Secrets to Supporting the Parasympathetic Nervous System
Episode 17 – airs February 20, 2026
In this deeply important conversation, Dr. Daina Parent, ND sits down with Dr. Jannine Krause, ND, acupuncturist, and host of The Health Fix Podcast, to explore practitioner burnout and practical strategies for restoring balance.
Dr. Jannine shares her personal journey through burnout in her own clinical practice—what led to it, how she recognized it, and the steps she took to heal and thrive again.
This episode offers actionable tools and empowering insights to help practitioners protect their energy, restore nervous system balance, and create sustainable clinical careers.
Dr. Jannine’s mission is to eliminate pain and all other limitations one may have and to inspire an active lifestyle while teaching the art of proper fueling of the body. She likes to compare herself to a private investigator. She investigates the cause of one’s complaints and comes up with a solution by removing limitations to optimal health. She uses acupuncture, prolotherapy, neural therapy, herbal medicine, nutrition and trigger point injections to eliminate pain.
She goes beyond basic nutrition and teaches the art of incorporating tonic herbs into daily meals to correct chronic conditions. Once limitations are removed one is fit to spend time doing the things they love.
Highlights of the episode include:
- Exercises to tone and strengthen the parasympathetic nervous system
- How nutrition and herbs influence nervous system resilience
- The role of cleansing and detoxification in resetting the nervous system
Podcast Summary
- 1:52 – Dr. Jannine’s personal journey with practitioner burnout
- 5:25 – The Physician Heal Thyself course: why filling your own cup comes first
- 7:30 – Practical tips for establishing healthy energetic boundaries
- 11:45 – Simple nervous system regulation strategies for before, during, and between patient sessions
- 14:38 – Exercises to tone and strengthen the parasympathetic nervous system
- 21:21 – The significance of Heart Rate Variability (HRV)
- 23:06 – Epigenetic testing and biological age: connections to nervous system regulation
- 25:24 – Daily survival patterns and the power of thought
- 29:30 – How nutrition and herbs influence nervous system resilience
- 35:03 – Herbal support for peri- and menopause
- 35:20 – The role of cleansing and detoxification in resetting the nervous system
- 38:25 – The most important element of a foundational diet: eating close to nature
- 40:25 – How homegrown food impacts how we feel in our bodies
- 43:25 – Self-care advice for practitioners
To learn more about Dr. Jannine Krause and her work, listen to The Health Fix Podcast and visit her website at doctorkrausend.com.
