This week I'm chatting with Dr. Apostolos Lekkos, who is board-certified in anti-aging, regenerative, and functional medicine. Dr. Lekkos is the founder of Bios Functional Medicine in Santa Monica, where he works with patients (including me) to help them overcome a wide variety of health concerns. He also works in the ER and does work with stem cells. In this episode, Dr. Lekkos and I discuss more about the work he does in the clinic and the ER, as well as how he's recently become more interested in different forms of energy healing. Dr. Lekkos shares his best tips for figuring out what's going on with your adrenals, how to optimize your sleep, and tricks for reducing stress in general. We talk about medical uses for marijuana and CBD, if they're safe, and how they affect the body. Dr. Lekkos talks about his recommendations for optimizing health and performance for people who are healthy but looking for more. He shares his tips for exercise to achieve fat loss, preventing overtraining, and eating around workouts. We also talk about the benefits of fasting, why people shouldn't be consuming gluten, and the benefits of the paleo diet for overall health. Dr. Lekkos shares his thoughts on ketosis, the use of ketone salts, peptide therapy, and stem cell therapy. We also talk all about SIBO and its causes, the side effects of birth control, and more! You can find more about Dr. Lekkos at drlekkos.com. This podcast is sponsored by Clearstem Skincare, holistic skincare designed by acne specialists that addresses both acne and anti-aging concerns. Clearstem is specifically designed to calm skin and inflamed breakouts, reduce redness and inflammation, stimulate collagen production, and block excess oil production. Clearstem helps to reduce scars, eliminate and prevent acne, reduce fine lines and wrinkles, even out discoloration, brighten skin, and more! If you're looking for a nontoxic option that actually works when it comes to getting rid of acne and scarring, head to clearstemskincare.comand use the code "WELLNESS" for $15 off! For more from Christina, head to her website, christinaricewellness.com, to find her services, blog, programs, and ebooks. If there's a question you'd like answered or a topic you'd like discussed on the podcast, send it in to podcast@christinaricewellness.com! Don’t forget to join the Facebook group, Wellness Realness Podcast Tribe, to meet other podcast listeners! If you're a woman looking to learn everything about using the Paleo lifestyle to reach your health goals , sign up for Christina's online course, The Paleo Women Lifestyle Program! This course has hours of video lectures, audio lectures, and PDFs that cover nutrition, fitness, sleep, stress management, balancing hormones, self love, cooking and grocery shopping, and more. You can sign up at bit.ly/paleowomenlifestyle. If you're finally ready to reach your fitness goals, check out the MAPS programs from Mind Pump Media at www.mindpumpmedia.com/christinaricewellness. You can use the code "WELLNESS" for 10% off! I recommend MAPS Anabolicto anyone who goes to the gym and wants something that will increase their strength and fitness levels while also reducing body fat, and I recommend MAPS Anywhereif you're looking for a program that doesn't require a gym and focuses more on bodyweight exercises. Interested in switching to safer beauty products to protect your health? Shop at beautycounter.com/christinarice for safer skincare, makeup, hair care, and more! If you need help with color matching or product recommendations, feel free to reach out to Christina. You can email her at christina@christinaricewellness.com. If you want to change your life with essential oils, head to bit.ly/doterracrw to get started! Feel free to email Christina to learn more about how doTERRA essential oils can transform your health! If you're not sure where to start with essential oils, head here. Christina's latest ebook, #NoSugarNoProblems: A Lovely Collection of Paleo Sweetene