About Christa Elza
Christa graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 2000. She was immediately drawn to Emergency Medicine and was a trauma nurse for 8 years. She was able to experience working in this field in hospitals around the country including New York City and Norfolk, Virginia.
Christa earned her Master’s Degree in Nursing from Texas State University in 2018 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 toolbox 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 women 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, Elive Health, and is now able to provide help to women 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 women feel the way they feel.
In her free time, you can find Christa spending time with her husband of 17 years, Jon, their 3 boys, + her golden retriever, Tori. She is now living in the San Antonio, TX area and loves being outdoors, skiing, traveling, hanging out poolside, + spending time with friends.
Listen to the episode, “Health Foundations” here
Three Takeaways from this episode!
- Modern health care is often treating the symptoms instead of getting to the root of the problem, which is why Christa started her own practice.
- You are the expert on your own health. If a medical expert tells you something that doesn’t resonate with you, look into it further.
- You don’t have to prove anything to anyone else. This is your life.
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Your guide to this episode
2:22 Christa answers if she considers herself ordinary or Badass.
4:25 Hear about Christa and how she got interested in health.
6:16 Leaving a comfortable job as a nurse and heading into the unknown.
7:51 You can do hard things.
10:13 You are the expert on your own health.
12:39 Not treating the root of the problem.
16:04 Christa shares health foundations that will lead you to a healthier lifestyle.
21:50 Pair a reward with something you don’t want to do to make it feel fun.
23:24 How to avoid burnout.
27:25 What to do after you recognize that you are overworking yourself.
30:10 The benefit of having a mentor.
34:04 Addressing the inner critic.
41:02 Be your own Health advocate.
Contact Christa on Instagram @Christaelza
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