Less Stressed Life: Helping You Heal Yourself

Send us a textThis 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 intimacyCultivating financial intimacy & vision for wealthReasons behind the gender wealth gapGUEST SHARED HELPFUL TIPS ON:Tangible and practical systems for financial literacyDifferent budget systems Different debt pay-down optionsGetting started with investing ABOUT GUEST:This multiple six-figure entrepreneur and Forbes Coaches Council member grew up on food stamps, below the poverty line. As a kid the only thing she understood about money was that her family didn't have it. Her fear of finances carried on into her twenties, where she faced eviction, mountains of debt, and the consequences of every financial mistake a person can make. After becoming an entrepreneur, she realized that earning more was only a fraction of the equation. It was then that she committed to fully transforming her relationship with money. In a few short years, Hannah went from a negative net worth to becoming an investor, owning multiple properties, and building tangible wealth. Her own journey of financial liberation catalyzed the work she does today.Hannah helps entrepreneurial leaders build wealth and become well-resourced by cultivating financial stability, sovereignty, and sustainability. Her commitment to closing the wealth gap inspired her to found The LeadWell Summit in 2021, an annual global wealth event. It's free to all participants and will be hosted again on October 17th - 21st.The LeadWell Summit is a self-funded, grassroots platform for real, practical, and transformative discussions about building tangible wealth with world-renowned authors, speakers, and educators. The summit will touch upon necessary and often inaccessible topics that are essential to building wealth including Financial Feminism, First Generation Wealth, Trauma & Shame Around Money, Emotional Spending, Debt, Investing, Financial Intimacy, Credit, Budgeting, Wealth Embodiment, Crypto, and NFWHERE TO FIND       :IG - @iamhannahkoenig Well Summit: https://leadwellsummit.com/ CampsiteBio: https://campsite.bio/iamhannahkoenigWebsite: https://hannah-koenig.com/WHERE TO FIND CHRISTA:https://www.christabiegler.com/On IG:instagram.com/anti.inflammatory.nutritionist/Shop our Favoriteschristabiegler.com/shopLoving the podcast? Leave us a review and ENTER OUR GIVEAWAY NOW!Sharing & reviewing this podcast is the BEST way to help us succeed with our mission to help integrate the best of East & West empower you to raise the bar on your health story. Just go to I’ve spent the last 10 years helping others clear their skin and food sensitivities, and I’ve just spent the last few months streamlining my proven method in my Eczema and Food Sensitivity Freedom Program to help you get results easier than ever.  If you’re ready to get to the REAL root of your eczema & food sensitivities and finally feel like yourself again, head to christabiegler.com to join before the doors close!

Send us a textWelcome 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, book a time for a case review session at christabiegler.com/fss if you want to move in the right direction by Christmas Leave a review:https://reviewthispodcast.com/lessstressedlifeHave a question you want answered on the podcast? christabiegler.com/questionsOn this episode: Ethical concerns about contributing to health insurance from working in high dollar healthcareInsurance doesn’t cover my servicesCost differenceCost sharing model of "health insurance" alternativesYou are responsible for paying a certain monthly share amount similar to how you would pay a monthly insurance premiumThe amount paid per month is determined based on household size, age, where you live, annual unshared amount, and the program planCovered these Health Sharing Organizations: Christian Healthcare Samaritan Ministries KNEW HealthMedi-ShareAltrua Health Liberty Healthshare United Refuah HealthshareThis episode is sponsored by RUPA Health, my favorite lab concierge service that brings over 25 different functional medicine labs to one dashboard and saves me loads of time with it’s amazing interface and saves my clients money by being a low cost blood lab facilitating option.  If you're a health practitioner, get a free account at https://www.rupahealth.com and let them know I sent you! I’ve spent the last 10 years helping others clear their skin and food sensitivities, and I’ve just spent the last few months streamlining my proven method in my Eczema and Food Sensitivity Freedom Program to help you get results easier than ever.  If you’re ready to get to the REAL root of your eczema & food sensitivities and finally feel like yourself again, head to christabiegler.com to join before the doors close!

Send us a textINTRO:  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 managementWhat endometriosis looks like in perimenopausePMDD, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatmentsDifferent types of  fibroids, why & who gets fibroids, and common symptomsGUEST SHARED HELPFUL TIPS ON:Supplements, HRT, and Lifestyle recommendations for hormonal estrogen imbalancesABOUT GUEST:Dr. Fenske is a native of the New York area board cert in ob and gynecology. and cert NA MenoPause society provider. Dr. Fenske felt that her robust academic education did not provide her patients with the comprehensive, whole-person care she felt they deserved.  At this point, she applied and was accepted to the University of Arizona Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine fellowship with a scholarship and became board-certified in Integrative medicine.  She then took a deeper dive into root cause analysis and trained in functional medicine with the Institute of Functional Medicine.With this unique combination of training, she started TārāMD with a focus on treating complex conditions such as hormonal imbalances, polycystic ovarian syndrome, perimenopause, menopause, chronic pelvic pain, endometriosis, fibroids, recurrent infections, sexual dysfunction as well as optimizing women’s health and wellbeing during their annual examinations. Dr. Fenske has been invited to speak at national conferences and contributed to many magazines, news articles, and peer-reviewed studies. In addition, she consistently strives for growth, offering both her patients and colleagues her expertise and readiness to help solve the most complex challenges facing women’s health today.“Live life to the fullest: use your talents and skills to create a difference, laugh every day, love with all your heart, and surround yourself with like-minded and spirited people.”- Suzanne FenskeWHERE TO FIND       :Website: www.taramd.com    Instagram: @taramd4womenWHERE TO FIND CHRISTA:https://www.christabiegler.com/On IG:instagram.com/anti.inflammatory.nutritionist/Shop our Favoriteschristabiegler.com/shopDo you love the podcast? Please leave us a review and ENTER OUR GIVEAWAY NOW!Sharing & reviewing this podcast is the BEST way to help us succeed with our mission to help integrate the best of East & West and empower you to raise the bar on your health story. Just go to https://reviewthispodcast.com/lessstressedlife.SPONSORS:A special thanks to our VIP sponsor RUPA Health, our lab concierge service that helps our clients get standard bloodwork 2/3 off retail direct-to-consumer lab test pricing. Tell them I sent you when you sign up for your free practitioner account.I’ve spent the last 10 years helping others clear their skin and food sensitivities, and I’ve just spent the last few months streamlining my proven method in my Eczema and Food Sensitivity Freedom Program to help you get results easier than ever.  If you’re ready to get to the REAL root of your eczema & food sensitivities and finally feel like yourself again, head to christabiegler.com to join before the doors close!

Send us a textINTRO: 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 - MythbustingThe symptoms of perimenopause and menopauseThe benefits of hormone replacement therapyWhy do some doctors dismiss HRT in favor of The Pill or an IUDThe importance of pelvic floor therapy for maintaining vaginal healthGUEST SHARED HELPFUL TIPS ON:How to determine the best types of hormone replacement therapy?Where to start first when treating perimenopause and menopause?What is the dreaded “menopot” and how can women lose it?Organic water-based lube - recommendationsSupplements  & sustainable food recommendations to support midlife hormonesABOUT GUEST:Esther is the bestselling author of Cavewomen Don’t Get Fat, Eat, Drink and Be Gorgeous, Secrets of Gorgeous, and The Eat, Drink, and Be Gorgeous Project. She currently maintains a busy virtual practice where she helps women balance hormones, lose stubborn body fat, and treat the root cause of health struggles.Esther was voted Best Nutritionist by Manhattan Magazine. She has appeared on Dr. Oz, the Today Show, A Healthy You with Carol Alt, the ISAAC show, ABC-TV, FOX- 5’s Good Day NY, and Fox News Live. Esther is an in-demand authority frequently quoted in E!Online, In Touch, Time Magazine, The New York Post, The Los Angeles Times, In Style, Bazaar, Self, Fitness, Marie Claire, and Cosmo.Esther received a Bachelor of Science in Clinical Nutrition from Simmons College in Boston and is a graduate of New York University, where she received her Master of Science in Clinical Nutrition. Esther is credentialed as a registered dietitian, a certified dietitian-nutritionist and a Certified Nutrition Specialist (CNS), the certification from the Board for Certification of Nutrition Specialists (BCNS). She is also a member of the American Dietetic Association, Dietitians in Functional Medicine, Nutritionists in Complementary Care, and the Connecticut Dietetic Association.Esther is a 4-time bestselling author whose new book SEE YA LATER, OVULATOR: Mastering Menopause with Nutrition, Hormones, and Self-Advocacy hits shelves on October 6, 2022.WHERE TO FIND       :https://www.facebook.com/LivingGorgeoushttps://www.instagram.com/gorgeousesther/https://www.youtube.com/user/estherblumwww.estherblum.comWHERE TO FIND CHRISTA:https://www.christabiegler.com/On IG:instagram.com/anti.inflammatory.nutritionist/Shop our Favoriteschristabiegler.com/shopLoving the podcast? Leave us a review and ENTER OUR GIVEAWAY NOW!Sharing & reviewing this podcast is the BEST way to help us succeed with our mission to help integrate the best of East & West empower you to raise the bar on your health story. Just go to https://reviewthispodcast.com/lessstrI’ve spent the last 10 years helping others clear their skin and food sensitivities, and I’ve just spent the last few months streamlining my proven method in my Eczema and Food Sensitivity Freedom Program to help you get results easier than ever.  If you’re ready to get to the REAL root of your eczema & food sensitivities and finally feel like yourself again, head to christabiegler.com to join before the doors close!

Send us a textIn 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 boundariesProcrastination and inability to focus How our brain affects our health. What to do if you're a parent and want to set your kids up for success. Britt Lefkoe is a business and personal development coach, who specializes in coaching individuals who are looking to push through glass ceilings, uplevel in their business, and create more joy and authenticity in their lives. For over 20 years, Britt has been expanding upon the groundbreaking work of her father, Morty Lefkoe, whose belief-based, neuroscientific approach to business and personal development has been instrumental in the growth of individuals and organizations around the world.Britt's work is focused on identifying and shifting the underlying beliefs, thoughts, and feelings that are typically buried underneath layers of achieving, accomplishments, and pushing through. Her highly customized methodology helps clients identify blind spots and create unwavering confidence, to accelerate growth without undiagnosed problems holding them back. If you have a question you want answered on The Less Stressed Life, submit an audio or text question here: christabiegler.com/questionsGet your case reviewed: christabiegler.com/fssLearn about Britt's Mindset coaching group: https://brittlefkoe.com/mindsetgroup This episode is sponsored by RUPA Health, my favorite lab concierge service that brings over 25 different functional medicine labs to one dashboard and saves me loads of time with it’s amazing interface and saves my clients money by being a low cost blood lab facilitating option.  If you're a health practitioner, get a free account at https://www.rupahealth.com and let them know I sent you! I’ve spent the last 10 years helping others clear their skin and food sensitivities, and I’ve just spent the last few months streamlining my proven method in my Eczema and Food Sensitivity Freedom Program to help you get results easier than ever.  If you’re ready to get to the REAL root of your eczema & food sensitivities and finally feel like yourself again, head to christabiegler.com to join before the doors close!

Send us a textWelcome 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://reviewthispodcast.com/lessstressedlifeYou can submit your own questions or case for review @ https://www.christabiegler.com/questions In this episode, I answered listener questions from Mary Kay, Abee, & Charly:Mary Kay asked: Are there blood tests that should be requested to know inflammation levels? Mark Kay gives us a little more information and shares her case in more depth.CRC survivor.  Previous radiation, chemo and surgery.   Gut hasn't been the same since.  Too much fiber feels like it doesn't digestToo little fiber results in constipation.Fingers have trigger finger, which I believe is from inflamationStomach is often upset.  Seems like cooked veggies digest better for meEat a lot of fish.  Anything inflammatory I should know?Is coffee ok?Abee asked :  How can I normalize autoimmune disorders? I'm  trying to conceive and facing higher thyroid antibodies and antisperm antibodies are positive.  How it can be resolved naturally by diet, and lifestyle changes.Charly asked : How to manage a well-rounded diet without worrying about restriction or if you are overeating?Charly gives us a little more information and shares her case in more depth  I’ve had awful periods ever since I was a teenager, but since I was diagnosed with Graves’ disease last year my health has slowly been declining. I cut out gluten and tried to limit my dairy intake but no matter what I do my stomach always feels bloated and rock hard, almost like I can’t relax the muscles. My periods have got worse, and recently I was told I may have endometriosis. The doctor said I needed to go on the pill, which I did, but unfortunately this just made me feel severely depressed so came off it after a month. Since then my periods have got worse and I’m feeling lost. Having the doctor say the only options is pill or surgery left me feeling very hopeless. I know stress doesn’t help, but I can’t seem to shake this feeling of hopelessness. WHERE TO FIND CHRISTA:https://www.christabiegler.com/On IG:instagram.com/anti.inflammatory.nutritionist/Shop our Favoriteschristabiegler.com/shopLoving the podcast? Leave us a review and ENTER OUR GIVEAWAY NOW!Sharing & reviewing this podcast is the BEST way to help us succeed with our mission to help integrate the best of East & West empower you to raise the bar on your health story. Just go to https://reviewthispodcast.com/lessstressedlifeSPONSORS:A special thanks to our VIP sponsor RUPA Health, our lab concierge service that helps our clients get standard bloodwork 2/3 off retail direct to consumer lab test pricing. Let thI’ve spent the last 10 years helping others clear their skin and food sensitivities, and I’ve just spent the last few months streamlining my proven method in my Eczema and Food Sensitivity Freedom Program to help you get results easier than ever.  If you’re ready to get to the REAL root of your eczema & food sensitivities and finally feel like yourself again, head to christabiegler.com to join before the doors close!

Send us a textWelcome 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://reviewthispodcast.com/lessstressedlifeYou can submit your own questions or case for review @ https://www.christabiegler.com/questions In this episode I answered listener questions from Mary and Jordan:  Mary is wondering about parasite testing and symptoms of moodiness, poor sleep, loose bowels, hair thinning, dry skin and frequent post nasal drip. CASE REVIEW: Jordan gives us a little more information and shares her case in more depth: History of eczema throughout my whole life, but only on arms and legs. Have had since I was a child. Presented as red, itchy bumps on legs and back and as flaky and itchy red patches in creases of elbows mostly during summer)Started having Increased flares starting in summer of 2020 with itchy bumps and red patches covering most of body. Additionally, developed new type of severe eczema on my face, neck, hairline that had never occurred before. Before this, had never had any eczema on my face. Flares got increasingly worse over the next ~6 months.Dermatologist gave 10 day taper of oral prednisone and topical steroids to help "heal eczema (Jan 2021) and then started on Dupixent (injections every other week). Stopped injections in Feb 2022.After stopping injections had small amount of eczema on body, only small itchy bumps, nothing on face.  Face had another severe flare in July-August 2022 requiring topical steroids to heal again.Additionally, only have 3-4 BMs per week. Do not use any stool softeners/laxative. (but uses motility support!)Feeling very fatigued in the afternoons, trouble getting out of bed in the mornings for a long time. New issues of waking up in the middle of the night and occasional muscle cramping.Saw functional MD who did blood work and Gut Zoomer stool test (Vibrant wellness).Stool test with gut commensals high for leaky gut, moderate for SIBO and other categories. Low for cardiovascular health and IBD. MD gave supplement regimen and SIBO diet for 30 days.  Abnormal labs: OmegaCheck 3.0 (low), AST 31 (high), Vit D 33.4, B12 246Current supplements: Magnesium citrate, Motility Pro, SBI protect, Atrantil; have been taking for 2 weeks, no supps before this.  controlJordan also asked: Do you have specific probiotics you recommend?How to get away from relying on long-term supplement use for regular bowel movements (currently taking 450mg Mg each night, Atrantil, and Motility- pro)What is your experience with using Low Fodmap or a SIBO diet for healing your gut/have you seen them be successful in the long-term with people able to add most foods back in?I also give a bit of context to different ways you can look at an issue with the "healing triad". I’ve spent the last 10 years helping others clear their skin and food sensitivities, and I’ve just spent the last few months streamlining my proven method in my Eczema and Food Sensitivity Freedom Program to help you get results easier than ever.  If you’re ready to get to the REAL root of your eczema & food sensitivities and finally feel like yourself again, head to christabiegler.com to join before the doors close!

Send us a textI'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 online business owners. We covered:PART 1: How we started and got to where we are nowAdvice to early business ownersDiscussing whether you should niche or help everyone PART 2: Mentorship and coaching Things you didn't know you'd have to talk to clients about before you got into business.  Coming to the table are long term and new business owners as well as two teachers that took a second career in nutrition: Kaely McDevitt, MS, RD of Kaelyrd.com and Leveraging Labs practitioner programRobyn Johnson, MS, RD of nutritionbyrobyn.com, Rayvi Shop electrolyte drinks, and Functional Nutrition Practitioner InstituteEmily Field, MS, RD of emilyfieldrd.com and Macros Made Easy Christa Biegler, RD of christabiegler.com and Food Sensitivity Solutions program and host of The Less Stressed Life podcastEmily Morris, MS, RD working with emilyfieldrd.com Maria Sylvester Terry, RD of Maria Terry Nutrition and @vitamin_ri Kristin Vondenstein work with Macros Made Easy and emilyfieldrd.com Leave us a review: https://reviewthispodcast.com/lessstressedlifeWHERE TO FIND CHRISTA:https://www.christabiegler.com/On IG:instagram.com/anti.inflammatory.nutritionist/Shop our Favoriteschristabiegler.com/shopAre you a practitioner curious about labs?A special thanks to our VIP sponsor RUPA Health, our lab concierge service that helps our clients get standard bloodwork 2/3 off retail direct to consumer lab test pricing. Let them know I sent you when you sign up for your free practitioner account.https://www.rupahealth.com/ I’ve spent the last 10 years helping others clear their skin and food sensitivities, and I’ve just spent the last few months streamlining my proven method in my Eczema and Food Sensitivity Freedom Program to help you get results easier than ever.  If you’re ready to get to the REAL root of your eczema & food sensitivities and finally feel like yourself again, head to christabiegler.com to join before the doors close!

Send us a textI'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 online business owners. We covered:PART 1: How we started and got to where we are nowAdvice to early business ownersDiscussing whether you should niche or help everyone PART 2: Mentorship and coaching Things you didn't know you'd have to talk to clients about before you got into business.  Coming to the table are long term and new business owners as well as two teachers that took a second career in nutrition: Kaely McDevitt, MS, RD of Kaelyrd.com and Leveraging Labs practitioner programRobyn Johnson, MS, RD of nutritionbyrobyn.com, Rayvi Shop electrolyte drinks, and Functional Nutrition Practitioner InstituteEmily Field, MS, RD of emilyfieldrd.com and Macros Made Easy Christa Biegler, RD of christabiegler.com and Food Sensitivity Solutions program and host of The Less Stressed Life podcastEmily Morris, MS, RD working with emilyfieldrd.com Maria Sylvester Terry, RD of Maria Terry Nutrition and @vitamin_ri Kristin Vondenstein work with Macros Made Easy and emilyfieldrd.com Don't miss part 2 of this episode next week!  Leave us a review: https://reviewthispodcast.com/lessstressedlife WHERE TO FIND CHRISTA:https://www.christabiegler.com/On IG:instagram.com/anti.inflammatory.nutritionist/Shop our Favoriteschristabiegler.com/shopAre you a practitioner curious about labs? A special thanks to our VIP sponsor RUPA Health, our lab concierge service that helps our clients get standard bloodwork 2/3 off retail direct to consumer lab test pricing. Let them know I sent you when you sign up for your free practitioner account.I’ve spent the last 10 years helping others clear their skin and food sensitivities, and I’ve just spent the last few months streamlining my proven method in my Eczema and Food Sensitivity Freedom Program to help you get results easier than ever.  If you’re ready to get to the REAL root of your eczema & food sensitivities and finally feel like yourself again, head to christabiegler.com to join before the doors close!

Send us a textINTRO: 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 MythsTypes of PCOS Adrenal PCOS Symptoms The difference between hypothalamic amenorrhea & PCOSEating to heal your PCOSGUEST SHARED HELPFUL TIPS ON:Get diagnoses for PCOS & how to identify which type of PCOS you haveSupport foundations for PCOSThe starting point for healing PCOSLINKS TO PREVIOUS PCOS EPISODES:#050 PCOS Nutrition with Angela Grassi, MS, RDN#069 Painful periods, endometriosis, PCOS, fertility & inflammation with Melissa Groves, RDN#120 PCOS and Estrogen the Superhero with Dr. Felice Gersh#018 Food writer to Food Woes: How overcoming PCOS, Thyroid and Gut health issues changed Kate's Kordsmeier's young lifeABOUT GUEST:Jillian is a Functional Dietitian and Women’s Health Specialist. She provides comprehensive nutrition and lifestyle counseling to women, with a special emphasis on PCOS, hormone balance, and digestive health. Jillian helps clients identify and address the root causes of their hormone and digestive symptoms naturally using advanced lab testing, personalized nutrition, and supportive lifestyle therapies as the first line of intervention. Jillian runs a virtual private practice based in Boston, MA and is the creator of the Empowered PCOS Program. It's her mission to empower women to take back control of their health, reclaim their confidence, and experience life at its fullest potential.WHERE TO FIND       :Instagram:  @jilliangreavesrd Website: https://jilliangreaves.com/ WHERE TO FIND CHRISTA:https://www.christabiegler.com/On IG: instagram.com/anti.inflammatory.nutritionist/Shop our Favoriteschristabiegler.com/shopLoving the podcast? Leave us a review and ENTER OUR GIVEAWAY NOW!Sharing & reviewing this podcast is the BEST way to help us succeed with our mission to help integrate the best of East & West empower you to raise the bar on your health story. Just go to https://reviewthispodcast.com/lessstressedlifeSPONSORS:A special thanks to our VIP sponsor RUPA Health, our lab cI’ve spent the last 10 years helping others clear their skin and food sensitivities, and I’ve just spent the last few months streamlining my proven method in my Eczema and Food Sensitivity Freedom Program to help you get results easier than ever.  If you’re ready to get to the REAL root of your eczema & food sensitivities and finally feel like yourself again, head to christabiegler.com to join before the doors close!