Mona Sharma

So if you think about it, if you're living in a state of extreme stress, worry, sadness, or anxiety, are you going to make the best decisions for your health? Like for me, exercising, I wasn't exercising for the joy of moving my body. I was exercising for the sake of this number on the scale to not fucking go up. Like I have to fit into these pants.

So if you think about it, if you're living in a state of extreme stress, worry, sadness, or anxiety, are you going to make the best decisions for your health? Like for me, exercising, I wasn't exercising for the joy of moving my body. I was exercising for the sake of this number on the scale to not fucking go up. Like I have to fit into these pants.

If I was meditating, I was doing it because, you know, someone said it's good for me and I can check it off my list to show that I'm a type and I can get a lot of things done. Right. Right. So that was first and foremost. With the education lens that I have now, looking back, the second thing, there was definitely deficiencies. My diet, I was probably eating the same foods every single day.

If I was meditating, I was doing it because, you know, someone said it's good for me and I can check it off my list to show that I'm a type and I can get a lot of things done. Right. Right. So that was first and foremost. With the education lens that I have now, looking back, the second thing, there was definitely deficiencies. My diet, I was probably eating the same foods every single day.

I was drinking chlorinated water. I was definitely deficient in magnesium. I was not taking electrolytes for the amount that I was sweating. There was definitely metabolic dysfunction because I noticed that when I would cut out refined starches and flours, I didn't get my palpitations as much.

I was drinking chlorinated water. I was definitely deficient in magnesium. I was not taking electrolytes for the amount that I was sweating. There was definitely metabolic dysfunction because I noticed that when I would cut out refined starches and flours, I didn't get my palpitations as much.

But when my glucose was stable, eating higher protein, that's why I chose the Atkins diet, I felt a little bit more regulated. But the second something stressful happened or if I were to skip a meal, just instantly back into tachycardia. And then the last thing was probably my gut. My digestion was a mess. I was bloated after every single meal.

But when my glucose was stable, eating higher protein, that's why I chose the Atkins diet, I felt a little bit more regulated. But the second something stressful happened or if I were to skip a meal, just instantly back into tachycardia. And then the last thing was probably my gut. My digestion was a mess. I was bloated after every single meal.

What I said about the laxatives, if you're taking laxatives consistently, you're dehydrating your colon, right? You're likely killing off colonies of good bacteria that are responsible for keeping you healthy, that are responsible for your food cravings and your energy and your focus, right? Yeah.

What I said about the laxatives, if you're taking laxatives consistently, you're dehydrating your colon, right? You're likely killing off colonies of good bacteria that are responsible for keeping you healthy, that are responsible for your food cravings and your energy and your focus, right? Yeah.

So here I was with this lack of diversity on top of being on antibiotics from every single year, from when I was three years old till about 16, when my mom found a functional medicine doctor. So no doctor had ever addressed that. My mom focused on probiotics a little bit.

So here I was with this lack of diversity on top of being on antibiotics from every single year, from when I was three years old till about 16, when my mom found a functional medicine doctor. So no doctor had ever addressed that. My mom focused on probiotics a little bit.

But we know today that in order to build back and colonize good bacteria in your gut, it takes eating a lot of plant fiber, getting a variety and diversity of nutrient-rich polyphenols, right? So when I was at the ashram, I was eating more carbohydrates from the earth, like plant-based carbohydrates, potatoes, starches, squash, stuff like that than ever before.

But we know today that in order to build back and colonize good bacteria in your gut, it takes eating a lot of plant fiber, getting a variety and diversity of nutrient-rich polyphenols, right? So when I was at the ashram, I was eating more carbohydrates from the earth, like plant-based carbohydrates, potatoes, starches, squash, stuff like that than ever before.

But at any given meal, I probably would have had 15 to 20 different types of fiber. Right? Which is like unheard of in our world, right? Especially if you're dieting. So I think it was a culmination of all those things that ultimately allowed my body to heal.

But at any given meal, I probably would have had 15 to 20 different types of fiber. Right? Which is like unheard of in our world, right? Especially if you're dieting. So I think it was a culmination of all those things that ultimately allowed my body to heal.

Honestly, you nailed it. This is literally the inspiration for my podcast to merge ancient medicine and ancient rituals and ancient practices with modern day medicine because we need both. But I would say the Western medical system as we know it, it's broken, right? The rate of diseases are on the rise. The rates of prescription drugs amongst adults and youth are on the rise.

Honestly, you nailed it. This is literally the inspiration for my podcast to merge ancient medicine and ancient rituals and ancient practices with modern day medicine because we need both. But I would say the Western medical system as we know it, it's broken, right? The rate of diseases are on the rise. The rates of prescription drugs amongst adults and youth are on the rise.

Diabetes, cancer, obesity amongst adults and children is all on the rise. Like the system is broken, right? So I did go through a period when I was really pissed off. Like, why did I have the heart surgeries? Why didn't we go through like every other modality first and leave that as a last resort? But then I understand like at that time I wanted the quick fix one. So that was on me.

Diabetes, cancer, obesity amongst adults and children is all on the rise. Like the system is broken, right? So I did go through a period when I was really pissed off. Like, why did I have the heart surgeries? Why didn't we go through like every other modality first and leave that as a last resort? But then I understand like at that time I wanted the quick fix one. So that was on me.