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What is the Less Stressed Life Podcast?

What is the Less Stressed Life Podcast show?

It's all about YOU and how you can start feeling awesome about your life, health, and happiness.  Episode number one is all about the origin story of this podcast show and how I was able to figure out why I wanted to share what I knew as an...

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Shrooms for Beginnings: Everything You Need to Know about Medicinal Mushrooms with Jeff Chilton medicinalmushrooms mushrooms podcast thelessstressedlifepodcast

Fascinating discussion about trending medicinal mushrooms: lion's mane, chaga, cordyceps for focus, nutrition, food prep and more. Plus where to buy and what to look out for when you're perusing the market from long time shroom expert and producer Jeff Chilton.

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Sheet Pan Recipe Round Up healthy meals recipe recipe round up sheet pan

The discovery of sheet pan dinners is life changing. You can literally take any protein, combine it with any veggie, mix it all up with any sauce or seasoning, toss it in the oven, and have a complete dinner in under an hour.  There's something so satisfying about pulling a complete meal out...

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Why Some Kids Get Eczema and Others Don't allergies antibiotics eczema family history genetics jaundice microbiome
Red, dry, flaky, oozing, itching, irritating, interrupted sleep, long sleeves, long stares, puffy eyes….these are just some of the words that come to mind when I think of eczema. 
 
Dermatitis, hives, allergic reactions….whatever you want to call it, the skin is angry and...
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Read This Before You Do Any Food Sensitivity Testing!

What are the differences between food sensitivities, intolerances, and allergies?

Food Allergy

A food allergy is an immune reaction to food. In other words, your body’s immune system identifies a specific food as an invader and reacts accordingly by producing antibodies to protect you.

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Don't Be Blind! Nutrients for Eye Health

While genetics definitely play a role in eye health, lifestyle also plays a huge role! Especially when you take into account sitting in front of a screen all day at work.

Take a quick recap of your day and ask yourself: How much time did you spend on your computer or phone today? In today's day...

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Change your bacteria, change your life gut health microbiome podcast probiotics
 
 
Okay...let me just get right to it.
 
I wanted to make sure you didn’t miss the episode we put out last week called “Forget Everything You Know About Probiotics” where I talk to my favorite microbiologist, Kiran Krishnan, about where we get our bacteria...
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Catching your breath: Meditation and breathing tools for upleveling your life breathe meditation podcast tips and tools uplevel your life

Last weekend I was at a dietitian mastermind business retreat in San Diego. Our coach set up a yoga practice on the beach that was unlike any other yoga practice with a teacher and breath coach named Luke. He took us through a series of breathing patterns at the end of yoga in a sequence called...

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Here's How to Prevent Getting Sick podcast

 

If your holidays were anything like mine, you were a little out of routine, shorter on sleep and chowing down on the carbs on the buffet. And it was all glorious until the ol' immune system said "enough!" At least that’s what mine said after several days of the above scenario.

So...

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What am I giving YOU for the holidays? + Black Friday favorites + Stop feeling bloated

Thanks for joining me for this Holiday gift guide, Christa style. That's no frills...in case you don't speak code....

Anyway, some of my top picks for quick gifts this year? Actually, I'm giving away awesome olive oil and mom & pop bourbon barrel 100% maple syrup. And I'm happy to tell you...

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Allergen free and clean label foodie finds at the Food Allergy Bloggers Conference fablogcon food allergy food allergy blogger food finds gluten free

Ever go on a long weekend trip and come home to gain 5+ pounds? Yeah, me too. It has not been a big problem since I adopted an anti-inflammatory foundation to what I eat but this weekend? I ate a lot of things. And I’m totally not complaining. It was worth it.

And I don’t feel bad.

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Are we a match made in heaven? fast track to fabulous work with me

 

DID YOU KNOW that I work with people from all over the United States and beyond to solve problems once and for all?

I get it.

You want to feel great and eat healthily but you don’t want food to control your life.

Nutrition doesn’t have to be hard. It can be strategic...

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12-MINUTE BREATHWORK SESSION FOR BLOAT & FOOD SENSITIVITIES

If you ever feel bloated for no reason or react to random foods, this 12-minute breathing exercise is for you.

This short recording combines several healing modalities, including an intentional breath pattern that signals relaxation to the vagus nerve. This can improve digestive function and immune health, which impacts food reactions, along with many other benefits.

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Breathwork Waiver

Breathwork should never be done while driving or in water. Ask your doctor if you have a serious medical condition.