101: Hormones, hormones, hormones with Christa Elza
Welcome to the first episode of Thrive Beyond Size! I am excited to move past weight loss as a focus because dieting causes us harm. So going forward, we’re going to talk about living your beautiful and vibrant life in the body you have right now. For this first episode I talk with Christa Elza who is a board certified nurse practitioner who helps clients around the country through her virtual health practice. Christa and I talk about her functional medicine path and how hormones, lifestyle, and nutrition come together to affect our health.
Welcome to the first episode of Thrive Beyond Size! I am excited to move past weight loss as a focus because dieting causes us harm. So going forward, we’re going to talk about living your beautiful and vibrant life in the body you have right now. For this first episode I talk with Christa Elza who is a board certified nurse practitioner who helps clients around the country through her virtual health practice. Christa and I talk about her functional medicine path and how hormones, lifestyle, and nutrition come together to affect our health.
How much about our body chemistry do we really know? Because our hormones, which include insulin, play a very big part in how we feel and how we gain weight. Christa works in areas like how metabolic health is affected by hormones, the clearing of blood glucose, how our adrenal gland is functioning, and the effect of stress on our bodily health. This is what our conversation explores, how hormones and hormonal imbalances directly impact our health and weight, specifically in women. Christa shares her expertise and offers insight into the quality of food we should be eating and the types of exercise that contribute best to our health, as well as explaining the root causes of what we feel when we feel it. I learned a lot from her and I hope you get as much value from our conversation as I did.
About Christa Elza:
Christa graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Nursing in 2000. She was immediately drawn to Emergency Medicine and was a trauma nurse for 8 years. She has since earned her Masters Degree in Nursing from Texas State University and is a board certified nurse practitioner in Family Practice Medicine. She was the sole practitioner in a clinic specializing in weight loss, hormone balance, and aesthetics. During this time she realized the tool box of what she could offer for health solutions was too limited for how she wanted to serve her patients. She wanted a better way to help her patients achieve lasting health results. With that vision in mind, Christa began her journey with the School of Applied Functional Medicine, learning the root cause approach to personalized healthcare.
In August of 2020, Christa launched her virtual health practice and is now able to provide help to clients around the country via webcam. As a functional-medicine expert, she specializes in clinically investigating underlying factors of fatigue, hormone balance, thyroid issues, digestive issues, and more. Christa uses breakthrough diagnostic testing that’s rarely done in conventional settings to uncover the hidden causes of why people feel the way they feel. From here, the real healing is possible.
In her free time you can find Christa spending time with her husband of 16 years, Jon, their 3 boys, + her puppy, Sage. She is now living in the San Antonio, TX area and loves being outdoors, skiing, traveling, hanging out poolside, + spending time with friends.
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Christa Elza
Nurse Practitioner
Christa graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Nursing in 2000. She was immediately drawn to Emergency Medicine and was a trauma nurse for 8 years. She has since earned her Masters Degree in Nursing from Texas State University and is a board certified nurse practitioner in Family Practice Medicine. She was the sole practitioner in a clinic specializing in weight loss, hormone balance, and aesthetics. During this time she realized the tool box of what she could offer for health solutions was too limited for how she wanted to serve her patients. She wanted a better way to help her patients achieve lasting health results. With that vision in mind, Christa began her journey with the School of Applied Functional Medicine, learning the root cause approach to personalized healthcare.
In August of 2020, Christa launched her virtual health practice and is now able to provide help to clients around the country via webcam. As a functional-medicine expert, she specializes in clinically investigating underlying factors of fatigue, hormone balance, thyroid issues, digestive issues, and more. Christa uses breakthrough diagnostic testing that’s rarely done in conventional settings to uncover the hidden causes of why people feel the way they feel. From here, the real healing is possible.
In her free time you can find Christa spending time with her husband of 16 years, Jon, their 3 boys, + her puppy, Sage. She is now living in the San Antonio, TX area and loves being outdoors, skiing, traveling, hanging out poolside, + spending time with friends.
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