Christa Biegler

Less Stressed Life: Helping You Heal Yourself

Health EN ↓ 462 episodes

Welcome to the Less Stressed Life. If you’re here, I bet we have a few things in common. We’re both in pursuit of a Less Stressed Life. But we don’t have it all figured out quite yet. We’re moms that want the best for our families, health practitioners that want the best for our clients and women that just want to feel better with every birthday. We’re health savvy, but we want to learn something new each day. The Less Stressed Life isn’t a destination, it’s a pursuit, a journey if you will. On this show, we talk about health from the physical, emotional and nutritional angles and want you to...

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Christa Biegler

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#263 Lymph Love with Leah Levitan 24.10.2022 48:26

Send us Fan Mail This week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I am joined by Leah Levitan. We dive into all things related to the lymphatic system, including signs and symptoms of lymph stagnation, how to facilitate lymph drainage, and the importantance of minerals for lymph drainage. KEY TAKEAWAYS: Lymph nodes versus Lymph symptoms Definition of Lymph drainage What makes lymph stagnant Symptoms a...

#261 Workout without burn out for active women with with AI, Hashimotos and hypermobility with Dr. Emily Kiberd 19.10.2022 46:58

Send us Fan Mail This week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I am joined by Dr. Emily Kiberd. In this conversation, we discuss how women can work out without burnout. KEY TAKEAWAYS: Why to focus on feeding the muscle living with Hashimotos Clinical observation of hypermobility in women with autoimmune conditions, what this looks like, and how does this present? What is progressive overload &...

#260 Relationships with money and tenets of financial intimacy with Hannah Koenig 12.10.2022 43:16

Send us Fan Mail This week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I am joined by Hannah Koenig. This episode discusses relationships with money and tenets of financial literacy. KEY TAKEAWAYS: The tenets of financial literacy - emotional, intellectual, experiential intimacy Cultivating financial intimacy & vision for wealth Reasons behind the gender wealth gap GUEST SHARED HELPFUL TIPS ON: Tangib...

#259 Lower Cost Health Insurance Alternatives with Christa Biegler, RD 07.10.2022 17:00

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the Less Stressed Life, where we help women and families overcome fatigue, food sensitivities and inflammation the goal here is really to help you heal yourself. Right now is the last time 1:1 coaching applications will be open for the rest of the year. If you need another set of eyes on your case or you're ready to get rid of some common but not normal symptoms,...

#258 Endometriosis, PMDD and Fibroids with Suzanne Fenske, MD of TārāMD 04.10.2022 50:10

Send us Fan Mail INTRO: This week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I am joined by Suzanne Fenske, MD of TārāMD. We talk about the conditions that can arise from hormonal imbalances, like Endometriosis, PMDD, and Fibroids. KEY TAKEAWAYS: Endometriosis, symptoms, diagnosis, and management What endometriosis looks like in perimenopause PMDD, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatments Different types of ...

#257 Midlife hormones : See Ya later Ovulator with Esther Blum, MS, RD, CNS 28.09.2022 46:39

Send us Fan Mail INTRO: This week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I am joined by Esther Blum, MS, RD, CNS. In this episode, we discuss all things related to midlife hormones. KEY TAKEAWAYS: Hormone baselines & Meno - Mythbusting The symptoms of perimenopause and menopause The benefits of hormone replacement therapy Why do some doctors dismiss HRT in favor of The Pill or an IUD The importa...

#256 What if you don't think you're stressed and why don't we take good advice? with Britt Lefkoe 20.09.2022 56:41

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we discussed: Logical (prefrontal cortex) vs emotional (amygdala) part of the brain and theta state of childhood. Why we know what to do but we don't do it. What if we don't feel stressed but we have symptoms that we have it? Yelling/urgency or rushing, difficulty relaxing People pleasing and difficulty setting boundaries Procrastination and inabilit...

255 Listener Q/A - Part 2 - Blood tests for inflammation & inflammation markers, fertility nutrition 14.09.2022 15:39

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the Less Stressed Life, where we help women and families overcome fatigue, food sensitivities and inflammation the goal here is really to help you heal yourself. If this you find this show or episode helpful, repay the favor and share it with a friend or leave me a review on the purple pod app if that's where you listen. Leave us a review: https://reviewthispodcas...

#254 Answering questions on probiotics, parasites, moodiness, dry skin & reviewing a listener's gut & skin history 14.09.2022 24:20

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the Less Stressed Life, where we help women and families overcome fatigue, food sensitivities and inflammation the goal here is really to help you heal yourself. If this you find this show or episode helpful, repay the favor and share it with a friend or leave me a review on the purple pod app if that's where you listen. Leave us a review: https://reviewthispodcas...

#253 Part 2: Online business owners tell all: 6 nutrition business owners share behind the scenes of what's it's like to start, grow or choose nutrition as a second career 05.09.2022 19:49

Send us Fan Mail I'm taking you on a girls trip with me this week to MN, where I got together with 5 colleagues for a get away, decompress, end of summer business trip. Business is our lives so we were talking about the things behind the scenes, especially since some of us were newer acquaintances and I forced us to come to the table and spill the tea on what we've learned about being on...

#252 Online business owners tell all: 6 nutrition business owners share behind the scenes of what's it's like to start, grow or choose nutrition as a second career part 1 02.09.2022 34:25

#251 Adrenal PCOS or hypothalamic amenorrhea? DIY'ing PCOS + food recs and testing for PCOS with Jillian Greaves, MPH, RD 22.08.2022 47:42

Send us Fan Mail INTRO: This week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast; I am joined by Functional Dietitian and Women’s Health Specialist Jillian Greaves MPH, RD. We discuss the different types of PCOS, food recommendations, and testing. KEY TAKEAWAYS: PCOS Myths Types of PCOS Adrenal PCOS Symptoms The difference between hypothalamic amenorrhea & PCOS Eating to heal your PCOS GUEST SHARED HEL...

#250 Where do you start to heal? The framework I use to help clients with Christa Biegler RD 16.08.2022 25:47

Send us Fan Mail This week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I am answering the question, where do you start if you are trying to heal? In this episode, I go over the framework I use to help clients and how it has evolved over time. KEY TAKEAWAYS: 4 steps of the Integrative process coined by Jefferey Bland Where people commonly get stuck in their healing process Timelines for healing GUEST SHARE...

#249 Why are my hormones low? Debunking the pregnenolone steal, cholesterol fear, low T and mitochondrial issues with Sam Miller 10.08.2022 53:07

Send us Fan Mail I NTRO: This week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I am joined by Sam Miller. We discuss root cause of low hormones, hormone testing, and where to start if you are feeling fatigued or concerned about hormones. KEY TAKEAWAYS: Top Causes of Low Hormones Hormones that drop under stress Why hormones are depleted under stress Debunking the pregnenalone steal Debunking Cholesterol fe...

#248 Could it be a mild-moderate mold problem? Checklist of symptoms with Christa Biegler, RD 09.08.2022 25:54

Send us Fan Mail In this continuation of episode 245, "I split tested my urine mycotoxin test," I go through dead ringer mold symptoms, a huge checklist of severe, moderate, and mild symptoms, and how I've changed my approach in practice. You can also apply to become a client now and get your case reviewed right now in August to get started in September. https://www.christabiegler....

#247 Science of breathwork and DIY Nervous system regulation for anxiety, sleep, athletes, better focus/clarity with physiotherapist Campbell Will 03.08.2022 49:40

Send us Fan Mail This week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I am joined by a returning guest Campbell Will we dive into the science of breath-work and how you can use it for self regulation and stress mitigation. KEY TAKEAWAYS: The bio-mechanics of breath-work & how you breathe effects everything Appropriate breath work for different context cases Up regulated breathing versus down regulated...

#246 Doing the work but not getting better, mold, parasites and carrying emotions in your body, gut, liver as a body to health improvement and neuroplasticity with Abigail Hueber, MS, RD 24.07.2022 39:46

Send us Fan Mail INTRO: This week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I am joined by Abigail Hueber. In this conversation, we dive into the mind-body connection and how the energetics of emotional health can impact your physical health. KEY TAKEAWAYS: The energetics of emotional health impact physical health There are certain organs that tend to hold different types of emotions We have much more c...

#245 I split tested urine mycotoxins (mold) and here are my results with Christa Biegler, RD 20.07.2022 25:39

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the Less Stressed Life, where we help women and families overcome fatigue, food sensitivities and inflammation the goal here is really to help you heal yourself. If this you find this show or episode helpful, repay the favor and share it with a friend or leave me a review on the purple pod app if that's where you listen. In this episode: I'll explain the dif...

#244 I think I like you with Clara Artschwager, having a relationship without losing yourself, reading the room, seeking permission 13.07.2022 34:08

Send us Fan Mail This week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I am joined by Clara Artschwager we dive into all things relationships like having a relationship without losing yourself and how relationships affect how we present in the world. KEY TAKEAWAYS: "Your mess becomes your message." Reading the room & the effects of being an empath Common denominators in things around relation...

#243 Recognizing and addressing burnout in healthcare, depression, and a leave of absence with pediatric oncologist Tammie Chang, MD 07.07.2022 45:03

Send us Fan Mail This week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I am joined by Tammie Chang. In our discussion, we talk about recognizing and addressing burnout in healthcare, depression, and leave of absence. KEY TAKEAWAYS: What contributes to health care provider burnout and burnout in general How patients can show up to get better care from their providers Signs and symptoms of burnout AMA too...

#242 The root of happiness, freezing your eggs, escaping life through partying to alignment, relationship and leading retreats in Costa Rica with Emily Pereira 27.06.2022 35:26

Send us Fan Mail This week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I am joined by Emily Pereira. In this conversation, we dive into topics like the root of happiness, freezing your eggs, escaping life through partying to alignment, relationships, and leading retreats in Costa Rica. KEY TAKEAWAYS: Finding the gift in heartbreak & hard emotions The power of the beginner's mind Freezing eggs as...

#241 Decades of dieting, overcoming fear of food, responding to triggers, misinformation and disordered eating with Mindy Gorman-Plutzer 18.06.2022 38:02

Send us Fan Mail This week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I am joined by Mindy Gorman-Plutzer. We discuss dieting, overcoming fear of food, responding to triggers, misinformation, and disordered eating. KEY TAKEAWAYS: Root causes of eating disorder What health issues come along with an eating disorder The true definition of recovery and why conventional eating disorder recovery Protocols Of...

#240 Ask Christa: what do you do if you still have "gut issues" after "trying everything" and thoughts on IF and improving energy in hypothyroidism + conventional GI approaches to functional GI and failed functional GI approaches. 17.06.2022 25:52

Send us Fan Mail I'm hosting a LIVE Ask Christa call for RDs & licensed health professionals (MDs, PA, NP, DC, PT, etc) in July. Space is limited to 20 seats & anything is on the table except legal questions. Learn more and register here (fast!) www.askchrista.com Heather sent this sweet message to my guest Bea after episode #229 aired with her live mashup breathwork and thetahealing...

#239 Following “yes” signs, leading retreats, immune healing from nature, Qigong, energy exchange, being a giver, and the 8 tenets of wellness with retreat leader Jessica Van Antwerp 15.06.2022 37:46

Send us Fan Mail INTRO: This week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I am joined by retreat leader Jessica Van Antwerp. In this episode we discuss following “yes” signs, leading retreats, immune healing from nature, Qigong, energy exchange, being a giver, and the 8 tenets of wellness KEY TAKEAWAYS: Benefits of retreats & immune healing from nature 8 tenets of wellness What is Qigong GUEST SHA...

#238 RAW: What to do if you have symptoms of low and high cortisol AKA feeling like you have adrenal fatigue or HPA axis dysfunction with Christa Biegler, RD 10.06.2022 43:48

Send us Fan Mail Warning: This is a raw/unedited recording of my discussing the below outline on an IG live due to many many comments on an IG post on my account about high vs low cortisol. You can view that original post here: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cd9ZOx5huGj/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link >> Ask Christa live session for health professionals in July: www.askchrista.com (LIMITED to 20...