Is chronic pain really an inevitable part of aging—or could it be a warning sign that deeper imbalances are affecting your healthspan, mobility, and quality of life? In this episode of Growing Older Living Younger, Dr. Gillian Lockitch speaks with physical therapist, registered nurse, educator, and functional wellness expert,Stacey Roberts, about the root causes of chronic pain and why conventional treatments often focus on symptom relief instead of true healing. Stacey explains how chronic inflammation, food sensitivities, hormone imbalance, gut Health issues, biomechanics, and Lifestyle factors can all contribute to persistent pain and reduced function. Listeners will learn how a personalized, root-cause approach may help reduce pain naturally, restore mobility, improve resilience, and support healthy aging and longevity.

Stacey Roberts is the Founder of New You Health and Wellness and creator of The Pain-Free Formula. She is a licensed Physical Therapist, Registered Nurse, educator, and functional wellness practitioner with more than 30 years of clinical experience. Her work spans orthopaedics, sports medicine, chronic pain, pelvic health, women’s health, and functional wellness. Stacey specializes in uncovering the root causes of chronic pain through an integrative approach that includes biomechanics, nutrition, hormone balance, gut health, and lifestyle medicine. Her current mission is to help people reduce inflammation, improve mobility, and reclaim quality of life without relying solely on medications, injections, or surgery. She is also the host of The Pain-Free Formula Podcast and the author of multiple books on women’s health and hormones.

Episode Timeline

00:00 – Welcome and introduction

03:54 – Stacey’s journey from physical Therapy to functional medicine

05:00 – Discovering the connection between gluten sensitivity and chronic pain

10:27 – Why pain is a protective signal rather than the enemy

15:07 – Muscle cramps, nutrient deficiencies, hormones, and gut health

17:52 – Optimizing versus personalizing nutrition for pain relief

18:44 – Food sensitivity testing and unexpected inflammatory triggers

23:03 – The story behind The Pain-Free Formula

26:11 – Hidden risks of long-term NSAID and pain medication use

27:10 – The gut-joint connection and holistic pain management

30:46 – First steps for people who feel they have tried everything

32:57 – Key takeaways for reclaiming health, mobility, and independence

Connect with Stacey Roberts

New You Health and Wellness :

https://www.linkedin.com/in/stacey-roberts-pt-rn-mba-msn-6a26997 https://www.youtube.com/@newyouhealthandwellness2178

The Pain-Free Formula (Book)

The Pain-Free Formula Podcast

Connect with Your Host, Dr. Gillian Lockitch

Email: [email protected]

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Dr. Gillian Lockitch Dr. Gillian Lockitch

Dr. Gillian Lockitch is an international speaker, author of Growing Older, Living Younger: The Science of Aging Gracefully and The Art of Retiring Comfortably, and host of the Growing Older, Living Younger Podcast. As a dual-certified Specialist in Paediatrics and Medical Biochemistry and Professor at the University of British Columbia, her professional career was rooted in science. During her rehabilitation from life-saving emergency spinal surgery, her passion to be able to dance again led her to explore the intersection of medical and epigenetic science with non-Western healing traditions, to understand how to change aging at the cellular level. Within the Growing Older, Living Younger Project, the Change Your Aging Masterplan cycle is a year-long 3 part coaching program to preserve mind and brain, build your best body, and to survive and thrive in your environment. At 70 Dr. Lockitch became a first time entrepreneur, building a global online business with the premiere wellness and beauty company, to help others extend their healthspan, stay vibrant, active, and independent as they age. Now retired from medical practice, Dr. Lockitch is an empathetic coach and mentor but does not diagnose, treat or prescribe for medical diseases.