Vibing Well with Dr. Stacy (A Foundational Approach to Healing the LIFESTYLE)
Episodes
#079 Phases of Insulin Resistance, Blood Sugar Balance and Weight Loss, Ideal Blood Sugar Ranges, Fasting versus Calorie Deficits, Why Symptoms are Worse in the Luteal Phase
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We break down why insulin resistance can build for decades while glucose still looks “normal” and why symptoms often show up long before a diagnos...
#078 Why Tracking Calories and Macros Doesn't "Fix" Your Metabolism, Food "Noise", and The Dairy Paradox (Listen to this before you start making everything out of cottage cheese!)
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What if the reason your macros “aren’t working” has nothing to do with willpower and everything to do with hormones and timing? We pull back the...
#077 PCOS, Infertility (In Women and Men), and Preconception Planning From A Foundational (Lifestyle) Lens
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What if PCOS, “hormone imbalance,” and infertility aren’t problems to micromanage but signals that your metabolism needs safety and rhythm? We o...
#076 Creating Change (Part 2) Willpower, Self-Sabatoge, and the Mind Body Connection To Create Change
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We explore why willpower fails when your emotions and physiology aren’t aligned and show how heart–brain coherence makes change feel safe and sust...
#75 Creating Change (Part 1) How to Create an Environment To Welcome Change In
01 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We explore why change sticks when the body, mind, schedule, and space align, and why willpower alone fails. We show how decluttering, time edits, bloo...
#074 Why You Keep Waking Up At Night (What is Happening and What ISN'T), What ACTUALLY Happens When We Sleep, Training for Change or Adding to Inflammation? How To Know When To Change Up Your Workout To Meet Your Needs
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Want deeper sleep without hacks or hype? We unpack the real reasons you wake up at night and show how light exposure, dinner timing, and cortisol-insu...
#073 Supporting Health During Winter, S.A.D., "Cold and Flu" Season, and Barefoot Shoes
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The clock changed, the light faded, and suddenly sleep feels off, cravings spike, and the calendar is full of sweets and late nights. We break the win...
#072 Biggest Culprits that Slow Healing Progress and How To Create Space For Healing Potential
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We map the hidden roadblocks that stall healing and show how doing less—by creating space, clarifying goals, and resetting the nervous system—unlo...
#071 Why Our Children Are SO Sick When We Have More "Advances" Than Ever (And How We Change It)
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if I told you this generation of children is the first not expected to outlive their parents? Despite unprecedented medical advances, chronic dis...
#070 When Your Healing Protocol Isn't Working: The Metabolism-Gut Connection and When To Rethink Your Routine (But Still Stay Consistent)
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ever feel like you're going through the motions with your health routines, but seeing diminishing returns? This episode dives deep into two game-...
#069 Why Hormones Go LOW and What The Body Is Telling You When They Do (Including Thyroid and Cortisol!)
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Your body isn't failing you—it's responding logically to the conditions you've created. When hormones plummet, whether sex hormones o...
#068 The Differences (and Causes) of Insatiable Hunger Versus Cravings, and Why Weight Loss is a Different Mindset and Stragedy Than Keeping Weight Off
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Stacy explores the critical differences between food cravings and insatiable hunger, revealing how our biochemistry—not willpower—drives these...
#067 The Truth About Fat Storage (Rethinking Metabolic Health) and Top Causes of Frequent Urination
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Fat distribution matters more than weight alone for metabolic health, with invisible fat deposits in the liver, visceral area, and muscles driving inf...
#066 Stress and it's Behavioral Impact, Finding What Your Body Deems as a Stressor, Routine, and Over-information
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode I unpack ALL things STRESS (what it does to our body long term and how it impacts everything from our behavior, to our thought...
#065 How Added Sugar and Processed Foods Are Ruining Your Health, Your Mitochondria, and Your Ability to Heal
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, I discuss how added sugar and refined/processed foods (yes, even organic, dairy-free, and gluten-free processed foods are STI...
#064 Your Questions Answered; (Calorie Defecits, Fasted Workouts, Histamine, Sugar Substitutes, Hypoglycemia, Anxiety and So Much More!
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, I answer all of your questions from IG, and we dive into all things calorie defecit (and why I don't start there!), fast...
#063 Muscle As An Encodrine Organ, Immune System Modulator, Metabolic Organ and So Much More!
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, I chat about how to bring in protein, strength training, and building muscle in a supportive and intentional way (And WHY we ...
#062 Long Term Versus Strategic Ketosis and All About LUX To Support Circadian Health
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I delve into all things ketosis, benefits of getting into it, differences among sexes, the healing benefits of achieving not only ket...
#061 How The Body Attempts To Heal Itself and How to Look At Food As Information Versus Calories
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, I talk about how the body works to heal itself (and how it compensates to do so), what systems the body enlists to try and ma...
#060 A New Perspective on Histamine Issues & Hot and Cold Therapies; the WHY, HOW, and WHAT When Bringing Them Into Your Routine
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, we shift the perspective on histamine issues, why we have them, what triggers them, and how we clear them - as we have to tak...
#059 Why Your Body Needs To Know The Time of Day to Heal (And How To Support This!)
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we discuss a foundational pillar when it comes to our healing potential and that is connecting to our body's biological or circadian clock...
#058 All Things THYROID (Hypo, Hyper, Autoimmune), Answering All of Your Questions!
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, we uncover how thyroid problems are never "just" the thyroid- we always need to be thinking of supporting thyroid h...
#057 The MOLD Episode - Answering All Of Your Questions About Mold!
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I address ALL of the questions I get about mold, including:Can you get better living in it?Do you need all of the supplements?How to ...
#056 "Adrenal Fatigue", Sources of High Cortisol, and Trouble Conceiving/Infertility
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, I reiterate the myth of "adrenal fatigue" and how to start looking at it from a new lens. WHAT is draining your adr...
#055 Part 2 of Starting Over In January, Extremes In Dieting, and Current Thoughts On Functional Medicine (Why I am DROPPING My Functional Practitioner Title)
02 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the second part of my "New Year" Episode, I speak my current thoughts on Functional Medicine, where it started versus how it's going...
#054 Why So Many Have To Start Over On Jan. 1st, Extremes in Dieting, and Current Thoughts On Functional Medicine (Part 1)
31 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, I dive into the why behind so many people have to start over on Jan. 1st, why we feel like we need to, what is required to tr...
#053 Why 93% of the Population is Metabolically Inflexible (and How to Fix It!)
10 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I go over what metabolic flexibility is, how we got here, and of course, how to start fixing it!It is ALWAYS important to know the HO...
#052 Supporting Circadian Health in Winter and Healing Tools - Helping or Harming?
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this newest episode, I answer all of the questions that I have been receiving about supporting circadian health as we transition into the colder an...
#051 Q&A Part 2 : Eczema, Hormones and Fertility, CFS, Healing Tools and So Much More!
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this second part of our Q&A session, I answer the most common questions including root causes of Eczema, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, How to suppo...
#050 Q&A Pt. 1 (Leptin, Oura Ring, Overinformation, HRT/Perimenopause, Thyroid, and So Much More!
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This was so fun and thank you SO much for all of your questions! I am going to have to do a part 2 of them since I didn't want to rush through th...
#049 All Things Mitochondria; What Tanks Them, What Supports Them, And Why You Should Care!
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, I spend some time laying the ground work for the next few episodes by talking all things mitochondria (SO MUCH MORE than just...
#048 Supporting Hormones in the "Right" Order, How to End The Hormone "Balancing" Act For Good
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about ALL things hormones, how we are often supporting them in a superficial way by not supporting the hierarchy that sex horm...
#047 All Things Anxiety and Depression (Panic, Health Anxiety, Recirculating Thoughts, and So Much More!)
03 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about ALL things anxiety and depression, everything from our gut, our lighting, our modern environment, our food, blood sugar,...
#046 Water, Structured Water, Cellular Hydration and Maintaining a Proper "Charge" In The Body
20 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode - we go into ALL things water; the water we drink, the water in our food, the water in our cells, and how to stay cellularly h...
#045 The Cortisol Conundrum, Is It "Adrenal Fatigue", Or Is It Something Else?
06 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I talk about a lot of the "root" causes of cortisol and adrenal issues that I see go by the wayside or are often loverlooked...
#044 Q&A (Lots of Topics Including Menopause, Morning Routine, Insulin Resistance, CGMs, and So Much More!
09 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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#043 Leptin, Leptin Resistance, and Fiber Intake, Why It Matters, and Health Benefits if Adding It In
18 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today, I am chatting about all things leptin, what it is, what it does in the body, what part of the body receives its "signal", and what ca...
#042 All Things Metabolism; What It Means, What Is Metabolic Flexibility, and Metabolic Syndrome
28 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk about all things Metabolism!Metabolic health, what that means, what it requires, and what inhibits its process. I talk about ...
#041 Things I Needed To Hear On My Healing Journey
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today's podcast episode, I discuss some tidbits that I needed to hear along my journey, things I have seen inhibit my own clients on their jou...
#040 Meeting Our Basic Human Needs (How We Do This in Positive or Negative Ways and How it Drives Human Behavior)
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I refer to human psychology and meeting our 6 basic human needs, how this drive human behavior and how we strive to meet these (consc...
#039 Dopamine, Pain & Pleasure Balance, Current Thoughts on HRT for Premenopausal Women
02 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we unpack dopamine (not in regard to gut health) but how it swings and weighs down our pain/pleasure balance in the brain. How these ...
#038 How Clutter May Be Impacting Health (Mental, Emotional, and Physical) and the Actual Costs of It
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I chat about clutter (mental, physical, emotional). I talk about the costs and the impacts that they all have on our health as well a...
#037 What it takes to get the body into "fat burn", Why you may be struggling to detox the liver, and How to support your body's drainage pathways
27 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we explore what actually happens when we get into fat burn, what is required, where it goes, and what one's ability to get into ...
#036 How to Tell a Different "Story" When You Are Healing & Insomnia From A Lifestyle Medicine Perspective
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we unpack how we have to create a new "program" or "story" when we are healing. We know our current lifestyle and...
#035 Rethinking "Thyroid" Conditions, Coffee - Is it Helping or Harming, and Setting Intentions for 2024
17 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the episode, I speak more on the topic of thyroid health, how it is a symptom of a larger imbalance in the body, and how the hierarchy of hormones ...
#034 Weight Loss Resistance, Fat Loss, Why Dieting Doesn't Work, and How to Heal Your Metabolism!
18 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about fat loss, the mechism (or WHY we have fat), what is is protecting us from and why diets DON'T work.I also talk abou...
#033 How Nature ACTUALLY Heals and How To Start Incorporating It Into Your Daily Life!
28 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we chat about ALL of the things healing and nature- everything from grounding, breath work, sunshine, structured water, our body&apos...
#032 Breast Cancer Awareness, Estrogen Dominant Cancer Risks, Causes, and Ways You Can Prevent Them as Well as Liver Detoxification (All Phases and Requirements)
24 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we discuss actual awareness when it comes to breast cancer and estrogen dominant cancers, the causes, the systems affected, how we ca...
#031 Things That Keep Us Hyper-vigilant, Instant Gratification and Long Term Happiness, and How Gratitude Changes Everything
10 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, following up from last episode, triggers and situations that keep us hyper vigilant, how to notice and bring awareness to them, and o...
#030 Fight or Flight, What is Happening in the Body and What is NOT Happening In This State, Also, My Thoughts On Healing Tools, Are They More Helpful Than Harmful?
26 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about FOF, how it becomes chronic in the body, deciphering the different stages how this affects our body on a chemical level,...
#029 How Thoughts Become Things (More Importantly How They Affect Your Health and Current Situation), Why We Have To Think About Blood Sugar More Than Ever Before, and Lumen vs Nutrisense
29 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I discuss how important empowering it is to consider how our thoughts and our mindset affect our current situation. I speak about how...
#28 The Power of A Morning Routine and Brain Wave Patterns (How to work with them to get the most out of life!)
10 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I chat about how powerful it is to start setting a morning routine, make it tailored to your goals, and why that time of day is more ...
#27 Insulin and How It Affects Hormones, The Obesity Epidemic, Fasting 101, and How Women Should Fast To Protect Hormones
25 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I chat about how Insulin is the main driver for metabolic and hormonal imbalances. I talk about what has changed in our society to cr...
#26 My Health Journey, What I Was Labeled With VS What I Really Needed To Pull Out Of Dysfunction
11 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I retrace my history to all contributing factors that set me up for a lifetime of imbalances, dysfunction, and symptoms. I talk about...
#25 Signs That You Are Healing (That Aren't Talked About), Are You Addicted To Stress?
27 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I discuss some hidden and maybe unpredictable signs that you are healing and maybe so motivation to hang in there- change it coming!I...
#24 Chronic Digestive Symptoms and Reasons Why You May Feel Stuck
06 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about ways to support digestion. This includes many lifestyle shifts as well as supporting with Bitters or Digestive Enzymes. ...
#023 Stages of Stress, Oxidation (Slow/Fast) What it Means and How to Support, Assessing for Hormone Support, and How Adrenals affect Hormone Production
16 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about the HTMA test, what it can tell you about stress as well as your adrenal, thyroid production. You can request an HTMA he...
#022 Oxalates, Migraines, and Gluten Cross Reacting Foods
02 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I discuss oxalates (either inborn or external sources).Oxalic acid can be found on and OAT test here, or you can request one with my ...
#021 Methylation, MTHFR, and the Folic Acid Connection with Chronic Conditions
11 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, we chat about methylation, why it is imperative to support, how to test if you have any SNPs, (you can find that testing here...
#020 Men's Health - Low Testosterone, Sleep Apnea, Chronic Kidney Disease, Mouth Breathing, Halitosis, Cannabis vs. Alcohol
21 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk all things Men's Health;We discuss Low T; causes, symptoms, things to start supporting.We discuss looking at liver detox...
#019 How Stress Affects the Thyroid, Lyme and Coinfections, What Body Odor Means About Your Systemic Health
28 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I discuss how chronic stress down regulates the thyroid and how it must be considered when healing it!I talk about cortisol levels wh...
#018 Type 3 Diabetes, Eczema/Psoriais, Body Fat and What It is Telling You, and How Your Partner Affects Your Health
07 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I discuss Type 3 Diabetes (Neurodegenerative Diseases/Early Onset Dementia), what the risk factors are, what you can prevent, and how...
#017 Top Rules for Nutrition and Fueling Your Body, Endometriosis, and Supporting Children's Health
17 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I discuss my top rules for fueling your body with nutrient dense foods. I discuss looking into your own response to foods by using a ...
#016 WEIGHT LOSS (What really needs to be considered), Re-framing New Years Goals, and Daily, Weekly, Monthly Detox Habits to Start Incorporating
13 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the episode, I start out with daily detox habits that we can start incorporating daily (any it really is necessary in the toxic world that we live ...
#015 Anxiety, Depression, and Infertility - Root causes and what you can do to start healing!
29 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I discuss lots of root causes that contribute to Anxiety and Depression (many of them are the same!) I talk about looking at the micr...
#014 POTS, PCOS, and Long Term Effects of Disordered Eating
08 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we discuss the roots causes that I see for POTS. Everything from nutrient deficiencies (which I check with an HTMA test here. Also, l...
#013 Insulin Resistance, Testing for Neurotransmitters, Peri to Post Menopause Support, and Beginner Tips for Starting A Wellness Journey
25 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we chat about causative factors for insulin resistance, causes like hormone disruptors and nutrient deficiencies.We also discuss te...
#012 Hair Loss in Women, Root Causes of Vertigo, Anemia, and How My Diet Evolved from Plant Based
11 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In thie episode, I discuss many factors tht affect hair loss in women. I mention testing for nutrient deficiencies. This is where I would start : http...
#011 The Systemic Effects of Alcohol
27 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I discuss the effects of Alcohol on the body- from the mitochondria to the microbiome and everything in between.I mention looking at ...
#010 Frequent yeast infections, signs you may have parasites, what to look at for thyroid labs, releasing trauma and more rapid fire questions!
13 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I skim the surface on a lot of topics you all wanted me to touch on including:-avoiding chlorine exposure-signs you may have parasite...
#009 The Breast Implant Illness Episode- How do you know if you have it? How to support the body before and after and my personal journey with BII
02 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, I discuss BII and my personal journey with it- the struggles, the explant, the detoxing after and everything in between!I men...
#008 Why are our children so sick?
05 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we discuss some statistics about children's health today vs the past, discuss what has changed and what has stayed the same, and ...
#007 The Summer Podcast- Traveling Tips, Sunscreen, A Few of My Favorite Brands, and WFH tips
21 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I break down the exposures of traveling and how to support stress, sleep, and exposures when on a trip!Some of the products I mention...
#006 Clearing Up Cholesterol Confusion, Drainage and Why You Need To Start Supporting This, and BII Chelation for Heavy Metals.
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I clear up the confusion as to dietary recommendations and what poses the ACTUAL risk to high cholesterol. I also talk about factors ...
Episode #005 What it ACTUALLY takes to heal your thyroid (what I did to heal mine), what I eat in a day, and what I find to be the biggest setbacks in healing.
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode we talk about what it ACTUALLY takes to heal the thyroid, which is SO MUCH more than just taking more synthetic thyroid.I will give yo...
#004 All things hormones! Why hormones get out of balance, post-menopause hormones, BHRT, birth control, and how to start balancing them today!
26 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I discuss reasons why hormones get disrupted. We examine the root causes of this dysfunction, what it takes to start balancing them, ...
Mythbusting Diets, Finding the "Perfect Diet" for you, weight loss resistance and why "calories in, calories out" doesn't necessarily apply
12 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I discuss all things diets, what restriction actually does to the body as a system, and what SHOULD be taken into consideration when ...
#002 Lowering Blood Pressure Naturally, What is Leaky Gut?, and What are the best sweeteners to use for pre-diabetics and the root cause of Type 2 Diabetes.
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we discuss some of the root causes of high blood pressure. Also, what are some things we can do today to start lowering it or our cha...
#001 Root cause of cavities, why fluoride is "bad", root causes of allergies and what to do if synthetic thyroid meds aren't working
22 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I discuss why we get cavities, how to protect the microbiome so that we can eliminate the causes of them. Also, what needs to be cons...