In this episode of The Health Rebellion, I’m unpacking the hormone chaos that chronic stress leaves behind — and how it’s often ignored in conventional medicine.

If you’ve ever been told “it’s just stress” when your body is clearly screaming for help, this one’s for you.

We’ll dive into:

• How the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis works

• Why cortisol affects blood sugar, weight, and energy

• The real impact of under-eating on stress and metabolism

• How stress disrupts progesterone, estrogen, testosterone, and thyroid hormones

• What labs you actually need (and what most providers miss)

Whether you’re feeling burned out, anxious, moody, or just plain off — this episode gives you a map to understand why, and what to do next.

In this first episode of The Health Rebellion, I’m breaking down exactly why I started this podcast — and why I’m done sugarcoating what’s wrong with modern medicine.

From 7-minute visits to being told “you’re fine” when you know you’re not — I’ve lived it. I’ve watched my own thyroid symptoms be dismissed for years… and I’ve seen patient after patient walk into my clinic in tears, saying “You’re my last hope.”

We’re talking real root causes — not band-aid solutions. We’re talking hormones, mood, burnout, ADHD, gut health… and the brutal truth about what conventional care gets dead wrong.

I’m Elizabeth Martell — dual-certified Nurse Practitioner, founder of Lux Health, and rebel with a cause.

If you’ve ever felt ignored, misdiagnosed, or overmedicated — you’re not crazy.
You’re in the right place.

Subscribe now — and let’s go from sick care… to self care.

In this trailer, host Elizabeth Martell, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC and founder of Lux Health, shares why she’s done watching patients suffer under broken healthcare—and what The Health Rebellion is here to fix. If you’ve ever felt dismissed, misdiagnosed, or told you’re “fine” when you’re not, this is your place.