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Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis and Gut Health | Dane Johnson on Chronic Stress, Cortisol and Healing Your Body Apply to be a guest on the Cortisol Coach Podcast: https://podcast.itschristinemarie.com Find Christine's Favorite Supplements: https://itschristinemarie.com   You are exhausted, your digestion is unpredictable, and you feel like your body is working against you. You've tried changing your diet, taking supplements, and searching for answers, but you still don't understand why you don't feel like yourself. And somewhere along the way, you've started wondering if you're ever going to feel better. What if there isn't just one thing contributing to how you feel? What if understanding your gut health, chronic stress, cortisol, and nervous system could help you start looking at your health differently? This episode is going to challenge the way you think about healing your body. In this episode of the Cortisol Coach Podcast, Christine Marie sits down with Dane Johnson, Board Certified Functional Nutritionist and founder of Crohn's Colitis Lifestyle. At just 26 years old, Dane was fighting for his life after years of battling severe Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. He had lost 60 pounds, was experiencing up to 30 bloody bowel movements a day, and was facing the possibility of having his colon removed.  Today, Dane is in remission and has dedicated more than a decade to helping people navigate Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, IBS, and ongoing digestive health challenges. Through Crohn's Colitis Lifestyle, he developed the SHIELD Method, an approach that considers supplements, herbs, imagination, exercise, lifestyle, and diet as part of an individualized plan. What makes this conversation so powerful is that Dane doesn't just share what happened to him. He explains how his experience changed the way he thinks about the body and why he believes there are often multiple contributing factors behind ongoing health struggles. He talks about the relationship between gut health, chronic stress, cortisol, and the nervous system. He also discusses digestion, the microbiome, environmental exposures, and why he believes looking beyond individual symptoms is so important when you're trying to understand what's happening in your body. And this is where the conversation becomes especially personal. Christine shares her own experience with IBS, chronic migraines, and years of struggling to understand why she felt the way she did. Together, they discuss what it's like to keep searching for answers when you're exhausted from trying to figure everything out. One of the most meaningful parts of this episode is Dane's experience with faith. He opens up about the role prayer and surrender played in his journey and how his relationship with God began changing the way he approached his health and his life. Dane also explains why he doesn't believe there's one magic supplement, one perfect diet, or one approach that works for everyone. Instead, he talks about creating a personalized daily blueprint and learning which habits are helping you and which ones may be making things harder. His story is a reminder of just how much can change when you begin asking different questions, taking an active role in your health, and refusing to believe that your most difficult season has to be the end of your story. Whether you're navigating Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, IBS, chronic stress, exhaustion, or ongoing digestive issues, this conversation will give you a different perspective on what it means to rebuild your health. And perhaps most importantly, it's a conversation about faith, perseverance, and finding hope when you need it most. In this episode you will hear: How Dane Johnson went from a successful acting and modeling career to fighting for his life with severe Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis What happened during his hospitalization, the treatments he experienced, and how he eventually reached remission Why Dane believes there is rarely just one contributing factor behind chronic digestive health challenges How chronic stress, cortisol, and the nervous system may influence gut health and digestion Why Dane looks at the microbiome, environmental exposures, digestion, and daily lifestyle habits when working with clients What the SHIELD Method stands for and how Dane approaches supplements, herbs, imagination, exercise, lifestyle, and diet Why there is no single diet, supplement, or daily routine that works for everyone How to begin creating a personalized daily blueprint when you're overwhelmed and don't know where to start How Christine's personal experience with IBS and chronic migraines connects to the conversation about gut health and chronic stress The role faith, prayer, surrender, and mindset played in Dane's personal journey Why Dane believes some of the most difficult experiences in life can lead us toward a greater purpose Connect with Dane Johnson: Website: https://crohnscolitislifestyle.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danejohnson1/ Crohn's Colitis Lifestyle Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crohnscolitis_lifestyle/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@crohnscolitislifestyle TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@crohnscolitislifestyle Watch Dane's Personal Story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZ1gucsIcbA Connect with Christine: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cortisol_coach To be a guest on the Cortisol Coach Podcast: https://podcast.itschristinemarie.com Find Christine's Favorite Supplements: https://itschristinemarie.com If this episode blessed you: Leave a review on Apple Podcasts. It takes 60 seconds and helps other women discover the Cortisol Coach Podcast. Follow the Cortisol Coach Podcast so you never miss an episode. Share this episode with one woman who has been struggling with her health and needs encouragement to keep looking for answers. 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Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are serious medical conditions. This conversation is not a substitute for individualized medical advice or a recommendation to discontinue prescribed treatment.

Chronic Fatigue, Brain Fog, and Inflammation | Why Autoimmune Disease Is on the Rise in Women Over 40 with Dr. Leland Stillman Apply to be a guest on the Cortisol Coach Podcast: https://podcast.itschristinemarie.com Find Christine's Favorite Supplements: https://itschristinemarie.com You are exhausted, your brain is foggy, and your body feels like it is working against you — but nobody can tell you why. Your labs come back normal. Your doctor says you are fine. And yet you know something is deeply wrong. Friend, you are not imagining it. You are not broken. And you are not alone. Research now shows that women are nearly three times more likely than men to develop an autoimmune condition and the numbers are rising every year. This episode is going to tell you why. In this episode of the Cortisol Coach Podcast, Christine Marie sits down with Dr. Leland Stillman, a physician specializing in integrative and functional medicine who earned his medical degree from the University of Virginia and completed his residency at Maine Medical Center before walking away from conventional medicine entirely. Not because he gave up on medicine, but because he refused to give up on his patients. He built his entire practice around one question. What is actually causing this? Today he works with patients around the world helping them reverse chronic fatigue, autoimmune disease, brain fog, and metabolic dysfunction — the kind of chronic illness that conventional medicine keeps calling normal. He is also the author of the brand new book The End of Autoimmunity, which explains why autoimmune disease is on the rise in our generation and gives women a real, practical framework for restoring their health naturally. What makes this conversation so powerful is that Dr. Stillman connects the dots between chronic stress, cortisol, inflammation, environmental toxins, and nutrient deficiencies to explain why so many women over 40 are watching their health decline despite doing everything right. He also explains what happens when your body simply does not have the bandwidth to heal itself, when your brain fog is so severe that you cannot think clearly enough to even figure out what is wrong. He has a name for that, a reason for it, and most importantly a path out of it. One of the most memorable moments in this episode is when Dr. Stillman describes a patient who used to make a to-do list and only ever finish the first item. After working with Dr. Stillman he started finishing everything. That is what healing bandwidth looks like in real life. And that is what is possible for you too. Your symptoms are not in your head. They are signals. And this episode is going to help you finally listen to them. In this episode you will hear: Why autoimmune disease is on the rise and what is actually driving it in women over 40 How chronic stress and cortisol accelerate autoimmune disease, inflammation, and metabolic breakdown Why conventional labs miss so much of what is actually happening in your body What root cause medicine looks like and how Dr. Stillman approaches a new patient How nutrient deficiencies, environmental toxins, and light exposure affect your immune system and hormones Why brain fog and overwhelm may be a bandwidth problem and not a character flaw How giving your body the right inputs restores your capacity to heal, think clearly, and solve problems What The End of Autoimmunity covers and why Dr. Stillman wrote it for women like you Get the Book — The End of Autoimmunity by Dr. Leland Stillman: Use code CORTISOLCOACH for 10% off your order. Paperback: https://store.stillmanwellness.com/products/the-end-of-autoimmunity-paperback?ref=CORTISOLCOACH Hardcover: https://store.stillmanwellness.com/products/the-end-of-autoimmunity-hardback?ref=CORTISOLCOACH Shop the full Stillman Wellness store: https://store.stillmanwellness.com/?ref=CORTISOLCOACH Connect with Dr. Leland Stillman: Website and Substack: https://drstillmanuncensored.com Instagram: @drlelandstillman Connect with Christine: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cortisol_coach To be a guest on the Cortisol Coach Podcast: https://podcast.itschristinemarie.com/ If this episode blessed you: Leave a review on Apple Podcasts it takes 60 seconds and helps other women find this show Follow the Cortisol Coach Podcast so you never miss an episode Share this episode with one woman in your life who has been told her labs are normal but knows something is being missed SEO Keywords and Tags: chronic fatigue women over 40, brain fog perimenopause, autoimmune disease women, autoimmune disease on the rise, chronic illness root cause, inflammation and hormones, why do I feel so tired, fatigue and cortisol, functional medicine autoimmune, integrative medicine women, Dr Leland Stillman, The End of Autoimmunity, root cause medicine, inflammation and cortisol, metabolic health women, environmental medicine, nutrient deficiency women, women over 40 autoimmune, autoimmune reversal natural, chronic illness healing, cortisol coach podcast, Christine Marie podcast, labs normal but sick, autoimmune natural healing, bandwidth brain fog healing, perimenopause autoimmune, menopause inflammation

Why Weight Loss Gets Harder After 40: Cortisol, Perimenopause, Menopause and Health Debt with Bria Gadd Apply to be a guest on the Cortisol Coach Podcast: https://podcast.itschristinemarie.com Find Christine's Favorite Supplements: https://itschristinemarie.com You are doing all the same things that used to work. Same effort. Same discipline. Completely different results. Your leggings are tighter. Your sleep is a mess. Your anxiety is higher than it has been in years. And you are so exhausted that your kids notice. And you have been told to just try harder. Friend, trying harder is not the answer. And this episode is going to tell you why. In this episode of the Cortisol Coach Podcast, Christine Marie sits down with Bria Gadd, a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner, holistic health coach, certified personal trainer, and host of the top 1% wellness podcast The Period Whisperer. Bria spent over 15 years in the fitness and nutrition world helping women lose weight and get their energy back. Then at 37 she hit the same wall her clients were hitting. Same effort. Totally different outcome. Instead of telling herself to just try harder, she went and built an actual strategy for what the female body needs in perimenopause and menopause. She has been featured on Fox News and Women's Health, and today she is bringing one of the most important concepts you have never heard to this show. Health debt. Health debt is what happens when the energy demand being placed on your body becomes greater than the energy supply your body has available. And for women in perimenopause and menopause, that gap is widening every single day without most of us even realizing it. This episode also holds one of the most personal moments Christine has shared on this show. Her daughter recently told her that all she remembered about her growing up was how tired she always was. If you have children still at home or even if yours are grown you are going to feel that one. Because choosing to take care of yourself is not selfish. It is the most generous thing you can do for the people who need you most. Be more in your life. Not just less on a scale. In this episode you will hear: What health debt is and how to know if your body is in it Why weight loss gets harder after 40 and what is actually happening in your body during perimenopause and menopause How cortisol, sleep, hormones, and metabolism are all connected Why eating less and exercising harder can make everything worse when your body is already overwhelmed How eating consistently supports your hormones and energy levels Why walking and restorative movement can be more powerful than intense workouts right now What functional lab testing reveals that standard labs miss Why rest, pleasure, connection, and purpose are not luxuries they are medicine When your body is actually ready for strength training and building muscle How investing in your health changes your marriage, your motherhood, and what your children believe is normal Your body is not working against you. It is trying to protect you with the energy it has available. Start Your 7-Day Trial of Midlife Mojo: Bria's online membership for women navigating perimenopause and menopause including her 90 Day Hormone Revival program, symptom specific trainings, weekly live coaching, workouts, nutrition resources, recipes, guided meditations, and a community of women walking through this season together. 👉 https://bit.ly/midlifemojonow Connect with Bria Gadd: Website: https://www.briatheperiodwhisperer.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bria_period_whisperer Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BriaThePeriodWhisperer TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@briagadd YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bria_period_whisperer Podcast: https://www.briatheperiodwhisperer.com/the-period-whisperer-podcast Connect with Christine: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cortisol_coach To be a guest on the Cortisol Coach Podcast: https://podcast.itschristinemarie.com/ If this episode blessed you: Leave a review on Apple Podcasts it takes 60 seconds and helps other women find this show Follow the Cortisol Coach Podcast so you never miss an episode Share this episode with one woman in your life who is trying harder and getting nowhere she needs to hear this SEO Keywords and Tags: why weight loss gets harder after 40, perimenopause weight loss, menopause weight loss, health debt, cortisol and weight gain, hormonal weight gain, metabolism after 40, low energy menopause, women over 40 hormones, functional lab testing, perimenopause symptoms, menopause symptoms, cortisol levels women, Bria Gadd, The Period Whisperer, Midlife Mojo, holistic health coach, FDN practitioner, cortisol coach podcast, Christine Marie podcast, be more in your life, restorative movement perimenopause, strength training menopause, eating consistently hormones

Cortisol, Genetics, and Functional Testing | What Your DNA Is Telling You About Your Health with Dr. Sam Shay Apply to be a guest on the Cortisol Coach Podcast: https://podcast.itschristinemarie.com Find Christine's Favorite Supplements: https://itschristinemarie.com   You have tried every protocol. Every wellness approach. Every health strategy on your feed. And you are still exhausted. Still gaining weight. Still wondering why nothing is working the way it should. What if the answer has been written in your DNA this whole time? In this episode of the Cortisol Coach Podcast, Christine Marie sits down with Dr. Sam Shay, a functional medicine doctor with over 25 years of experience, founder of Fit Genes USA, and one of the most sought after voices in personalized genetics and functional lab testing. Dr. Sam has appeared on more than 200 podcasts, summits, and stages and his whole mission is taking the complicated science of your genetics and making it actually make sense for real life. This episode covers cortisol in a way you have never heard before. Dr. Sam explains cortisol as the body's fire department. You want it there, but you do not want it raging and spraying water all over your house every single week just in case there might be a fire. That chronic, relentless activation is exactly what is making your body inflamed and unable to function the way it was designed to. But the most powerful part of this conversation is what Dr. Sam shares about genetics and the shame that drops off your shoulders when you finally understand why your body does what it does. Why you cannot stop craving sugar. Why alcohol hits you differently. Why stress wrecks you faster than the people around you. It is not a willpower problem. It is a genetic reality. And once you know it, you can build your life around it without guilt. Christine shares her own revelation about alcohol and her own body and how much faster healing became once she stopped fighting her own biology. Your symptoms are not character flaws. They are data. In this episode you will hear: Why cortisol is like the fire department and what happens when it never turns off What a cortisol awakening response test is and why it tells you more than a standard four point test How your genetics determine how you respond to stress, sugar, alcohol, and inflammation Why your struggles with food and cravings may be written into your DNA and why that removes the shame What a personal genetic blueprint actually looks like and how it changes everything The six functional lab tests Dr. Sam says expose what is really happening inside your body Why controlling your environment is more powerful than controlling your willpower How to get your own genetic blueprint through Fit Genes USA Get Dr. Sam's Free Masterclass — 6 Game-Changing Tests That Expose What's Really Happening Inside Your Body: 👉 https://drsamshay.com/masterclass/ Connect with Dr. Sam Shay: Website: https://www.DrSamShay.com Fit Genes USA: https://fitgenesusa.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drsamshay/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sam.shay.792/ Connect with Christine: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cortisol_coach To be a guest on the Cortisol Coach Podcast: https://podcast.itschristinemarie.com/ If this episode blessed you: Leave a review on Apple Podcasts — it takes 60 seconds and helps other women find this show Follow the Cortisol Coach Podcast so you never miss an episode Share this episode with one woman in your life who has been fighting her body instead of understanding it SEO Keywords and Tags: cortisol and genetics, functional lab testing women, DNA health testing, genetic blueprint health, Fit Genes USA, Dr Sam Shay, cortisol awakening response, functional medicine testing, personalized nutrition genetics, cortisol and inflammation, genetics and weight gain, genetics and sugar cravings, cortisol and stress response, epigenetics women, cortisol testing salivary, hormone and genetic testing, functional medicine women over 40, cortisol coach podcast, Christine Marie podcast, genetics and cortisol, DNA decoded health, nervous system and genetics, inflammation and genetics, biohacking women  

Thyroid, Weight Gain, and Fatigue | Why Your Labs Are Normal But You Feel Terrible with Dr. Amie Hornaman   Apply to be a guest on the Cortisol Coach Podcast: https://podcast.itschristinemarie.com Find Christine's Favorite Supplements: https://itschristinemarie.com Your labs are normal. Your doctor says everything is fine. But you cannot get out of bed. Your hair is falling out. You have gained 20 pounds and you are doing everything right. You are not imagining it. And this episode is going to tell you exactly why. In this episode of the Cortisol Coach Podcast, Christine Marie sits down with Dr. Amie Hornaman, known as America's number one thyroid expert, founder of the Advanced Thyroid and Hormone Clinic, host of The Thyroid Fixer Podcast, founder of Fixxr supplements, and bestselling author of The Thyroid Fix. Dr. Amie is a functional health practitioner who has become one of the most recognized and unapologetically outspoken voices challenging the conventional approach to thyroid care and she treats patients not just across the US but in the UK and Australia too. Her personal story is one your listener is going to recognize immediately. Dr. Amie was a competitive figure athlete, eating chicken and broccoli, working out twice a day, tracking every macro when her scale started going up anyway. Six doctors told her she was normal. The seventh finally diagnosed hypothyroidism, handed her a prescription, and sent her home. Nothing changed. So she fixed it herself. And then she dedicated her career to making sure no other woman had to go through six doctors to get a real answer. One of the most powerful moments in this conversation is when Dr. Amie shares a message she received the morning of this recording. A patient texted her before and after photos and left her a voice message saying: You saved my life. And you saved my marriage. Because that is what getting your thyroid right actually does. It is not just about the weight. It is about your relationships, your career, your ability to show up as a mom, a wife, a friend. The trickle effects of an undiagnosed or undertreated thyroid condition are enormous. And most women have been told to just accept them as part of getting older. There is no memo that says after 40 you throw in the towel. You can feel your absolute best. Dr. Amie has seen it happen over and over again. In this episode you will hear: Why six doctors told Dr. Amie her labs were normal when she had hypothyroidism What a complete thyroid panel actually looks like versus what most doctors run Why TSH alone is not enough to tell the full story of your thyroid health The connection between cortisol, stress, and thyroid dysfunction Why your symptoms are gifts your body is giving you — and what to do with them How to advocate for yourself when your doctor dismisses your symptoms as normal aging What thyroid optimization actually feels like and why it changes everything Why getting personalized treatment is the only way to truly get optimized Take Dr. Amie's Free Thyroid Assessment: 👉 http://dramie.com/quiz Get the FREE 7-Day Thyroid Healing Kickstarter: 👉 https://fixyourthyroid.com/7daykickstart Thyroid and Hormone Testing plus Consult: 👉 https://fixerpowerlab.com Get the Book — The Thyroid Fix: 👉 https://thyroidfixbook.com Connect with Dr. Amie Hornaman: Website: https://dramie.com Podcast: https://dramie.com/podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dramiehornaman YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/dramiehornaman Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/dramie Better Life Doctor: https://www.betterlifedoctor.com Connect with Christine: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cortisol_coach To be a guest on the Cortisol Coach Podcast: https://podcast.itschristinemarie.com/ If this episode blessed you: Leave a review on Apple Podcasts: it takes 60 seconds and helps other women find this show Follow the Cortisol Coach Podcast so you never miss an episode Share this episode with one woman in your life who has been told her labs are normal but knows something is wrong SEO Keywords and Tags: thyroid and weight gain, hypothyroidism symptoms women, labs are normal but feel terrible, thyroid fatigue, Dr Amie Hornaman, The Thyroid Fixer, thyroid fix book, thyroid testing women, TSH levels women, complete thyroid panel, thyroid and cortisol, thyroid hair loss, underactive thyroid symptoms, functional medicine thyroid, thyroid optimization, thyroid and hormones women over 40, thyroid and menopause, Fixxr supplements, cortisol coach podcast, Christine Marie podcast, thyroid specialist women, thyroid diagnosis conventional medicine, thyroid and metabolism, thyroid and brain fog