Meet Krista Harris

Today, we’d like to introduce you to Krista Harris. Krista was introduced to us by the brilliant and talented Meghna Thacker.

Krista, thank you so much for joining us today. We’d love for you to bring our readers up to speed – can you introduce yourself and share your story?
Fifteen years ago and 4 kids later, I discovered that my first baby boy, a 10 lb, 11-ounce human bowling ball, literally broke my back and started a condition that later was diagnosed in 2022 as Spondylolisthesis.

Fifteen years of declining health centered on my back condition, and weight gain, then in 2016 I arrived at a point where I was looking at medicating away my life or taking a new, turn that ended up ultimately saving me…..

Let’s talk about your work and career – what else should we know?
The change affected how I felt at work dramatically. I am a massage therapist for over 30 years and have a real understanding of pain issues from working with thousands of people over the years. As they explain their pain and their goals, I can definitely sympathize and feel their pain with them in a way, and finally I have the energy to keep up with my schedule. Now since I have hope, I also know its possible to have a chronic health condition and not give up but actually get stronger and have a more abundant life. Through my continued research, I have found ice baths to really accelerate all the progress. Imagine an easy way to lower your inflammation, and increase your dopamine and adrenaline to levels you feel superhuman hours later and you can actually do it for free. If you submerge yourself in 35-50 degree water for 10 minutes a week (or even daily if you have the means) and use a specific breathing technique while doing it, it will make you feel like your mind is razor sharp and your will is increased where you feel you literally can accomplish anything. I feel like my life mission is to inspire others and show them the path I took might save them years of heartache and pain. If I would have known this, it would have given me 15 years of my life back. But for now, I enjoy my new journey and would love to help others along the way!

Meghna Thacker and Feel Your Best Self Naturopathic Medicine have been great to us and I know you’ve got a great relationship with them as well. Maybe you can tell our audience a bit about Meghna Thacker and Feel Your Best Self Naturopathic Medicine and your experience with them.

Through research, I realized my starting point was the fuel that fired my engine was hormones. That’s when I found Dr Meghna Thacker. Ironically the tagline of her practice is “Feel Your Best Self”. Good place to start!

She started with a blood test and confirmed my hormone levels were depleted and completely out of whack. She explained, “when we get your hormone levels normalized, then you will feel like you did as a 30-year-old and the positive lifestyle changes will follow and flow naturally”. I decided to go through with Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy (hormone pellet therapy).

Not an exaggeration, three weeks later I felt different, stronger, more energetic, and more positive. I started going to the gym, I had more energy, so much that I frequently overdid it with my back, which made me take on more understanding at how important stretching was also. I started pilates reformer at home to stretch and also strengthen my core.

The next step, recently, to lower my inflammation, I was started on Semaglutide, a weekly shot, and again, thank you Dr. Thacker! Another home run, my inflammation is way down and a huge side effect, my appetite seems to have been cut in half! My late-night snack cravings are gone and my sweet tooth has been pulled!
She is a true health artist in my book!

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