Exhausted. Bloated. Anxious. Gaining weight no matter what you eat. Hormones out of balance and nobody can tell you why.

In this episode of the Cortisol Coach Podcast, Christine Marie sits down with Stephanie Crabtree, a Registered Dietitian with over 15 years of clinical experience including oncology nutrition and her own thriving private practice for a conversation about root cause healing that is going to change the way you think about food, your body, and your health.

Stephanie knows this firsthand. After her third child she was bloated for over a year with no answers. She had sleep issues, low energy, and felt like she did not recognize herself. Then her doctor wanted to put her on a statin, even though she was eating well and staying active. Instead of accepting that answer she went looking for another one. What she found led her to leave her hospital job, move her family across the country, and step into a brand new mission of helping women heal their bodies through food, faith, and functional medicine.

She breaks down exactly how your gut health is connected to your hormones, your cortisol, your energy, your mood, and your weight. She shares practical gut healing strategies you can start today, the lifestyle first approach that gets to the root cause instead of treating symptoms, and how God designed your body with everything it needs to heal when you give it what it was created to thrive on.

This is not about deprivation. This is not another diet. This is about finally understanding why your body feels the way it does and what to do about it.

Stephanie also has a free gut health checklist for you. Head to her Instagram to grab it.

You were designed to thrive. Let's get you there.

In this episode you will hear:

• The root cause connection between gut health and hormone imbalance
• Why exhaustion, bloating, anxiety, and weight gain are often gut issues in disguise
• How cortisol and chronic stress destroy your gut microbiome
• The food as medicine approach that heals from the inside out
• Why functional testing reveals what standard lab work misses
• How circadian rhythms and lifestyle habits directly impact your hormones
• Simple steps you can start using today

Get Stephanie's Free Gut Health Checklist: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/holistic.health.rd

Connect with Stephanie Crabtree: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/holistic.health.rd

Connect with Christine: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cortisol_coach

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