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This week on The Less Stressed Life, Amy Rawls joins me to talk about why you are not what you eat, but what you digest, assimilate, and eliminate. We dig into the difference between digestive enzymes taken with meals and systemic enzymes taken away from food, how enzyme capacity develops in babies, and why so many gut and skin issues trace back to poor digestion.

If you have struggled with food sensitivities, skin flares, or supplements that do not seem to work, this conversation will help you understand how enzymes can make all the difference.

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KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Why digestion, not food alone, drives symptoms
• How enzymes decline under stress
• The role of digestive versus systemic enzymes
• Why infant enzyme capacity explains early skin and gut flares
• Food sensitivities are often a digestion problem, not a food problem

ABOUT GUEST:
Amy Rawls, MS, RD, LD, FMNS, CGN is a registered dietitian specializing in integrative and functional nutrition with a focus on root cause healing and mind-body optimization. She serves as Director of Clinical Services and Education at Transformation Enzyme Corporation, where she leads practitioner education, clinical support, and research on enzyme therapy. Amy has presented nationally and internationally on the role of nutrition and enzymes in supporting whole-body health. 

WHERE TO FIND:
Website: https://www.transformationenzymes.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/enzymeamy/
Email Amy: [email protected]
Additional Education: https://www.mycliniciantoolbox.com/

WHERE TO FIND CHRISTA:
Website: https://www.christabiegler.com/
Instagram: @anti.inflammatory.nutritionist
Podcast Instagram: @lessstressedlife
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lessstressedlife

NUTRITION PHILOSOPHY OF LESS STRESSED LIFE:
🍽️ Over restriction is dead
🥑 Whole food is soul food and fed is best
🔄 Sustainable, synergistic nutrition is in (the opposite of whack-a-mole supplementation & supplement graveyards)
🤝 You don’t have to figure it out alone
❤️ Do your best and leave the rest

SPONSOR:
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I released a free training that shares the 4 steps I use to help clients reduce eczema, inflammation, and food-reaction symptoms by 50%+ in a few months — without restriction or overwhelm. The feedback has been incredible, and I answer every question inside the training. Watch here: christabiegler.com/blueprint