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡 𝑖𝑠𝑠𝑢𝑒𝑠. 𝐼𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑚𝑢𝑐ℎ 𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑖𝑒𝑟 𝑡𝑜 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑛 𝑡𝑜 𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡." In this week's episode of the Less Stressed Life Podcast, I had a fun talk with Dr. Hana Solomon on how to keep our nasal and sinus health naturally. If you've never heard...