Mona Sharma

Grounding first thing in the morning. Yes. The world is waking up like... Exactly. Oh my gosh, there's so much to do. Just go. Hustle, hustle, hustle. More caffeine. Go, go, go, go, go. You're starting your day off grounding, regulating your nervous system. You're actually sleep training, right? Have you read the studies around circadian rhythm?

Grounding first thing in the morning. Yes. The world is waking up like... Exactly. Oh my gosh, there's so much to do. Just go. Hustle, hustle, hustle. More caffeine. Go, go, go, go, go. You're starting your day off grounding, regulating your nervous system. You're actually sleep training, right? Have you read the studies around circadian rhythm?

So if you want to honor your body's circadian rhythm and support your body's ability to get into deep restorative sleep at night earlier, If somebody especially has a hard time falling asleep before midnight, get outside first thing in the morning. Your eyes up to the sky towards the sun, the red light therapy that we get from sunlight triggers serotonin production within our bodies.

So if you want to honor your body's circadian rhythm and support your body's ability to get into deep restorative sleep at night earlier, If somebody especially has a hard time falling asleep before midnight, get outside first thing in the morning. Your eyes up to the sky towards the sun, the red light therapy that we get from sunlight triggers serotonin production within our bodies.

It tells our gut microbiome to produce serotonin, our feel-good happy hormone. And it's going to support you with your body's circadian rhythm throughout the day, which will help you sleep at night also.

It tells our gut microbiome to produce serotonin, our feel-good happy hormone. And it's going to support you with your body's circadian rhythm throughout the day, which will help you sleep at night also.

Something that I did that's crazy, my one non-negotiable for 2024 was to walk every single Monday. So Monday I chose because typically that would just get me spiraling in stress and busyness and anxiety and worry. So every single Monday I'll go for a walk after I get my kids to school, no podcasting.

Something that I did that's crazy, my one non-negotiable for 2024 was to walk every single Monday. So Monday I chose because typically that would just get me spiraling in stress and busyness and anxiety and worry. So every single Monday I'll go for a walk after I get my kids to school, no podcasting.

No listening to anything, just literally me, my breath, my feet on the ground, looking up at the sky, feeling expansion, looking at nature around me. And I swear, it's like it's when some of my best thoughts come, my ideas come. I feel like I'm making better choices for myself throughout the day, which makes sense, right?

No listening to anything, just literally me, my breath, my feet on the ground, looking up at the sky, feeling expansion, looking at nature around me. And I swear, it's like it's when some of my best thoughts come, my ideas come. I feel like I'm making better choices for myself throughout the day, which makes sense, right?

Like if I were to wake up instead on a Monday, look at my phone, start with coffee, have a second coffee, sit down on my computer without going outside, like that just shows you the quality of life that you're choosing for yourself, right?

Like if I were to wake up instead on a Monday, look at my phone, start with coffee, have a second coffee, sit down on my computer without going outside, like that just shows you the quality of life that you're choosing for yourself, right?

Absolutely.

Absolutely.

He's going to say that too.

He's going to say that too.

I think the first question is look at everything that you're consuming and what your food addictions are. And, you know, in comparison to that, are oats really that bad? The second thing is I'm more in alignment with if there is a food that comes to us from nature that can serve our health and chances are it can be good for us.

I think the first question is look at everything that you're consuming and what your food addictions are. And, you know, in comparison to that, are oats really that bad? The second thing is I'm more in alignment with if there is a food that comes to us from nature that can serve our health and chances are it can be good for us.

However, are there oats out there because it's such a massive commodity crop? Our oats have been sprayed with pesticides, fungicides, herbicides, and glyphosate. So for people listening, if you don't know what glyphosate is, glyphosate is a pesticide created that's owned by Monsanto that has had detrimental effects. And there's incredible doctors like Dr. Zach Bush who,

However, are there oats out there because it's such a massive commodity crop? Our oats have been sprayed with pesticides, fungicides, herbicides, and glyphosate. So for people listening, if you don't know what glyphosate is, glyphosate is a pesticide created that's owned by Monsanto that has had detrimental effects. And there's incredible doctors like Dr. Zach Bush who,