Vibing Well with Dr. Stacy (A Foundational Approach to Healing the LIFESTYLE)

We break down the three most overlooked levers in a healing journey: fat, fiber, and fasting, and why your results change when you understand the “why” behind each one. We connect cholesterol, insulin, bile flow, gut health, and metabolic flexibility into one practical framework you can actually use.  • why healthy fat supports cell membranes, hormones, bile flow, immunity, and brain and nerve pro...

Your day is getting programmed whether you choose it or not, and the “golden hours” after waking and before sleep are where that programming sticks. I walk through what’s happening in the brain and nervous system during those windows, why we’re more suggestible and neuroplastic, and how a few small choices can shift your baseline from reactive to regulated. If your mornings start with scrolling, s...

We break down why insulin resistance can build for decades while glucose still looks “normal” and why symptoms often show up long before a diagnosis. We also explain how to use real data from glucose trends, key labs, and cycle awareness to improve metabolic flexibility, fat burning, and hormone balance without obsessing over calories. • the phases of insulin resistance and why hyperinsulinemia hi...

What if the reason your macros “aren’t working” has nothing to do with willpower and everything to do with hormones and timing? We pull back the curtain on why calories and macros alone can’t fix metabolism and show how insulin, cortisol, leptin, and ghrelin actually drive fat loss, energy, sleep, and cravings. This is a practical, science-grounded guide to turning off food noise, restoring trust...

What if PCOS, “hormone imbalance,” and infertility aren’t problems to micromanage but signals that your metabolism needs safety and rhythm? We open the hood on the hormonal hierarchy—how insulin and cortisol set the stage for estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone—and explain why symptom chasing, birth control, and even well-meaning supplement stacks often miss the mark. By restoring nighttime r...

We explore why willpower fails when your emotions and physiology aren’t aligned and show how heart–brain coherence makes change feel safe and sustainable. Practical tools help you clean your inputs, build awareness, set intentions, and rehearse new patterns that stick. • heart coherence as the body’s synchronizer • emotions informing the nervous system and behavior • survival wiring, generational...

We explore why change sticks when the body, mind, schedule, and space align, and why willpower alone fails. We show how decluttering, time edits, blood sugar balance, and calmer inputs teach the nervous system that new is safe, setting the stage for part two’s troubleshooting. • reframing problems as goal prompts and trackers • how stress narrows perception and confirms old beliefs • decluttering...

Want deeper sleep without hacks or hype? We unpack the real reasons you wake up at night and show how light exposure, dinner timing, and cortisol-insulin patterns quietly decide whether your body repairs or unravels. I walk through the nightly “window” when cortisol dips, why bright rooms and screens suppress melatonin, and how late meals trigger blood sugar crashes that jolt you awake. You’ll lea...

The clock changed, the light faded, and suddenly sleep feels off, cravings spike, and the calendar is full of sweets and late nights. We break the winter spiral by getting back to first principles: your body runs on time signals from light and food, and those signals need clarity when the days grow short. We start with circadian anchors you can use tomorrow morning: bright outdoor light to cap cor...

We map the hidden roadblocks that stall healing and show how doing less—by creating space, clarifying goals, and resetting the nervous system—unlocks real change. From dropping diagnosis identity to turning data into wisdom, we focus on metabolic health, circadian rhythm, and practical boundaries. • defining a clear goal and evolving routines to match it • avoiding identity with diagnosis and labe...

What if I told you this generation of children is the first not expected to outlive their parents? Despite unprecedented medical advances, chronic disease rates in children have skyrocketed by 400%. As a Naturopath and mother, this reality keeps me up at night. The perfect storm has been brewing: from compromised birth experiences to excessive sugar consumption, from constant screen time to enviro...

Ever feel like you're going through the motions with your health routines, but seeing diminishing returns? This episode dives deep into two game-changing concepts that might revolutionize your healing journey. First, Dr. Stacy tackles the evolution of routines—how to recognize when habits that once served you have become burdens instead of blessings. She reveals the subtle signs that your dai...

Your body isn't failing you—it's responding logically to the conditions you've created. When hormones plummet, whether sex hormones or thyroid, it's a sign your body is prioritizing survival over optimization. The hierarchy of hormones explains why so many of us struggle with imbalances despite our best efforts. Survival hormones like cortisol always take precedence, and when t...

Dr. Stacy explores the critical differences between food cravings and insatiable hunger, revealing how our biochemistry—not willpower—drives these powerful urges and impacts sustainable weight management. • Cravings are the body's communication system telling us something is out of balance—whether blood sugar, gut health, or mineral deficiencies • Sweet cravings typically indicate blood sugar...

Fat distribution matters more than weight alone for metabolic health, with invisible fat deposits in the liver, visceral area, and muscles driving inflammation before subcutaneous fat accumulates. These hidden fat stores can cause metabolic dysfunction even in people who appear thin, with liver fat becoming problematic at just 0.5 pounds while subcutaneous fat allows up to 22 pounds before similar...

In today's episode I unpack ALL things STRESS (what it does to our body long term and how it impacts everything from our behavior, to our thoughts and perceptions, and how to find what OUR bodies in particular are tagging as a threat (Hint, it could just be TOO MUCH of even a good thing!)  With that, it is imperative to talk about the amount of  (over) information we are constantly consuming...

In today's episode, I discuss how added sugar and refined/processed foods (yes, even organic, dairy-free, and gluten-free processed foods are STILL processed and refined), still unrecognizable to the mitochondria, still void of nutrients that our gut microbime needs (like fiber!), and also causing MORE inflammation and mitochondria dysfucntion which contirbutes to all METABOLIC diseases inclu...

In today's episode, I answer all of your questions from IG, and we dive into all things calorie defecit (and why I don't start there!), fasted workouts, navigating anxiety symptoms while working on foundational needs, navigating the social scene (while keeping goals!), hypoglycemia, histamine and blood sugar connections, sugar substitutes, and everything in between! To get updates on gro...

In today's episode, I chat about how to bring in protein, strength training, and building muscle in a supportive and intentional way (And WHY we need to always be making this our eventual goal along any healing journey). I talk about the nuance of protein consumption, why it is not favorable to overdo it when living a sedentary lifestyle, but how to strategically increase it as the body is re...

In this episode, I delve into all things ketosis, benefits of getting into it, differences among sexes, the healing benefits of achieving not only ketosis, but metabolic flexibility, and how I use it intermittently for its healing powers, but choose not to stay in it long term!  Keto Mojo (Ketone Meter) 15% off meter kits I also chat about how we not only need a FULL spectrum of light for optimize...

In today's episode, I talk about how the body works to heal itself (and how it compensates to do so), what systems the body enlists to try and maintain this "balance," and how symptoms start to pop up when these systems become overwhelmed.  Balance is always key, and my hope in this episode it to shed light on something in your own day-to-day that is lacking balance in some way (esp...

In today's episode, we shift the perspective on histamine issues, why we have them, what triggers them, and how we clear them - as we have to take ALL of these into consideration when treating them in a sustainable way! We also talked about hot and cold therapies, what they are supporting, and when and how to use them appropriately. When you understand the WHY behind something, you are more l...

Today, we discuss a foundational pillar when it comes to our healing potential and that is connecting to our body's biological or circadian clock. There is nothing more stressful to the body and its healing potential than not knowing what time of day it is and we uncover all of the things that send the body mixed signals where it loses its "timing" and therefore doesn't know wh...

In today's episode, we uncover how thyroid problems are never "just" the thyroid- we always need to be thinking of supporting thyroid hormones as a system. This involves the singalling that starts in the brain, the conversion areas (gut and liver), making sure the body isn't diverting too much energy into the HPA pathway, before even thinking about directing our energy into the...

In this episode, I address ALL of the questions I get about mold, including: Can you get better living in it? Do you need all of the supplements? How to detox without symptoms? HLA/DR and genetics And so much more! Also, I share my experience personally of at least 3 exposures and how they are all different, what I see clinically, and what mold sheds a light on when it comes to our foundational he...