Christina Hackett

The Health Courage Collective

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The Health Courage Collective Podcast is for women who are too busy to slog through hours of generalized, inapplicable and often contradictory health information, but too smart to ignore that a few minutes of focused attention now can prevent years of suffering in the future. Hosted by Christina Hackett - a pharmacist who doesn’t want you to live on prescriptions, a certified coach specifically trained to maximize your potential, and a compulsive learner obsessed with preventative, cutting edge, holistic and integrative medicine. Take a few minutes a week to increase your physical and mental r...

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Christina Hackett

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Health

Latest episode

Jul 8, 2026

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162: Understanding Estrogen Receptors Affects How You Age 07.08.2024

Did you know that there’res way more to how estrogen acts in your body than just the amount of estrogen you have?  Most people don’t. Whether you know yet what you want to do when your estrogen levels start to dramatically decline around the time of menopause or not, you will age better if you understand estrogen receptors.  How differently estrogen acts in your body depends on the types of estrog...

161: When the Rug Gets Pulled Out From Under You 31.07.2024

 What do you do when something unexpected comes out of nowhere and knocks you off balance?  What are the odds that something like that will happen to you again in the future?  Would you rather get advice when you’re lying on the floor with stars spinning over your head or be prepared with a plan you can deploy in any situation to be able to stay connected to the best within yourself even when life...

160: Is Leaky Gut Real? (orig. pub. 4/27/22) 24.07.2024

Is leaky gut real?  What does that even mean?  Could you possibly have it yourself?  Should you be fanatical about gut health if you already feel mostly fine?  How does it impact how well you'll age? Free MP3 to help you ditch a bad habit today!! Find helpful links and show notes on my website Are you ready to give your cells their best chance to not have to stop living before they die by allowing...

159: You Can Ditch a Bad Habit Today! 17.07.2024

Is there anything in your life that you’re so ready to get rid of, but you can’t quite seem to shake it off?  Today’s exercise might be just what you need.  Come try it out. Get a free Mp3 file of the exercise HERE https://www.healthcouragecollective.com/ditch Find more free stuff on www.healthcouragecollective.com Are you ready to give your cells their best chance to not have to stop living befor...

158: Reduce Your Health Risk by 78% 10.07.2024

We all tend to know what general things are good for us and which are not so good.  But when things are really not that bad, it’s easy to convince ourselves that it’s no big deal.  Not worth making a big deal out of.  I hope to change your mind about that and get you excited about the huge benefits of small changes.  We'll talk about some amazing statistics regarding how your lifetime exposure to...

157: Will Gamification Help You Age Better? 03.07.2024

 Will gamification help you age better?  Can using the compelling principles of game design help you design and experience the benefits of a better life as you get older?  Spoiler alert- I don’t know.  This episode doesn’t have a clear resolution,  but I do think it will be helpful to you so you can come to your own conclusions and understand both the pros and the cons of gamification so you can u...

156: Eat More Starch? 26.06.2024

We’re all used to hearing "don’t eat this," "definitely don’t eat that," "eat less of this," "avoid that."  But what if one of those things to be avoided was actually good for you in some cases?  Could you benefit from eating more starch?  In what way? Find the full show notes here . My Website: www.healthcouragecollective.com Try One Skin for $20 off! Enroll in my Udemy Course about bioidentical...

155: Uncertainty Affects How You Age 19.06.2024

How do you feel about uncertainty?  Have you thought much about your relationship to the unknown?  Did you know that your tolerance for and ability to constructively relate to uncertainty can radically alter the quality of your life in your 60s 70s 80s and beyond? Find full show notes here. My website: www.healthcouragecollective.com Try One Skin for $20 off! Enroll in my Udemy Course about bioide...

154: Sunscreen (org pub 5/25/22) 12.06.2024

We need sunlight to be healthy, but it also damages our cells and makes us look older faster.  And now our attempts to not get cancer are killing coral reefs.  Sunscreen also alters the vital functioning of our hormones.  So what’s a girl to do? Come listen in today to make a plan for protecting your hormones and your skin and the coral reefs this summer. Enroll in my U demy Course about Bioidenti...

153: The Tiny Invisible Particle that Silently Plays a Big Role in How Well You Age 05.06.2024

PM 2.5 air pollution particles are  infinitesimally small and we’re all exposed to them everyday.  Did you know that they can dramatically alter your chances of developing heart disease, high blood pressure, heart attack, stroke, Alzheimer's, cancer and impaired immune function?  Higher exposure means higher chances of chronic disease in your later years.  And it’s a risk factor that you can very...

152: Want to be More Confident in Your 2050 Physiology? 29.05.2024

Are you confident in your future physiology?  In the way your cells and organs and body systems will be working in 2050?  It’s so much funner to think about your future as an 80 year old lady when you are.  Today we’re going to talk about the science of confidence and how to build yours in relation to your future physical health.  Don’t try to predict the future when you can create it for yourself...

151: You Didn't Realize this Effect is Affecting Your Health Outcomes 22.05.2024

There’s an effect that you may or may not have heard of called the Pygmalion Effect that could be playing a major role in how well you age.  I think it’s a major reason it’s normal to slowly stop living before you die.  I also think that knowing about it can help you use it to your benefit rather than your detriment.  The key is awareness.  In this episode we talk about how to be aware and how to...

150: Let this Secret Group Help You Live at an Elite Level 15.05.2024

Would you be more likely to sail through menopause and beyond well prepared and well resourced to feel great and live and give more if you had a set of elite level consultants giving you advice and encouragement and acting as a sounding board to help you advance toward your best self?   Download your FREE canva template for your board of directors here: www.healthcouragecollective.com/board Full t...

149: What You Might Not Know About Your Holobiome (orig pub 3/30/22) 08.05.2024

What is your holobiome?  It might be THE key to your health and longevity, so you don’t want to neglect it!  Come learn about all the ways you are less human than you thought, and why that’s a good thing. Dr Steven Gundry’s book, “The Longevity Paradox:” https://www.amazon.com/The-Longevity-Paradox-audiobook/dp/B07J2KX7HV Free Resources To Check Out: What to do when you come down with a cold: http...

148: How Hospice Can Inform Your Wellness Today 01.05.2024

 What can we learn from a hospice approach that can make our lives better long before it’s our time to die?  Maybe a lot. Full Transcript/Show notes available here: www.healthcouragecollective.com/148 click here for $10 off your first order at built bar Are you ready to give your cells their best chance to not have to stop living before they die by allowing them access to physiologic levels of hor...

147: Embrace Your Inner Loser (to become happier) 24.04.2024

What if the best way to get truly and genuinely happier was to be a loser?  Come find out how rejecting the tyranny of positivity might be your ticket to real happiness. Find full transcript/show notes with clickable links here: www.healthcouragecollective.com/147 Download your totally free Bucket List 2.0 guide today! Are you ready to give your cells their best chance to not have to stop living b...

146: Which Wellness Advice Can You Ignore? 17.04.2024

With so much health and wellness advice you can’t possibly have the willpower (or time!) to do it all.  How do you know what to go all in on and whether there’s anything you can safely ignore? Find full transcript/show notes with clickable links here: www.healthcouragecollective.com/146 My email address: healthcouragecollective@gmail.com Are you ready to give your cells their best chance to not ha...

145: Convenience and Greatness Cannot Coexist 10.04.2024

Convenience is king, but is it always in our best interest?  Some conveniences today lead to big inconveniences later.  And some don't.  What are you willing to be inconvenienced for? Find full transcript/show notes with clickable links here: www.healthcouragecollective.com/145 Enroll in my Udemy Course about bioidentical hormones TODAY  https://www.udemy.com/course/draft/5505730/?referralCode=C41...

144: You Need More Electrons (here's how to get 'em) 03.04.2024

What if there were something you could do for free or for an inexpensive one time cost that didn’t take any extra time out of your day but would give you something your body is likely lacking?  Most of us have an electron deficiency due to our loss of natural contact with the surface of the earth. Find the Full Transcript with clickable links here: www.healthcouragecollective.com/144 Totally free...

143: Your Most Important Relationship 27.03.2024

When you get to the end of your life and there’s no time left, what do you think you’ll realize was your most important relationship?  What relationship will you realize has given your life the most meaning?  Something that made impossible things possible for you?  The very thing that gave you freedom, confidence and power? Find a full transcript of the episode with clickable links here:  www.heal...

142: Sleep is Not a Pillar of Health (orig pub 6/8/22) 20.03.2024

What if you could improve your glucose control (thus setting you up for a lifetime of good metabolic health which translates into reduced risk of all chronic diseases), physically cleanse your brain (so it works better for longer and is much less likely to develop plaques), think more clearly, be in a better mood, reduce your stress and stress hormones that cause weight gain, boost your willpower...

141: Good Body Fat 13.03.2024

Not all body fat is created equal, and it’s helpful to your long term health to know the differences. Let’s get into it. Find Full Transcript/Shownotes here: www.healthcouragecollective.com/141 Hang out with me and get free stuff here: www.healthcouragecollective.com Are you ready to give your cells their best chance to not have to stop living before they die by allowing them access to physiologic...

140: Start Playing on Another Level 06.03.2024

How would you like to step up your future and start playing on a whole nother level? What would you need to be able to make the jump into the major league of health and contribution to the world? Find the full transcript/shownotes here: www.healthcouragecollective.com/140 Come hang out with me and find free stuff here: www.healthcouragecollective.com Are you ready to give your cells their best cha...

139: Meet Your Puppetmaster 28.02.2024

We tend to believe that we’re all here as free agents out here living our lives and making our choices and dealing with the results of those choices. We do things because we decided we wanted to do them. We want things because we consciously chose that our life would be better if we had them. We eat because we’re hungry. We crave certain types of food because our bodies need those nutrients or bec...

138: How The Wise Woman Built Her House (orig pub 3/9/22) 21.02.2024

How can a metaphor based on a children’s bible song help us discover the correct way to create what’s possible in our lives? The way that ensures that those dreams can weather the storms that life inevitably sends our way? If we pursue our dreams without this critical first step, we won’t be able to get very far. Come hang out with me: www.healthcouragecollective.com Are you ready to give your cel...

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