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Struggling to get out of bed in the morning? Surviving on coffee? Falling asleep at your desk at 3 pm? Let's talk fatigue.

I am joined by a returning guest Dr. Evan Hirsch in this week's episode of the Less Stressed Podcast to share his expertise about Lyme Disease and the underlying causes and symptoms of having chronic fatigue.

"𝐴𝑙𝑙 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑓𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑔𝑢𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑎𝑙𝑠𝑜 𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑎𝑢𝑡𝑜𝑖𝑚𝑚𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐴𝑙𝑧ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑟. 𝐼𝑡'𝑠 𝑎 ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑟; 𝑖𝑡'𝑠 𝑎 𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑠𝑖𝑔𝑛. 𝐼𝑡'𝑠 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑝𝑎𝑦 𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑖𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑜𝑛'𝑡 𝑝𝑎𝑦 𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑏𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑏𝑙𝑒𝑚𝑠 𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑛."

Dr. Hirsch shared his expertise on: 

• His experience with chronic fatigue and Lyme disease
• The 10 causes of fatigue
• The impact of childhood trauma, deficiencies, and toxicities
• Recognizing signs of chronic fatigue and what to do about it

Mentioned in this episode:

• Adrenal Fatigue by Dr. James Wilson Book   
• Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)  
• NeuroAffective Relational Model (NARM)    
• Willy Burgdorfer  

Evan H. Hirsch, MD, is a World-Renowned Fatigue Expert and is the Founder & CEO of the International Center for Energy & Fatigue. He suffered from fatigue for 5 years before he achieved resolution using the Fix Your Fatigue Program that he pioneered in his medical practice. Through his best-selling book, podcast, and online programs, he has helped thousands of people around the world optimize their energy naturally, and he is on a mission to help 1 million more. He also helps licensed, functional medicine providers transition to a successful virtual practice so that they can have more impact, more success, and a greater quality of life. He is board-certified in family medicine and integrative medicine and when he’s not at the office, you can find him singing musicals, dancing, and playing basketball with his family.

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Can you barely get out of bed in the morning, but are WIRED at 10 pm? 

In this week's mini-episode of the Less Stressed Life Podcast, we're talking about adrenals 101 - what your adrenals glands are, what they do, and how they impact your hormones, especially stress hormones.

If you've been finding yourself WIRED & TIRED, this episode is for you!

I dive into:

• Adrenals role in blood pressure and stress
• Why we need to pay attention to low testosterone
• Accessing your adrenal health and symptoms
• A sneak peek of my upcoming class to support your adrenals: RESILIENCE RESET: A 4-part adrenal support workshop to promote productivity and hormone harmony

Mentioned in this episode:

• #136 Should you test your hormones? with Christa Biegler, RD  
• RESILIENCE RESET: A 4-part adrenal support workshop to promote productivity and hormone harmony 

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Skyler Skein, President of GladSkin joins us in this week's episode of the Less Stressed Life Podcast to help us solve the eczema itch and redness during dry and winter months in a smarter and safer way!

Thanks to @Gladskin for sponsoring this episode. You can use the coupon code "lessstressed" on gladskin.com for 10% off your order.

Skyler shared his expertise on: 

• Takeaways from Skyler's Lyme Disease journey
• The balance of fiber and microbiome health
• What you need to know about phages
• The power of Endolysins and how they can help our skin
  
  

Mentioned in this episode:

•  J. Craig Venter Institute 

Skyler Stein holds an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a B.A. from Duke University and is the President of Gladskin USA, a biotechnology-driven skincare brand.

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In this week's mini-episode of the Less Stressed Life Podcast, I share the story of when I broke my prolonged fast and how mineral salt saved the day!

I share tips on:

• Prolonged fasting benefits and cell replication
• How right and wrong ways to break a fast
• Importance of electrolytes
  
  

Mentioned in this episode:

• Prof. Valter Longo  

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"𝐼𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢'𝑟𝑒 𝑔𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑘𝑖𝑝 𝑎 𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑙, 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑐𝑎𝑛'𝑡 𝑠𝑘𝑖𝑝 𝑛𝑢𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠. 𝑃𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑎𝑙𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑦 𝑑𝑜𝑛'𝑡 𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑒𝑛𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑛𝑢𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠."

In this week's mini-episode of the Less Stressed Life Podcast, we're talking fasts. While research shows promising benefits to fasting, oftentimes we may actually be further stressing their body by under-eating and skipping nutrients.

I dive into tips on:

• What intermittent fasting really is (hint hint, it's not just skipping lunch)
• Metabolic flexibility and under-eating
• Impact of snacking between meals

Mentioned in this episode:

• Prof. Valter Longo  

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Did you know you can order your own labs?? It's easier than you think!

In this week's mini-episode of the Less Stressed Life Podcast, l'm sharing where and how you can order your own nutrient and functional testing.

I dive into tips on:

• Where and how you can order your own labs
• Types of nutrient and functional testing to choose from
• Making a plan to interpret your results

Mentioned in this episode:

• Spectracell   
• #149 Why B12 isn't just a B12 deficiency + numbness, tingling, and low energy with Christa Biegler, RD  
• https://directlabs.com/default.aspx
• https://www.ultalabtests.com/shop
• Omega 3 Index Testing   

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 "𝑊𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑔𝑒 (𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡) 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑖𝑚𝑚𝑢𝑛𝑒 𝑠𝑦𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑚 𝑏𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟. 𝑃𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑏𝑙𝑒𝑚 𝑖𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑖𝑚𝑚𝑢𝑛𝑒 𝑠𝑦𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑚 𝑖𝑠 𝑔𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑤𝑎𝑐𝑘 - 𝑖𝑡'𝑠 𝑔𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐶𝑉, 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑖𝑡'𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑖𝑡." 

In this episode of the Less Stressed Life Podcast, I am joined by a World-Renowned Fatigue Expert and the Founder & CEO of the International Center for Energy & Fatigue & of The Virtual MD Initiative, Dr. Evan H. Hirsch to share his expertise about post-CV fatigue and how we can support our immune system and inflammation naturally.

Dr. Evan Hirsch shared his expertise on:

• How to know if you're tired and fatigued
• The connection between exercise and Post-CV symptoms
• Signs and symptoms of Post-CV Syndrome
• What research is telling us about CV, our gut, and organ health
• Supplementation to support our mitochondria and inflammation

Mentioned in this episode:

• American Holistic Health Association 
• Mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS)   
• Vitamin C
• Vitamin D
• Glutathione
• Fish oils
• Zinc
• Quercetin
• Propolis
• Olive Leaf extract

Evan H. Hirsch, MD, is a World-Renowned Fatigue Expert and is the Founder & CEO of the International Center for Energy & Fatigue & of The Virtual MD Initiative. He suffered from fatigue for 5 years before he achieved resolution using the Fix Your Fatigue Program that he pioneered in his medical practice. Through his best-selling book, podcast, and online programs, he has helped thousands of people around the world optimize their energy naturally, and he is on a mission to help 1 million more. He also helps licensed, functional medicine providers transition to a successful virtual practice so that they can have more impact, more success, and a greater quality of life. He is board-certified in family medicine and integrative medicine and when he’s not at the office, you can find him singing musicals, dancing, and playing basketball with his family.

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In this week's mini-episode of the Less Stressed Life Podcast, I'm sharing some insightful research on how various diets impact your gut microbiome - specifically low fiber, low carb, and elimination diets.

I dive into tips on:

• What the research says about low fiber, low carb diets
• What you need to know about histamine and fungal overgrowths
• How long-term elimination and fad diets impact symptoms and gut health

Mentioned in this episode:

• The Impact of Dietary Fiber on Gut Microbiota in Host Health and Disease 
• The Eczema Diet: Discover How to Stop and Prevent The Itch of Eczema Through Diet and Nutrition   

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"𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑑𝑟𝑒𝑛 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑓𝑒, 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑑, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑒 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑖𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 -- 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑒𝑦𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑐𝑡, 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑝ℎ𝑦𝑠𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑡𝑜𝑢𝑐ℎ, 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑚𝑒𝑡."

In this episode of the Less Stressed Life Podcast, Kim Holmes, CEO of Marriage Helper shares her journey navigating through the adoption process and the role of attachment in adoption.

Kimberly shared her insight on:

• Finding the right adoption agency
• Navigating the adoption process
• Preparing for attachment and building trust
• Learning the needs and stories of adopted children

Mentioned in this episode:

• The Connected Child: Bring Hope and Healing to Your Adoptive Family Book by Karyn B. Purvis

Kimberly Beam Holmes has applied her master’s degree in psychology for over 10 years, acting as the CEO of Marriage Helper (an international relationship education company) & CEO and Creator of PIES University, being a wife and mother herself, and researching the ways that attraction affects people personally and the relationships that they hold dear. 

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Anxiety, tingling hands and feet, poor memory, low energy? Could it be a B12 deficiency?

In this week's mini-episode of the Less Stressed Life Podcast, I share a few pearls of wisdom about the complexities of B12 deficiency and what I often find it to be correlated with. 

I dive into tips on:

• Why B12 is so important
• Recognizing B12 deficiency
• Sources and supplementation of B12

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