Simple Farmhouse Life

299. Overwhelmed by Health Advice? A Simpler Approach to Fatigue, Food Sensitivities, Hidden Stress | Christa Biegler of Less Stressed Life


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If you are feeling tired, foggy, reactive to everything you eat, and you’re not sure where to even begin, this episode is for you!  I’m joined by Christa from Less Stressed Life to unpack some of the most confusing and overwhelming health topics moms face: sluggish thyroid, hidden stress, food sensitivities, and nervous system overload. Christa shares her holistic, systems-based approach to healing that prioritizes nourishment, nervous system support, and practical tools over endless restriction and fear. If you’ve ever been told your labs are “normal” but you still don’t feel like yourself, you don’t want to miss this conversation!

In this episode, we cover:

  • Welcoming Christa from Less Stressed Life to talk thyroid, nervous system health, food sensitivities, and more

  • How her own health journey shaped the way she helps women heal holistically

  • The “health triad” framework: chemical/nutritional, structural/environmental, emotional/energetic

  • Common issues women face—gut troubles, skin flare-ups, fatigue, and subclinical thyroid symptoms

  • Why many symptoms trace back to nervous system dysregulation and chronic stress

  • A story about stress shutting down digestion—how even nature couldn’t calm the fight-or-flight response

  • Defining neuroplasticity and the importance of training the body to shift out of stress mode

  • Simple tools for nervous system support—gratitude, humming, breathwork, nature walks, legs up the wall

  • Wearable tech to promote calm—vagus nerve stimulation devices like Apollo Neuro

  • How long-term stress depletes nutrients and contributes to hidden deficiencies

  • Subtle but telling signs of sluggish thyroid—cold hands, brain fog, fatigue, cracked feet, and hair loss

  • Why “normal” thyroid labs don’t always reflect what’s really going on in the body

  • The real root of many food sensitivities—gut permeability, poor digestion, and fear-based restriction

  • How over-restriction can backfire and increase hypersensitivity to everyday foods

  • Encouragement for those navigating Hashimoto’s, reintroducing gluten or dairy, or feeling stuck

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