1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:03,520 Speaker 1: I heard the statistic the average person is exposed to 2 00:00:03,640 --> 00:00:07,080 Speaker 1: over seven hundred thousand different chemicals a day. The USD 3 00:00:07,200 --> 00:00:10,240 Speaker 1: actually found that over seventy percent of conventionally grown produce 4 00:00:10,320 --> 00:00:14,840 Speaker 1: contains pesticide residues, and that the average American consumes nearly 5 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:17,720 Speaker 1: nine pounds of chemical food additives annually. 6 00:00:18,079 --> 00:00:19,640 Speaker 2: And the EWG, which is the. 7 00:00:19,640 --> 00:00:23,720 Speaker 1: Environmental Working Group, found that the average woman applies get 8 00:00:23,800 --> 00:00:27,680 Speaker 1: Ready one hundred and sixty eight chemicals daily through beauty 9 00:00:27,720 --> 00:00:28,800 Speaker 1: and skincare products. 10 00:00:29,280 --> 00:00:30,680 Speaker 2: I'm telling you all these facts. 11 00:00:30,480 --> 00:00:33,080 Speaker 1: Not to scare you at all, but just to emphasize 12 00:00:33,120 --> 00:00:37,680 Speaker 1: how important daily gentle detox is. I'm Rady WKA and 13 00:00:37,720 --> 00:00:40,440 Speaker 1: on my podcast A Really Good Cry, we embrace the 14 00:00:41,159 --> 00:00:44,560 Speaker 1: messy and the beautiful, providing a space for raw, unfiltered 15 00:00:44,560 --> 00:00:48,320 Speaker 1: conversations that celebrate vulnerability and allow you to tune in 16 00:00:48,440 --> 00:00:52,720 Speaker 1: to learn, connect and find comfort together. Hey everyone, welcome 17 00:00:52,800 --> 00:00:54,920 Speaker 1: back to this week's episode of A Really Good Cry. 18 00:00:55,400 --> 00:00:58,040 Speaker 1: Today I wanted to talk about some of my favorite 19 00:00:58,040 --> 00:01:01,440 Speaker 1: tips for living a healthy life style, like my top 20 00:01:01,560 --> 00:01:05,640 Speaker 1: five tips forgetting your health to its optimal level that 21 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:09,200 Speaker 1: actually are free or pretty much free or at least inexpensive. 22 00:01:09,920 --> 00:01:12,280 Speaker 1: There's just so much health advice out there, and it 23 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:15,080 Speaker 1: can feel so overwhelming, like whether you're going online and 24 00:01:15,120 --> 00:01:17,800 Speaker 1: you're seeing it, whether it's the amount of books that 25 00:01:17,840 --> 00:01:21,160 Speaker 1: are coming out, so many experts out there, one person 26 00:01:21,200 --> 00:01:23,320 Speaker 1: saying this, one person saying that, and it can get 27 00:01:23,400 --> 00:01:26,039 Speaker 1: so overwhelming, especially if you're not someone that's in the 28 00:01:26,040 --> 00:01:29,319 Speaker 1: health industry or that's even studied anything to do with health. 29 00:01:29,680 --> 00:01:32,160 Speaker 1: And most of the time it's this idea that you 30 00:01:32,200 --> 00:01:35,280 Speaker 1: have to overhaul your entire life to feel better. You 31 00:01:35,319 --> 00:01:38,200 Speaker 1: have to buy new things for your kitchen, for your bathroom, 32 00:01:38,480 --> 00:01:41,600 Speaker 1: for your shower, and it can be really expensive, and 33 00:01:41,640 --> 00:01:43,920 Speaker 1: it can just make you feel like there's just too 34 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:46,399 Speaker 1: much to do, so I'd rather just ignore it. But 35 00:01:46,480 --> 00:01:49,440 Speaker 1: today I'm going to keep it super simple. I have 36 00:01:49,800 --> 00:01:52,880 Speaker 1: studied Aravadas. Some of you might know, I was trained 37 00:01:52,880 --> 00:01:55,960 Speaker 1: as in nutritionists and dietitian. I actually studied for three 38 00:01:56,040 --> 00:01:58,400 Speaker 1: years as a nutritionnis and then did further studies to 39 00:01:58,400 --> 00:02:01,120 Speaker 1: be a dietitian for three years. The difference between the 40 00:02:01,160 --> 00:02:04,360 Speaker 1: two is one works in a hospital, which is a dietitian, 41 00:02:04,640 --> 00:02:07,400 Speaker 1: and the other has clients outside of a hospital setting. 42 00:02:07,640 --> 00:02:09,360 Speaker 1: So when I trained as a dietitian, I was doing 43 00:02:09,400 --> 00:02:11,920 Speaker 1: more clinical work and as a nutritionist, it was based 44 00:02:11,960 --> 00:02:15,000 Speaker 1: purely on food and the nutrition people are getting outside 45 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:17,240 Speaker 1: of being in a hospital. So I feel like I 46 00:02:17,280 --> 00:02:20,600 Speaker 1: have gathered so much information over time, whether it's from 47 00:02:20,680 --> 00:02:23,720 Speaker 1: the Western medicine perspective or when I studied Arivada, from 48 00:02:23,720 --> 00:02:27,040 Speaker 1: the Eastern philosophy, and I think a combination of both 49 00:02:27,120 --> 00:02:30,840 Speaker 1: is actually where the ideal balance is. There is so 50 00:02:30,919 --> 00:02:33,840 Speaker 1: much from Western medicine that I really appreciate, but so 51 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:36,560 Speaker 1: much from Eastern medicine that I think is missing and 52 00:02:36,720 --> 00:02:38,959 Speaker 1: not known and has kind of been lost over the years. 53 00:02:39,400 --> 00:02:41,040 Speaker 1: And so this is going to be a combination of 54 00:02:41,080 --> 00:02:43,560 Speaker 1: both the best of both worlds. And obviously I can 55 00:02:43,600 --> 00:02:45,919 Speaker 1: only speak from my own perspective and my own research, 56 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:49,520 Speaker 1: and so these tips are my top five favorite that 57 00:02:49,639 --> 00:02:50,360 Speaker 1: have helped. 58 00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:51,320 Speaker 2: Me in my own life. 59 00:02:51,639 --> 00:02:53,799 Speaker 1: But obviously you might have to pick and choose the 60 00:02:53,840 --> 00:02:56,239 Speaker 1: ones that work best for you, that fit into your schedule, 61 00:02:56,320 --> 00:02:58,600 Speaker 1: your lifestyle the best you know. And one thing I 62 00:02:58,639 --> 00:03:00,800 Speaker 1: will say is I think think one of the biggest 63 00:03:00,800 --> 00:03:03,240 Speaker 1: mistakes we make is when we find out all this 64 00:03:03,320 --> 00:03:05,800 Speaker 1: information and then we try and implement it all at 65 00:03:05,800 --> 00:03:09,520 Speaker 1: once and The one thing I have learned from constantly 66 00:03:09,560 --> 00:03:12,160 Speaker 1: failing at that is, let me just pick one thing. 67 00:03:12,320 --> 00:03:13,840 Speaker 1: I'm going to do that one thing for a week, 68 00:03:13,919 --> 00:03:15,480 Speaker 1: and then I'm going to add in another thing and 69 00:03:15,480 --> 00:03:18,720 Speaker 1: then another thing. So one you're not scaring your body 70 00:03:18,760 --> 00:03:21,120 Speaker 1: and your mind into all these changes that you're making. 71 00:03:21,560 --> 00:03:24,079 Speaker 1: And two you end up knowing, oh, I can make 72 00:03:24,120 --> 00:03:25,800 Speaker 1: this one change, and I've managed to do it for 73 00:03:25,840 --> 00:03:28,000 Speaker 1: a week, I could probably do this other one as well. 74 00:03:28,040 --> 00:03:30,160 Speaker 1: And it kind of as you make these small changes 75 00:03:30,240 --> 00:03:33,079 Speaker 1: and as you end up sticking to them, it increases 76 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:36,240 Speaker 1: your capacity to make changes. So if you're trying to 77 00:03:36,240 --> 00:03:38,800 Speaker 1: add all in at once, it's more likely that you're 78 00:03:38,800 --> 00:03:41,400 Speaker 1: gonna end up failing, rather than doing it in phases, 79 00:03:41,520 --> 00:03:42,240 Speaker 1: one at a time. 80 00:03:42,520 --> 00:03:44,680 Speaker 2: And remember, these are changes we want to keep for life. 81 00:03:44,920 --> 00:03:46,440 Speaker 1: It's not we're going to do this for a week, 82 00:03:46,520 --> 00:03:47,840 Speaker 1: or we're going to do this for two weeks or 83 00:03:47,880 --> 00:03:48,480 Speaker 1: even a month. 84 00:03:48,800 --> 00:03:50,920 Speaker 2: These are changes you're trying to incorporate into. 85 00:03:50,760 --> 00:03:54,600 Speaker 1: Your lifestyle for life to allow you to optimize your 86 00:03:54,640 --> 00:03:57,520 Speaker 1: health month on month, year on year, and. 87 00:03:57,440 --> 00:03:59,520 Speaker 2: So the level you do it, the better. 88 00:04:00,040 --> 00:04:01,800 Speaker 1: So the first one I wanted to talk about is 89 00:04:01,880 --> 00:04:05,080 Speaker 1: gentle detoxing. So whether it's through the food that we eat, 90 00:04:05,240 --> 00:04:08,080 Speaker 1: the environmental toxins that we inhale, all the products that 91 00:04:08,080 --> 00:04:11,040 Speaker 1: we put on our body. I heard the statistic the 92 00:04:11,080 --> 00:04:15,040 Speaker 1: average person is exposed to over seven hundred thousand different 93 00:04:15,120 --> 00:04:19,080 Speaker 1: chemicals a day, seven hundred thousand every single day. The 94 00:04:19,200 --> 00:04:22,200 Speaker 1: USD actually found that over seventy percent of conventionally grown 95 00:04:22,240 --> 00:04:26,960 Speaker 1: produce contains pesticide residues, and that the average American consumes 96 00:04:26,960 --> 00:04:31,479 Speaker 1: nearly nine pounds of chemical food additives annually, nine pounds 97 00:04:31,600 --> 00:04:34,760 Speaker 1: just of food additives. And the EWG, which is the 98 00:04:34,839 --> 00:04:38,680 Speaker 1: Environmental Working Group, it's a nonprofit organization that focuses specifically 99 00:04:38,720 --> 00:04:42,600 Speaker 1: on protecting human health and the environment, found that the 100 00:04:42,680 --> 00:04:46,680 Speaker 1: average woman applies get Ready one hundred and sixty eight 101 00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:50,560 Speaker 1: chemicals daily through beauty and skincare products. I'm telling you 102 00:04:50,600 --> 00:04:52,760 Speaker 1: all these facts not to scare you at all, but 103 00:04:52,920 --> 00:04:57,440 Speaker 1: just to emphasize how important daily gentle detox is, because 104 00:04:57,480 --> 00:04:59,200 Speaker 1: often we don't even know that we are. 105 00:04:59,080 --> 00:05:00,240 Speaker 2: Taking these toxins in. 106 00:05:00,720 --> 00:05:03,440 Speaker 1: And actually every single part of our body is made 107 00:05:03,520 --> 00:05:06,440 Speaker 1: to absorb, whether it's through our scent, whether it's through 108 00:05:06,480 --> 00:05:09,800 Speaker 1: our nose. Basically every single hole in the body, including 109 00:05:09,839 --> 00:05:13,599 Speaker 1: the pores on our skin, take in every single part 110 00:05:13,600 --> 00:05:16,200 Speaker 1: of our environment. So whether it's through our mouth, the 111 00:05:16,200 --> 00:05:18,680 Speaker 1: food that we eat or the things that we drink, 112 00:05:18,920 --> 00:05:21,520 Speaker 1: our skin, the products we put on it, our nose, 113 00:05:21,560 --> 00:05:24,760 Speaker 1: the things that we smell, the perfumes, the incenses, all 114 00:05:24,800 --> 00:05:26,719 Speaker 1: those things that we smell, the toxins that are in 115 00:05:26,760 --> 00:05:30,160 Speaker 1: the air. Every part of our body takes those things in. 116 00:05:30,240 --> 00:05:31,920 Speaker 1: And so when you think about it in that way, 117 00:05:31,960 --> 00:05:34,600 Speaker 1: think about how large our skin is, and imagine you're 118 00:05:34,600 --> 00:05:37,880 Speaker 1: in a toxic environment constantly. Every poor on your skin 119 00:05:38,160 --> 00:05:40,680 Speaker 1: is absorbing something that's going into your body, then into 120 00:05:40,680 --> 00:05:43,320 Speaker 1: your bloodstream, then into your organs. And if we're not 121 00:05:43,320 --> 00:05:45,479 Speaker 1: supporting our bodies in the right way to really support 122 00:05:45,520 --> 00:05:49,520 Speaker 1: our detox systems, then actually our bodies getting weaker and 123 00:05:49,560 --> 00:05:51,800 Speaker 1: weaker and has less of an ability to fight off 124 00:05:51,800 --> 00:05:55,040 Speaker 1: the toxins or get rid of them regularly. So daily 125 00:05:55,120 --> 00:05:58,120 Speaker 1: gentle detox is important. And I think sometimes you know, 126 00:05:58,160 --> 00:06:00,760 Speaker 1: I've shared about detoxing before online, and I remember at 127 00:06:00,800 --> 00:06:02,960 Speaker 1: the beginning when I was sharing about it, I would 128 00:06:03,000 --> 00:06:05,719 Speaker 1: have quite a few people messaging me saying you're sharing 129 00:06:05,720 --> 00:06:08,240 Speaker 1: a false narrative. People have eating disorders you shouldn't use 130 00:06:08,240 --> 00:06:11,320 Speaker 1: the term detox. And actually, I think detox the word 131 00:06:11,480 --> 00:06:15,640 Speaker 1: has been completely changed into something negative that is linked 132 00:06:15,680 --> 00:06:19,960 Speaker 1: to weight loss or removing specific foods from our dier 133 00:06:20,080 --> 00:06:24,119 Speaker 1: and creating a really toxic version of what detox means. 134 00:06:24,200 --> 00:06:27,520 Speaker 1: And actually it's quite ironic because detoxing is literally the opposite. 135 00:06:27,640 --> 00:06:30,400 Speaker 1: We're trying to take out toxins. We're not telling people 136 00:06:30,440 --> 00:06:33,720 Speaker 1: to reduce their calories, we're not telling people to go 137 00:06:33,760 --> 00:06:37,520 Speaker 1: on a calorie restricted dyer. Actually detoxing is just taking 138 00:06:37,520 --> 00:06:39,640 Speaker 1: the things that our body does not need, or the 139 00:06:39,680 --> 00:06:41,800 Speaker 1: things that are harming us out of our body. The 140 00:06:41,800 --> 00:06:45,120 Speaker 1: body actually naturally has a detoxification system, whether it's through 141 00:06:45,120 --> 00:06:48,680 Speaker 1: our liver, kidneys, lungs, or skin, but constant exposure to 142 00:06:48,720 --> 00:06:52,279 Speaker 1: these toxins can overwhelm our detox systems, leading to symptoms 143 00:06:52,400 --> 00:06:55,920 Speaker 1: like fatigue, brain, frog, and chronic inflammation. And I said 144 00:06:55,960 --> 00:06:58,159 Speaker 1: those three things, and I was thinking, oh my gosh, 145 00:06:58,240 --> 00:06:59,800 Speaker 1: I have no people that feel these things on a 146 00:06:59,839 --> 00:07:03,559 Speaker 1: daydaily basis that I've been dealing with these issues a month, 147 00:07:03,720 --> 00:07:06,240 Speaker 1: two months, maybe most of their life, and it just 148 00:07:06,320 --> 00:07:09,440 Speaker 1: becomes our normality. But actually it is a clear sign 149 00:07:09,720 --> 00:07:13,040 Speaker 1: that we have toxins in the body. Irada actually emphasizes 150 00:07:13,160 --> 00:07:16,400 Speaker 1: daily and seasonal detox practices to remove armor which are 151 00:07:16,400 --> 00:07:18,400 Speaker 1: toxins and restore balance. 152 00:07:18,040 --> 00:07:18,600 Speaker 2: In the body. 153 00:07:18,880 --> 00:07:21,240 Speaker 1: So one of the ways that is emphasized in Aravada 154 00:07:21,360 --> 00:07:23,720 Speaker 1: is something I've been doing since I was a child. 155 00:07:23,960 --> 00:07:25,840 Speaker 1: It is a practice that's been passed down to me 156 00:07:26,000 --> 00:07:29,680 Speaker 1: from generation to generation. My parents do it, my grandma's 157 00:07:29,720 --> 00:07:32,040 Speaker 1: done it. You know. I think it's more so part 158 00:07:32,080 --> 00:07:34,720 Speaker 1: of an Indian tradition than it is in the Western world. 159 00:07:35,200 --> 00:07:37,720 Speaker 1: But it is tongue scraping. As soon as I learned 160 00:07:37,720 --> 00:07:39,680 Speaker 1: how to brush my teeth, I was taught how to 161 00:07:39,680 --> 00:07:42,760 Speaker 1: tongue scrape. It just goes hand in hand. And actually 162 00:07:43,280 --> 00:07:46,240 Speaker 1: one might argue tongue scraping is actually even more important 163 00:07:46,680 --> 00:07:49,320 Speaker 1: than brushing your teeth is. So if you're someone who 164 00:07:49,400 --> 00:07:52,440 Speaker 1: only brushes your teeth once a day, don't do that. 165 00:07:52,520 --> 00:07:53,920 Speaker 2: Please brush your teeth twice a day. 166 00:07:54,080 --> 00:07:55,920 Speaker 1: But even if you are someone who does that, even 167 00:07:55,920 --> 00:07:58,160 Speaker 1: if you're not brushing your teeth at nice, at least 168 00:07:58,200 --> 00:08:01,240 Speaker 1: scrape your tongue. You can get different kinds, and there's 169 00:08:01,240 --> 00:08:04,480 Speaker 1: plastic ones and all different materials. I recommend using stainless 170 00:08:04,480 --> 00:08:06,880 Speaker 1: steel or a copper one. Why I put extra plastic 171 00:08:06,920 --> 00:08:08,600 Speaker 1: into your body when you don't need to, And actually, 172 00:08:08,640 --> 00:08:10,880 Speaker 1: traditionally it's made from metal anyways, So I like to 173 00:08:10,880 --> 00:08:13,080 Speaker 1: do what they did back in the day. If it's 174 00:08:13,080 --> 00:08:15,200 Speaker 1: worked in the past, and it's worked for thousands of years, 175 00:08:15,280 --> 00:08:18,520 Speaker 1: why change it. So I recommend scraping your tongue morning 176 00:08:18,560 --> 00:08:20,760 Speaker 1: and evenings, just as you would brush your teeth. And 177 00:08:20,800 --> 00:08:23,040 Speaker 1: actually it helps to remove all the toxins and bacteria 178 00:08:23,080 --> 00:08:26,080 Speaker 1: that accumulates on the tongue overnight. And actually one of 179 00:08:26,080 --> 00:08:28,840 Speaker 1: the diagnostic tools that Irady doctors use when you walk 180 00:08:28,880 --> 00:08:31,720 Speaker 1: into a clinic with them. They do different types of assessment, 181 00:08:31,760 --> 00:08:34,160 Speaker 1: but one of them is your mouth health, your oral health, 182 00:08:34,320 --> 00:08:37,160 Speaker 1: and specifically the color that is on your tongue. 183 00:08:37,559 --> 00:08:38,520 Speaker 2: It there's yellow. 184 00:08:38,880 --> 00:08:41,240 Speaker 1: This is gonna get a bit too like TMI too 185 00:08:41,280 --> 00:08:43,400 Speaker 1: much information, but it's actually really useful. If you wake 186 00:08:43,480 --> 00:08:45,679 Speaker 1: up in the morning and you put your tongue out 187 00:08:45,679 --> 00:08:47,640 Speaker 1: in the mirror like that, I just ate. So I 188 00:08:47,679 --> 00:08:49,640 Speaker 1: don't know what some my tongue, but you put your 189 00:08:49,640 --> 00:08:53,880 Speaker 1: tongue out. If there is white coating or yellow coating, 190 00:08:53,920 --> 00:08:56,280 Speaker 1: it's a sign that there are actually an extreme amount 191 00:08:56,280 --> 00:08:57,320 Speaker 1: of toxins in your body. 192 00:08:57,760 --> 00:08:58,680 Speaker 2: But if you're noticing. 193 00:08:58,760 --> 00:09:00,280 Speaker 1: If you do that and your tongue is nice, bright 194 00:09:00,320 --> 00:09:03,000 Speaker 1: and red, it's a sign that actually your detoxing systems 195 00:09:03,000 --> 00:09:06,760 Speaker 1: are working. So sometimes when I've got a cough or cold, 196 00:09:06,840 --> 00:09:08,920 Speaker 1: or i have too much mucus going on in my 197 00:09:09,320 --> 00:09:11,240 Speaker 1: nasal passages or in my body. 198 00:09:12,120 --> 00:09:13,040 Speaker 2: A lot of the time, even. 199 00:09:12,840 --> 00:09:14,800 Speaker 1: When I have a fever, I'll look at my tongue 200 00:09:14,840 --> 00:09:17,000 Speaker 1: and there's definitely more of a coating than there is 201 00:09:17,040 --> 00:09:17,600 Speaker 1: on the days that. 202 00:09:17,559 --> 00:09:20,600 Speaker 2: I feel healthy. And so it's actually quite incredible. 203 00:09:20,640 --> 00:09:22,240 Speaker 1: Your body tells you in so many different ways that 204 00:09:22,240 --> 00:09:24,480 Speaker 1: you're not feeling well or that there's too much going 205 00:09:24,520 --> 00:09:26,600 Speaker 1: on in the body, and your tongue is definitely one 206 00:09:26,600 --> 00:09:29,199 Speaker 1: of them. So these are the signs of a healthy tongue. 207 00:09:29,320 --> 00:09:32,160 Speaker 1: It's pinkish in color, not pale, and not deep red. 208 00:09:32,400 --> 00:09:34,480 Speaker 1: If there is a coating, then it's a really thin film. 209 00:09:34,480 --> 00:09:37,880 Speaker 1: It's definitely not thickly coated. It's soft and smooth, not rough. 210 00:09:38,440 --> 00:09:40,840 Speaker 1: You can actually see your taste buds clearly, and there 211 00:09:40,840 --> 00:09:43,320 Speaker 1: are no visible crags or teethmarks on the side of 212 00:09:43,320 --> 00:09:47,240 Speaker 1: the tongue. So that's a basic healthy tongue description. Now 213 00:09:47,400 --> 00:09:49,520 Speaker 1: let's go into what it looks like when it's not 214 00:09:49,559 --> 00:09:51,720 Speaker 1: necessarily as healthy as it should be. If you have 215 00:09:51,720 --> 00:09:53,800 Speaker 1: a heavy white coating on your tongue, it is a 216 00:09:53,840 --> 00:09:57,239 Speaker 1: sign of toxin build up, digestive issues, or low immunity. 217 00:09:57,760 --> 00:10:00,000 Speaker 1: If there's a thick coating at the back of your tongue, 218 00:10:00,080 --> 00:10:01,520 Speaker 1: it's a sign that there's tuxin build up in the 219 00:10:01,640 --> 00:10:04,720 Speaker 1: large intestine, small intestine colon. If it's in the front 220 00:10:04,720 --> 00:10:06,560 Speaker 1: and the back, it's a sign of tuxin build up 221 00:10:06,559 --> 00:10:09,680 Speaker 1: in your stomach and your small intestine. If it is 222 00:10:09,760 --> 00:10:12,240 Speaker 1: dry or cracked, it's a sign of dehydration in your 223 00:10:12,240 --> 00:10:16,800 Speaker 1: digestive system, probably accompanied by something like constipation. And if 224 00:10:16,800 --> 00:10:18,880 Speaker 1: your tongue is bright red, it may be a little bumpy. 225 00:10:18,960 --> 00:10:21,000 Speaker 1: It is a sign of too much heat or acidity 226 00:10:21,000 --> 00:10:23,440 Speaker 1: in the digestive system and your body, which could be 227 00:10:23,440 --> 00:10:27,400 Speaker 1: accompanied by something like diarrhea. If the coating is grayish, 228 00:10:27,480 --> 00:10:30,359 Speaker 1: it is a sign of gas and bloating or sluggishness, 229 00:10:30,679 --> 00:10:33,200 Speaker 1: and it could be accompanied by heavy dark circles under 230 00:10:33,200 --> 00:10:36,160 Speaker 1: the eyes or water retention over the body. Now, if 231 00:10:36,200 --> 00:10:38,440 Speaker 1: you have bite marks or scallops on the side of 232 00:10:38,480 --> 00:10:40,760 Speaker 1: your tongue, it is a sign that you are not 233 00:10:40,920 --> 00:10:43,360 Speaker 1: absorbing nutrients. Now, obviously, if you happen to have bit 234 00:10:43,440 --> 00:10:45,360 Speaker 1: in your tongue the day before, it's probably a sign 235 00:10:45,440 --> 00:10:48,000 Speaker 1: of that. But if you consistently see things like bite 236 00:10:48,000 --> 00:10:50,640 Speaker 1: marks or scallop pattern on the side of your tongue, 237 00:10:50,760 --> 00:10:53,200 Speaker 1: it is a sign that you may not be absorbing nutrients. 238 00:10:53,559 --> 00:10:55,640 Speaker 1: So all that to say, our tongue is very important. 239 00:10:55,679 --> 00:10:58,160 Speaker 1: And when you end up scraping your tongue every single 240 00:10:58,160 --> 00:11:00,440 Speaker 1: morning and every single night, you actually remove all the 241 00:11:00,480 --> 00:11:02,520 Speaker 1: toxins that build up. And if you think about it, 242 00:11:02,559 --> 00:11:05,280 Speaker 1: our body actually does most of its detoxing at night 243 00:11:05,280 --> 00:11:08,120 Speaker 1: when we're asleep, and so all the toxins are extreeeted 244 00:11:08,160 --> 00:11:10,720 Speaker 1: out of our body during our sleep as well, whether 245 00:11:10,920 --> 00:11:12,960 Speaker 1: it's the way that you smell in the morning, if 246 00:11:13,000 --> 00:11:15,679 Speaker 1: you've sweated a lot overnight, it comes through our pores, 247 00:11:15,920 --> 00:11:18,600 Speaker 1: but also it comes out of our tongue too, And 248 00:11:18,640 --> 00:11:21,360 Speaker 1: so instead of swallowing those toxins back into your body, 249 00:11:21,559 --> 00:11:24,319 Speaker 1: ideally you scrape them off and it reduces the amount 250 00:11:24,320 --> 00:11:25,679 Speaker 1: of toxins going into your body. 251 00:11:25,679 --> 00:11:27,640 Speaker 2: Again, your body's got rid. 252 00:11:27,600 --> 00:11:29,680 Speaker 1: Of it for a reason, so don't put it back in, 253 00:11:30,200 --> 00:11:32,960 Speaker 1: so tangue scraping is number one. Another way to gendle 254 00:11:33,000 --> 00:11:36,360 Speaker 1: detox during your day is drinking warm water with lemon 255 00:11:36,520 --> 00:11:39,160 Speaker 1: or CCFT. I speak of out CCFT all the time. 256 00:11:39,280 --> 00:11:42,559 Speaker 1: It is the queen blend of all spices. It's coriander, 257 00:11:42,640 --> 00:11:46,600 Speaker 1: cuman seeds, and fennel seeds. It is a gentle digestive tonic. 258 00:11:46,679 --> 00:11:48,840 Speaker 1: You can boil half a teaspoon of each seed in 259 00:11:48,880 --> 00:11:49,880 Speaker 1: water and sip. 260 00:11:49,640 --> 00:11:50,480 Speaker 2: It throughout the morning. 261 00:11:51,160 --> 00:11:54,760 Speaker 1: Hot water stimulates digestion, it flushes out toxins. It balances 262 00:11:54,760 --> 00:11:57,680 Speaker 1: all three of your doses batter, pita, and kuffer, And 263 00:11:57,720 --> 00:11:59,319 Speaker 1: if you don't know what doses are, I'm going to 264 00:11:59,400 --> 00:12:02,760 Speaker 1: do in production to irevada. But essentially it balances out 265 00:12:02,760 --> 00:12:06,800 Speaker 1: all body types. I've noticed in America people prefer cold 266 00:12:06,840 --> 00:12:10,440 Speaker 1: water to hot water, whether it's iced, whether it's in 267 00:12:10,480 --> 00:12:13,760 Speaker 1: cold beverages, whether it's sparkling like ice. Water is a 268 00:12:13,760 --> 00:12:16,520 Speaker 1: big thing here now. Warm water actually aids in flushing 269 00:12:16,559 --> 00:12:17,920 Speaker 1: out tox is way more than. 270 00:12:17,880 --> 00:12:18,800 Speaker 2: Cold water does. 271 00:12:19,120 --> 00:12:21,720 Speaker 1: It helps to cleanse your system by improving circulation and 272 00:12:21,800 --> 00:12:25,360 Speaker 1: encouraging regular bowel movements. And you know what, every single 273 00:12:25,400 --> 00:12:28,200 Speaker 1: time someone asks me for one piece of advice if 274 00:12:28,240 --> 00:12:31,920 Speaker 1: they're having gut issues. The first thing I recommend is 275 00:12:32,360 --> 00:12:35,040 Speaker 1: switching from cold water to hot water. And I cannot 276 00:12:35,080 --> 00:12:38,960 Speaker 1: tell you how like every single person that I've recommended 277 00:12:39,000 --> 00:12:42,120 Speaker 1: this too say without changing anything else, they just change 278 00:12:42,120 --> 00:12:44,079 Speaker 1: to hot water and it makes a difference to their 279 00:12:44,080 --> 00:12:48,640 Speaker 1: gas bloating, acidity, and overall just their gut feeling so 280 00:12:48,760 --> 00:12:51,640 Speaker 1: much better. Every single person that I recommend things to, 281 00:12:51,960 --> 00:12:54,080 Speaker 1: the best indication that it actually does what it says 282 00:12:54,080 --> 00:12:55,600 Speaker 1: it does is when they come back to me and 283 00:12:55,600 --> 00:12:58,160 Speaker 1: make a point of telling me. And so if you're 284 00:12:58,160 --> 00:12:59,840 Speaker 1: going to make one switch for your gut, I really 285 00:13:00,000 --> 00:13:04,480 Speaker 1: recommend switching from cold water to hot water, and especially 286 00:13:04,520 --> 00:13:06,400 Speaker 1: in the morning, like having a hot cup of water 287 00:13:06,520 --> 00:13:09,800 Speaker 1: with lemon. It is such a great combination or with 288 00:13:09,880 --> 00:13:13,079 Speaker 1: the CCFT that I mentioned before, And boiling water actually 289 00:13:13,200 --> 00:13:15,760 Speaker 1: enriches it with energy and it gains a quality that 290 00:13:15,800 --> 00:13:19,200 Speaker 1: an iradi is called shuk shima that means penetrating. So 291 00:13:19,200 --> 00:13:21,520 Speaker 1: basically what it means is that by boiling the water, 292 00:13:21,640 --> 00:13:24,720 Speaker 1: it essentially makes the molecules even lighter and more absorbent 293 00:13:24,880 --> 00:13:28,320 Speaker 1: into the body and it allows the hydration and water 294 00:13:28,400 --> 00:13:31,240 Speaker 1: to deeply penetrate into the different tissues of your body. 295 00:13:31,640 --> 00:13:34,839 Speaker 1: Drinking cold water actually can slow your digestion, at least 296 00:13:34,880 --> 00:13:38,680 Speaker 1: the sluggishness of your digestive system, increase of mucus and bloating, 297 00:13:38,720 --> 00:13:41,240 Speaker 1: and so you'll probably notice that if you're not feeling 298 00:13:41,240 --> 00:13:43,559 Speaker 1: great and you en of having ice cream, well, vegan 299 00:13:43,600 --> 00:13:46,520 Speaker 1: ice cream obviously dairy increases mucus in the body, but 300 00:13:46,559 --> 00:13:49,199 Speaker 1: you'll notice that if you're a bit mucusy or whatever 301 00:13:49,240 --> 00:13:51,600 Speaker 1: and you end up having cold water, or you end 302 00:13:51,679 --> 00:13:54,160 Speaker 1: up having an ice cold drink or ice or anything, 303 00:13:54,320 --> 00:13:57,320 Speaker 1: you'll notice that mucus actually increases in those areas. 304 00:13:57,480 --> 00:13:59,160 Speaker 2: And it's because that's what cold water does. 305 00:13:59,320 --> 00:14:01,800 Speaker 1: If you think about it, our body works off heat, 306 00:14:02,000 --> 00:14:04,400 Speaker 1: you know, our digestion and our radar is referred to 307 00:14:04,480 --> 00:14:07,400 Speaker 1: as fire, and so when you end up having cold things, 308 00:14:07,480 --> 00:14:10,400 Speaker 1: it basically dampens your digestive fire. And when you think 309 00:14:10,400 --> 00:14:14,280 Speaker 1: about ice, it basically ends up making things coagulate or 310 00:14:14,280 --> 00:14:16,840 Speaker 1: become thicker. And so that's what cold water ends up 311 00:14:16,840 --> 00:14:18,240 Speaker 1: doing to your body. It makes so much sense when 312 00:14:18,280 --> 00:14:19,840 Speaker 1: you put it like that, but most of the time 313 00:14:19,840 --> 00:14:22,160 Speaker 1: we don't put those two things together. Another one of 314 00:14:22,200 --> 00:14:24,440 Speaker 1: my favorite ways to genterly detox every single day is 315 00:14:24,480 --> 00:14:25,680 Speaker 1: a younger Again. 316 00:14:25,680 --> 00:14:26,560 Speaker 2: I've spoken about. 317 00:14:26,360 --> 00:14:28,680 Speaker 1: This a lot, but I cannot emphasize how amazing it is. 318 00:14:29,080 --> 00:14:31,880 Speaker 1: It's such a beautiful balance of detoxing and also a 319 00:14:31,880 --> 00:14:34,400 Speaker 1: little bit of self love throughout the day. It stimulates 320 00:14:34,400 --> 00:14:38,520 Speaker 1: your lymphatic system, it supports detoxification and your immunity by 321 00:14:38,560 --> 00:14:41,280 Speaker 1: removing toxins that are stored in your fat tissues. It 322 00:14:41,320 --> 00:14:44,120 Speaker 1: improves circulation, and it calms the nervous systems. So it 323 00:14:44,120 --> 00:14:46,160 Speaker 1: actually does so much for your body just by doing 324 00:14:46,200 --> 00:14:49,360 Speaker 1: a five minute massage. So when I do my ap youngers, 325 00:14:49,360 --> 00:14:51,160 Speaker 1: I always think about how I want to feel after them. 326 00:14:51,480 --> 00:14:53,840 Speaker 1: And what's amazing is depending on the type of oil 327 00:14:53,880 --> 00:14:56,400 Speaker 1: that you use, it can affect your body in different ways. 328 00:14:56,480 --> 00:15:00,280 Speaker 1: So if you need grounding, use warm sessmeil. I feel 329 00:15:00,280 --> 00:15:04,080 Speaker 1: inflamed or overheated, use coconut oil to cool down. If 330 00:15:04,120 --> 00:15:06,920 Speaker 1: you need to be energized, use mustard oil. All these 331 00:15:06,960 --> 00:15:10,440 Speaker 1: different oils carry different qualities and therefore when they're absorbed 332 00:15:10,440 --> 00:15:13,120 Speaker 1: into the body, they create that energy inside the body too. 333 00:15:13,600 --> 00:15:15,720 Speaker 2: So all you do I mean a younger means oil. 334 00:15:15,560 --> 00:15:17,880 Speaker 1: Massage and essentially you get the oil in your hands, 335 00:15:18,120 --> 00:15:20,000 Speaker 1: you rub it together, ideally the oil is a little 336 00:15:20,000 --> 00:15:22,680 Speaker 1: bit warm, and then you simply massage your body. On 337 00:15:22,720 --> 00:15:26,360 Speaker 1: your limbs you do long strokes towards your heart, and 338 00:15:26,440 --> 00:15:28,480 Speaker 1: on your joints you do circular motions. 339 00:15:28,680 --> 00:15:29,120 Speaker 2: That's it. 340 00:15:29,120 --> 00:15:31,360 Speaker 1: It's as simple as that. Sometimes if I don't have 341 00:15:31,400 --> 00:15:33,360 Speaker 1: times to do my full body, I will just do 342 00:15:33,440 --> 00:15:35,680 Speaker 1: my feet, or I'll just do my head, and then 343 00:15:35,720 --> 00:15:38,120 Speaker 1: I usually keep the oil on because I've also heard 344 00:15:38,120 --> 00:15:39,760 Speaker 1: that when you put oil on your body, it helps 345 00:15:39,760 --> 00:15:42,360 Speaker 1: to sue your nervous system as it absorbs into the 346 00:15:42,360 --> 00:15:44,800 Speaker 1: body and around your nerves. It's basically like a hug 347 00:15:44,840 --> 00:15:46,840 Speaker 1: for your nervous system. So I like to keep the 348 00:15:46,840 --> 00:15:49,360 Speaker 1: oil on my body. So those are my favorite ways 349 00:15:49,360 --> 00:15:52,920 Speaker 1: of generally detoxing throughout the day. Tongue scraping, drinking hot 350 00:15:52,920 --> 00:15:57,080 Speaker 1: water with lemon or CCFT, and a younger three of 351 00:15:57,160 --> 00:16:02,440 Speaker 1: my favorite detox rituals. Second tip is all about food. 352 00:16:02,680 --> 00:16:04,760 Speaker 1: Eat less from a packet and more from the earth. 353 00:16:04,800 --> 00:16:08,040 Speaker 1: It is as simple as that, and actually it's a 354 00:16:08,040 --> 00:16:12,040 Speaker 1: lot cheaper when you end up buying whole grains, whole vegetables, 355 00:16:12,080 --> 00:16:15,720 Speaker 1: whole fruits, lentails, pulses, actually, if you take it back 356 00:16:15,760 --> 00:16:19,600 Speaker 1: to how our ancestors used to eat, it's actually cheaper 357 00:16:19,760 --> 00:16:22,480 Speaker 1: and way better for you. When you end up buying 358 00:16:22,480 --> 00:16:24,840 Speaker 1: packaged foods, it may seem like it's a cheaper option, 359 00:16:25,200 --> 00:16:27,600 Speaker 1: but actually we think that it's a cheaper option because 360 00:16:27,640 --> 00:16:29,760 Speaker 1: we're trying to buy all these superfoods. But actually, if 361 00:16:29,760 --> 00:16:31,680 Speaker 1: you just take it back to what nature provides us 362 00:16:31,720 --> 00:16:35,800 Speaker 1: with the basic fruits, vegetables, lentils, beans, the gooms, pulses, 363 00:16:35,920 --> 00:16:39,440 Speaker 1: all those things, actually the diet is pretty cheap and 364 00:16:40,080 --> 00:16:43,360 Speaker 1: so nutritionally dense. Eat more meals at home and cooked 365 00:16:43,360 --> 00:16:45,800 Speaker 1: with spices. That, in my opinion, is the best way 366 00:16:45,800 --> 00:16:47,840 Speaker 1: to support your gut health. Make sure you're getting all 367 00:16:47,840 --> 00:16:50,160 Speaker 1: the nutrients and vitamins and minerals that you need. 368 00:16:50,480 --> 00:16:51,720 Speaker 2: And look, I know I. 369 00:16:51,640 --> 00:16:53,520 Speaker 1: Said that these were all free. It's not free, but 370 00:16:53,560 --> 00:16:56,760 Speaker 1: it is definitely cheaper. The closer that it is to nature, 371 00:16:56,960 --> 00:16:59,960 Speaker 1: the more healing it becomes. That is just basic sign 372 00:17:00,720 --> 00:17:02,840 Speaker 1: If you prioritize eating less from a packet and more 373 00:17:02,880 --> 00:17:06,399 Speaker 1: from the earth by choosing whole, unprocessed foods that nurish 374 00:17:06,400 --> 00:17:08,639 Speaker 1: your body and gut, it will make a world of 375 00:17:08,640 --> 00:17:11,480 Speaker 1: a difference to your health most of us have gotten 376 00:17:11,480 --> 00:17:14,200 Speaker 1: in the habit of eating at least i'd say, well, 377 00:17:14,400 --> 00:17:17,520 Speaker 1: eighty percent out, whether it's from a packet, whether it's 378 00:17:17,560 --> 00:17:20,760 Speaker 1: eating takeaway, whatever it is. And actually we need to 379 00:17:20,760 --> 00:17:22,879 Speaker 1: flip it the other way around eighty percent cooked at 380 00:17:22,920 --> 00:17:26,520 Speaker 1: home and twenty percent maybe from outside, eighty percent from 381 00:17:26,720 --> 00:17:27,960 Speaker 1: the earth and the ground, and. 382 00:17:27,960 --> 00:17:29,680 Speaker 2: Maybe twenty percent out of a packet. 383 00:17:29,960 --> 00:17:31,640 Speaker 1: The fact is, as soon as something is put into 384 00:17:31,720 --> 00:17:34,240 Speaker 1: a packet, you should automatically think that you're getting fifty 385 00:17:34,240 --> 00:17:36,439 Speaker 1: percent of the nutrition that you probably should be getting 386 00:17:36,440 --> 00:17:39,520 Speaker 1: from that ingredient. So if you're eating a whole potato 387 00:17:39,600 --> 00:17:41,920 Speaker 1: that's been cooked at home versus a packet of crisps 388 00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:45,160 Speaker 1: or chips, fifty percent of the nutrients are automatically gone 389 00:17:45,200 --> 00:17:47,560 Speaker 1: the way that it's been deep fried, the preservatives that 390 00:17:47,600 --> 00:17:49,600 Speaker 1: are in there to keep it in a packet. Same 391 00:17:49,640 --> 00:17:52,000 Speaker 1: as a juice, if you're making a juice at home 392 00:17:52,359 --> 00:17:54,959 Speaker 1: from freshly picked vegetables and fruits that you got from 393 00:17:55,000 --> 00:17:58,479 Speaker 1: the market or even from the supermarket, compared to a 394 00:17:58,640 --> 00:18:01,199 Speaker 1: juice that has been in a fridge for like at 395 00:18:01,280 --> 00:18:03,600 Speaker 1: least five days, Because let's be honest, that's what happens 396 00:18:03,720 --> 00:18:06,639 Speaker 1: nutrient value cut by fifty percent. Even if you're eating 397 00:18:06,720 --> 00:18:08,720 Speaker 1: simpler at home, it is going to be better for 398 00:18:08,800 --> 00:18:12,280 Speaker 1: you than having something from a plastic bottle or a packet. 399 00:18:12,880 --> 00:18:14,960 Speaker 1: Cooking more meals at home just allows you to control 400 00:18:15,000 --> 00:18:17,040 Speaker 1: what goes into your food and therefore what goes into 401 00:18:17,040 --> 00:18:20,840 Speaker 1: your body, and you can avoid hidden additives, preservatives and 402 00:18:20,880 --> 00:18:23,399 Speaker 1: sugars that can disrupt your gut health. And honestly, if 403 00:18:23,400 --> 00:18:25,440 Speaker 1: there are like more than two ingredients that you actually 404 00:18:25,480 --> 00:18:27,680 Speaker 1: don't know what they do, you should just be looking 405 00:18:27,680 --> 00:18:28,040 Speaker 1: them up. 406 00:18:28,160 --> 00:18:28,359 Speaker 2: You know. 407 00:18:28,480 --> 00:18:33,040 Speaker 1: Part of being the best health possible is also educating yourself. 408 00:18:33,040 --> 00:18:36,000 Speaker 1: It's also understanding the foods that are going into your body, 409 00:18:36,000 --> 00:18:40,040 Speaker 1: and so part of it is taking responsibility and accountability 410 00:18:40,080 --> 00:18:43,120 Speaker 1: because look, the food industry is not doing that for us. 411 00:18:43,280 --> 00:18:44,960 Speaker 1: We have to take charge a little bit. We have 412 00:18:45,040 --> 00:18:47,720 Speaker 1: to start understanding that, oh, what does this even mean, 413 00:18:47,960 --> 00:18:49,639 Speaker 1: like on the back of this packet? What am I 414 00:18:49,680 --> 00:18:52,680 Speaker 1: actually eating? And so doing a little bit of research 415 00:18:52,720 --> 00:18:55,320 Speaker 1: is really important. But there are certain things that I 416 00:18:55,440 --> 00:18:58,280 Speaker 1: absolutely avoid. If I had to pick three ingredients that 417 00:18:58,320 --> 00:19:02,159 Speaker 1: I would absolutely always avoid when buying food out of 418 00:19:02,160 --> 00:19:05,600 Speaker 1: a packet, it's these three high fruc close, corn syrup, 419 00:19:05,760 --> 00:19:10,440 Speaker 1: palm oil, and artificial colors and preservatives and sweetness. Now, 420 00:19:10,480 --> 00:19:12,960 Speaker 1: all of these are inflammatory. They disrupt the heart and 421 00:19:13,040 --> 00:19:16,480 Speaker 1: brain health. They've been linked to so many conditions it 422 00:19:16,560 --> 00:19:19,040 Speaker 1: is ridiculous, whether it's in children or in adults. 423 00:19:19,359 --> 00:19:20,800 Speaker 2: And you know, artificial. 424 00:19:20,320 --> 00:19:24,320 Speaker 1: Colors like red, forty, yellow, five, six, blue, one and two, 425 00:19:25,119 --> 00:19:30,359 Speaker 1: they have been linked to everything from ADHD, allergies, cancer, 426 00:19:30,640 --> 00:19:35,120 Speaker 1: and hormone disruption. There is nothing that is worth eating 427 00:19:35,720 --> 00:19:38,240 Speaker 1: that makes up for the terrible risks that are linked 428 00:19:38,280 --> 00:19:39,880 Speaker 1: to all of them. And the fact that they're even 429 00:19:39,920 --> 00:19:43,560 Speaker 1: in food is a whole different conversation, but it's ridiculous 430 00:19:43,560 --> 00:19:46,439 Speaker 1: that they even allow them, especially in children's food. Another 431 00:19:46,440 --> 00:19:49,399 Speaker 1: thing to really enhance your health when it comes to 432 00:19:49,440 --> 00:19:53,400 Speaker 1: food is adding spices. You know, I am obsessed with spices. 433 00:19:53,440 --> 00:19:55,920 Speaker 1: They are my medicine box and have been for ten years. 434 00:19:55,960 --> 00:19:58,440 Speaker 1: I tend to my spices before I turn to any 435 00:19:58,520 --> 00:20:03,639 Speaker 1: kind of medicine, whether it's tumoric ginger, black pepper, coriander, cumin, fennel. 436 00:20:04,080 --> 00:20:06,880 Speaker 1: I have three draws of spices and I cannot tell 437 00:20:06,920 --> 00:20:10,320 Speaker 1: you how much I feel protected in my health just 438 00:20:10,359 --> 00:20:14,000 Speaker 1: by using them every single day. Spices improve digestion, they 439 00:20:14,040 --> 00:20:17,879 Speaker 1: reduce information, and they helps to eliminate toxins. And if 440 00:20:17,920 --> 00:20:20,960 Speaker 1: you really learn about spices, what's amazing is that in 441 00:20:20,960 --> 00:20:23,159 Speaker 1: different seasons they can do so many different things for you. 442 00:20:23,320 --> 00:20:25,800 Speaker 1: So in the summer, you can have different spices that 443 00:20:25,840 --> 00:20:29,080 Speaker 1: help to cool down your body, like fennel or coriander sees. 444 00:20:29,400 --> 00:20:31,600 Speaker 1: In the winter you can have spices that warm you up, 445 00:20:31,720 --> 00:20:35,760 Speaker 1: like ginger and ajwayne And so that's also the beauty 446 00:20:35,800 --> 00:20:38,920 Speaker 1: of spices. It can help to move you through different 447 00:20:38,960 --> 00:20:42,359 Speaker 1: seasons and deal with your external environment a little bit better. 448 00:20:42,880 --> 00:20:45,240 Speaker 1: A healthy gut is the foundation of overall well being, 449 00:20:45,359 --> 00:20:48,560 Speaker 1: and it influences everything from the immunity and mental clarity, 450 00:20:48,680 --> 00:20:50,600 Speaker 1: and so all of the things that we spoke about, 451 00:20:50,840 --> 00:20:53,639 Speaker 1: whether it's the spices, whether it's eating more at home 452 00:20:54,160 --> 00:20:57,200 Speaker 1: less from a packet, all of that actually influences our 453 00:20:57,240 --> 00:21:00,879 Speaker 1: gut flora or the microbiome. And the health of our 454 00:21:00,920 --> 00:21:04,320 Speaker 1: microbiome has a direct correlation to the health of every 455 00:21:04,359 --> 00:21:06,640 Speaker 1: other part of our body, whether it's our heart, whether 456 00:21:06,680 --> 00:21:08,600 Speaker 1: it's our immunity, whether it's our mental health. 457 00:21:08,720 --> 00:21:09,919 Speaker 2: If you're not going to do it for you, do 458 00:21:09,960 --> 00:21:10,520 Speaker 2: it for your gut. 459 00:21:11,240 --> 00:21:14,159 Speaker 1: Number three out of my five things to do for 460 00:21:14,200 --> 00:21:17,639 Speaker 1: better health is movement in mind and body. When we 461 00:21:17,680 --> 00:21:20,040 Speaker 1: think about movement, most of the time you're thinking, oh, okay, 462 00:21:20,080 --> 00:21:20,879 Speaker 1: I need to go work out. 463 00:21:20,920 --> 00:21:21,760 Speaker 2: I've heard that before. 464 00:21:22,240 --> 00:21:25,639 Speaker 1: But actually movement of mind and body both go hand 465 00:21:25,680 --> 00:21:28,879 Speaker 1: in hand for mental and physical health. And what I've 466 00:21:28,880 --> 00:21:31,560 Speaker 1: found in my life is whenever I feel stagnant, whenever 467 00:21:31,600 --> 00:21:34,520 Speaker 1: I feel just unwell, whenever I feel like things are 468 00:21:34,520 --> 00:21:36,919 Speaker 1: stuck in my body, whenever I feel lethargic, which is 469 00:21:36,920 --> 00:21:39,679 Speaker 1: a sign of toxin build up, movement on my body 470 00:21:39,760 --> 00:21:42,000 Speaker 1: leads to movement on my thoughts and my energy. So 471 00:21:42,200 --> 00:21:44,520 Speaker 1: even when I feel stagnant in my mind, when I 472 00:21:44,560 --> 00:21:46,880 Speaker 1: feel stagnant in my energy, when I feel a little 473 00:21:46,880 --> 00:21:50,040 Speaker 1: bit low mood, low energy, I go through abouts of feeling. 474 00:21:50,320 --> 00:21:51,720 Speaker 1: I don't want to say depressed, because I know that's 475 00:21:51,720 --> 00:21:54,760 Speaker 1: a clinical condition, but low mood, and I think, look 476 00:21:54,760 --> 00:21:56,560 Speaker 1: we go through We can go through low mood in 477 00:21:56,600 --> 00:21:59,480 Speaker 1: different parts of our day, in different parts of our life, 478 00:21:59,480 --> 00:22:02,600 Speaker 1: depending on this situations that we get into. Any time 479 00:22:02,640 --> 00:22:05,600 Speaker 1: I feel stagnant thoughts or I feel a feeling is 480 00:22:05,680 --> 00:22:07,480 Speaker 1: lingering a little bit too long, as soon as I 481 00:22:07,480 --> 00:22:10,680 Speaker 1: get up and move. It shifts everything for me physically. 482 00:22:10,760 --> 00:22:13,160 Speaker 1: Moving shakes everything up, and it also helps to let 483 00:22:13,160 --> 00:22:17,080 Speaker 1: things go, not just sweat, but energetically too. It brings clarity, 484 00:22:17,200 --> 00:22:20,360 Speaker 1: It changes your mood, and it just makes life feel. 485 00:22:20,160 --> 00:22:21,359 Speaker 2: A little bit more manageable. 486 00:22:22,080 --> 00:22:23,919 Speaker 1: I love this one quick that I had, and I 487 00:22:23,960 --> 00:22:25,480 Speaker 1: think about it all the time. It says, I'm not 488 00:22:25,520 --> 00:22:28,000 Speaker 1: saying taking a walk will solve all your problems, but. 489 00:22:27,920 --> 00:22:29,280 Speaker 2: It definitely won't make them worse. 490 00:22:29,800 --> 00:22:32,240 Speaker 1: There's been so many studies to show the effect of 491 00:22:32,320 --> 00:22:36,560 Speaker 1: trapped emotions linked to every single health condition that exists, 492 00:22:36,600 --> 00:22:40,480 Speaker 1: whether it's cordiovascular issues, whether it's cancer, whether it's high 493 00:22:40,480 --> 00:22:43,160 Speaker 1: blood pressure, whether it's ups and downs of your blood 494 00:22:43,160 --> 00:22:46,040 Speaker 1: sugar levels. Like emotions trapped in the body, it is 495 00:22:46,080 --> 00:22:50,400 Speaker 1: not just a woo woo concept. When you have specific emotions, 496 00:22:50,480 --> 00:22:53,400 Speaker 1: especially negative ones, and they stay trapped in the body, 497 00:22:53,520 --> 00:22:56,159 Speaker 1: it has the ability to affect every single physical body 498 00:22:56,160 --> 00:22:58,879 Speaker 1: part that you have, and so emotional clarity is a 499 00:22:58,880 --> 00:23:01,680 Speaker 1: big part of our overall health. Emotions are not meant 500 00:23:01,680 --> 00:23:03,720 Speaker 1: to stay trapped or stagnant in the body. And I'm 501 00:23:03,720 --> 00:23:06,560 Speaker 1: sure you've heard the saying, but emotions are meant to 502 00:23:06,560 --> 00:23:09,359 Speaker 1: be energy in motion. They are not meant to stay 503 00:23:09,400 --> 00:23:12,280 Speaker 1: trapped or stagnant within the body, and when emotions are 504 00:23:12,320 --> 00:23:14,840 Speaker 1: not allowed to flow, they can get stuck. They create 505 00:23:14,960 --> 00:23:19,240 Speaker 1: energy blockages that eventually manifest physically and mentally. Emotions and 506 00:23:19,280 --> 00:23:21,840 Speaker 1: thoughts are meant to flow, not live in us. You're 507 00:23:21,880 --> 00:23:25,959 Speaker 1: meant to feel, express, release, and make space for the next. 508 00:23:26,680 --> 00:23:29,640 Speaker 1: There is incredible research done on the places that emotions 509 00:23:29,680 --> 00:23:31,200 Speaker 1: are actually felt in the body. I don't know whether 510 00:23:31,240 --> 00:23:34,520 Speaker 1: you've seen these, but you know it shows which areas 511 00:23:34,520 --> 00:23:38,280 Speaker 1: of the body actually light up during different emotions. Happiness 512 00:23:38,359 --> 00:23:40,639 Speaker 1: is felt throughout the whole body. Anger is usually the 513 00:23:40,720 --> 00:23:43,399 Speaker 1: upper half of the body. Sadness is felt in your 514 00:23:43,480 --> 00:23:46,320 Speaker 1: chest and your head, Anxiety is felt in your chest 515 00:23:46,359 --> 00:23:49,400 Speaker 1: and your gut. And I really do think people can 516 00:23:49,480 --> 00:23:52,359 Speaker 1: actually die from a broken heart. Like before, I use 517 00:23:52,359 --> 00:23:54,880 Speaker 1: to think, Okay, this is just like acute concept and 518 00:23:55,200 --> 00:23:59,040 Speaker 1: how romantic. But the more I learned about our physical 519 00:23:59,160 --> 00:24:02,359 Speaker 1: and emotional body and the correlation between the two, I 520 00:24:02,520 --> 00:24:06,520 Speaker 1: really began to understand those stories about a partner dying 521 00:24:06,560 --> 00:24:09,240 Speaker 1: after being together for so long, and then you know, 522 00:24:09,240 --> 00:24:11,159 Speaker 1: the husband passes away and then the wife dies a 523 00:24:11,200 --> 00:24:13,639 Speaker 1: month or two later, and I think the pain of 524 00:24:13,680 --> 00:24:17,040 Speaker 1: emotion and overwhelm of sadness can literally shut down your 525 00:24:17,160 --> 00:24:20,520 Speaker 1: entire body. It can shut down different organs in the body. 526 00:24:21,119 --> 00:24:23,520 Speaker 1: And so one thing that has completely changed my life, 527 00:24:23,680 --> 00:24:27,159 Speaker 1: especially with my emotions, is breathwork. It is one of 528 00:24:27,200 --> 00:24:30,160 Speaker 1: my favorite forms of movement, especially emotional movement, that has 529 00:24:30,400 --> 00:24:33,000 Speaker 1: changed everything in my life, from my anxiety to my anger, 530 00:24:33,359 --> 00:24:36,200 Speaker 1: to my sadness to my happiness. And I really think 531 00:24:36,240 --> 00:24:38,000 Speaker 1: that you should just try it, like, give it a 532 00:24:38,040 --> 00:24:40,399 Speaker 1: go and see how it works for you. And there 533 00:24:40,400 --> 00:24:42,000 Speaker 1: are different types of breath works you can do, and 534 00:24:42,040 --> 00:24:45,000 Speaker 1: that's why it's an experimenting game as well. We always 535 00:24:45,040 --> 00:24:48,159 Speaker 1: hear a journal do breath work work out, and you 536 00:24:48,200 --> 00:24:49,880 Speaker 1: probably think, okay, fine, I hear this all the time, 537 00:24:49,880 --> 00:24:52,240 Speaker 1: but have you actually tried it, Like, have you actually 538 00:24:52,280 --> 00:24:55,720 Speaker 1: spent a week, a month, a year of your life 539 00:24:55,920 --> 00:24:59,720 Speaker 1: dedicating yourself to these practices for long enough to actually 540 00:24:59,760 --> 00:25:02,600 Speaker 1: see what difference it can make, to actually make an 541 00:25:02,600 --> 00:25:04,919 Speaker 1: informed decision of whether it works or not, not just 542 00:25:04,960 --> 00:25:08,280 Speaker 1: one day, not just a twenty minute meditation, but actually 543 00:25:08,320 --> 00:25:10,119 Speaker 1: haven't given it a go for a solid amount of 544 00:25:10,119 --> 00:25:12,280 Speaker 1: time to make a decision of whether it actually works 545 00:25:12,359 --> 00:25:15,000 Speaker 1: or not think about how many shows you've watched the 546 00:25:15,040 --> 00:25:17,680 Speaker 1: first episode, second episode, and third episode, even though you're 547 00:25:17,680 --> 00:25:19,280 Speaker 1: not sure whether it's going to be a good one. 548 00:25:19,359 --> 00:25:21,199 Speaker 1: We waste so much time on so many things that 549 00:25:21,280 --> 00:25:24,639 Speaker 1: actually don't help us, and so if something has the 550 00:25:24,680 --> 00:25:28,080 Speaker 1: possibility of helping us or changing us in such an 551 00:25:28,160 --> 00:25:31,400 Speaker 1: impactful way, don't just dismiss it after one try give 552 00:25:31,440 --> 00:25:34,080 Speaker 1: it a fair chance, just like you did your ex. 553 00:25:35,040 --> 00:25:37,760 Speaker 1: My fourth tip is having a dream and do mindset. 554 00:25:38,040 --> 00:25:40,520 Speaker 1: The concept of dream and do is this balance between 555 00:25:40,600 --> 00:25:43,960 Speaker 1: envisioning a future goal and taking concrete steps towards it. 556 00:25:44,320 --> 00:25:47,160 Speaker 1: When you allow yourself to dream, you create this vision 557 00:25:47,160 --> 00:25:49,919 Speaker 1: of what's possible. It sparks hope inside of you, and 558 00:25:49,960 --> 00:25:52,920 Speaker 1: it ignites a sense of purpose. A dream isn't just 559 00:25:52,960 --> 00:25:56,760 Speaker 1: a fantasy. It is creating a mental framework that completely 560 00:25:56,800 --> 00:25:59,639 Speaker 1: shifts your perspective and allows you to focus on the 561 00:25:59,640 --> 00:26:03,479 Speaker 1: possible abilities rather than the limitations. It's the spark that 562 00:26:03,520 --> 00:26:06,159 Speaker 1: fuels hope, which I think is an essential ingredient for 563 00:26:06,240 --> 00:26:09,760 Speaker 1: progress and personal growth. When we dream, we allow ourselves 564 00:26:09,800 --> 00:26:12,119 Speaker 1: to believe in the future, in potential, and in the 565 00:26:12,119 --> 00:26:16,160 Speaker 1: opportunities that could come, and so be a dreamer. Believe 566 00:26:16,240 --> 00:26:19,240 Speaker 1: in more and believe that more is possible in life. 567 00:26:19,280 --> 00:26:21,240 Speaker 1: We live in a world that can be quite pessimistic. 568 00:26:21,600 --> 00:26:23,360 Speaker 1: But what if you chose to be a dreamer instead, 569 00:26:23,440 --> 00:26:26,399 Speaker 1: Instead of believing in the limitations and the things that 570 00:26:26,400 --> 00:26:28,520 Speaker 1: can't happen, what if you started to change your mindset 571 00:26:28,520 --> 00:26:30,879 Speaker 1: into believing the things that could happen. And they do 572 00:26:31,000 --> 00:26:32,680 Speaker 1: part of it. Well, of course it's great to be 573 00:26:32,720 --> 00:26:35,160 Speaker 1: a dreamer, but you also have to do. I used 574 00:26:35,200 --> 00:26:37,080 Speaker 1: to be a dreamer, but then I realized dreaming and 575 00:26:37,119 --> 00:26:40,359 Speaker 1: being hopeful just honestly wasn't enough. Doing and taking action 576 00:26:40,720 --> 00:26:44,920 Speaker 1: is what bridged the gap between my ideal, optimistic future 577 00:26:45,080 --> 00:26:48,320 Speaker 1: and the present moment. Every single step that you take 578 00:26:48,320 --> 00:26:51,320 Speaker 1: towards your dream, no matter how small, builds momentum and 579 00:26:51,359 --> 00:26:55,320 Speaker 1: develops this sense of confidence. Confidence doesn't just come from 580 00:26:55,320 --> 00:26:59,520 Speaker 1: waiting or wishing. It is forged through the experience and effort. 581 00:27:00,280 --> 00:27:03,000 Speaker 1: So when you see yourself making progress, whether it's through 582 00:27:03,040 --> 00:27:07,159 Speaker 1: completing tasks or learning new skills or overcoming obstacles, you 583 00:27:07,280 --> 00:27:09,440 Speaker 1: just begin to trust in your own abilities. So much 584 00:27:09,480 --> 00:27:12,119 Speaker 1: more action is the proof that you are capable, and 585 00:27:12,160 --> 00:27:14,240 Speaker 1: the more that you do, the more confidence you gain. 586 00:27:14,600 --> 00:27:16,320 Speaker 2: So both actually go hand in hand. 587 00:27:16,440 --> 00:27:20,080 Speaker 1: There's dreaming, which creates hope, and then doing that creates confidence. 588 00:27:20,520 --> 00:27:22,760 Speaker 1: The hope from your dream drives you to take action, 589 00:27:23,080 --> 00:27:25,359 Speaker 1: and the more you take action, the more confident you 590 00:27:25,400 --> 00:27:28,639 Speaker 1: become in your abilities to achieve what once felt impossible. 591 00:27:29,160 --> 00:27:31,879 Speaker 1: It's a cycle of growth. Hope ignites the spark and 592 00:27:32,000 --> 00:27:35,159 Speaker 1: action fans the flame. The combination of both builds the 593 00:27:35,160 --> 00:27:38,080 Speaker 1: foundation to just feel a sense of personal achievement instead 594 00:27:38,119 --> 00:27:41,600 Speaker 1: of seeking it from external places, helping you to move 595 00:27:41,760 --> 00:27:44,840 Speaker 1: from aspiration to achievement. And I think that we get 596 00:27:44,880 --> 00:27:48,199 Speaker 1: so used to being on autopilot through our day. And 597 00:27:48,240 --> 00:27:51,520 Speaker 1: you know, of course, there are so many things in society, 598 00:27:51,600 --> 00:27:56,000 Speaker 1: people around us that can make us create these walls 599 00:27:56,040 --> 00:27:59,080 Speaker 1: that we always live between, these barriers that we create 600 00:27:59,119 --> 00:28:04,200 Speaker 1: around us, and I think that really dampens our excitement 601 00:28:04,240 --> 00:28:07,080 Speaker 1: and enthusiasm for life. And so I think this dream 602 00:28:07,119 --> 00:28:10,880 Speaker 1: and do mentality creates so much more positivity and optimism 603 00:28:10,920 --> 00:28:13,560 Speaker 1: throughout our entire body. And how we feel in our 604 00:28:13,600 --> 00:28:16,520 Speaker 1: body is actually what ends up manifesting physically and on 605 00:28:16,520 --> 00:28:20,680 Speaker 1: our outside body. And so be a dreamer, be a dreamer, 606 00:28:20,720 --> 00:28:22,720 Speaker 1: but also be someone who takes action. And I think 607 00:28:22,720 --> 00:28:25,320 Speaker 1: the balance of both can really help to elevate your 608 00:28:25,320 --> 00:28:27,520 Speaker 1: mental state. And you know what, I was struggling with 609 00:28:27,560 --> 00:28:29,280 Speaker 1: this fifth one, and I was thinking about it for 610 00:28:29,359 --> 00:28:32,360 Speaker 1: quite a few days as I was planning this episode, 611 00:28:33,080 --> 00:28:35,560 Speaker 1: and I realized one of the things has helped me 612 00:28:35,640 --> 00:28:38,120 Speaker 1: most to just be happy and healthy in life is 613 00:28:38,120 --> 00:28:41,360 Speaker 1: to not take things so seriously, don't take people so seriously, 614 00:28:41,560 --> 00:28:45,000 Speaker 1: don't take situations so seriously. And you know, one of 615 00:28:45,080 --> 00:28:47,160 Speaker 1: the books that's just going viral right now is my 616 00:28:47,200 --> 00:28:50,080 Speaker 1: friend Mel Robbins that Let Them Theory. And honestly, I 617 00:28:50,160 --> 00:28:53,240 Speaker 1: think that's one of the biggest shifts that has made 618 00:28:53,240 --> 00:28:57,000 Speaker 1: a difference to my relationships with myself and with other people, 619 00:28:57,520 --> 00:29:01,320 Speaker 1: with my health, with everything. It's like, just let things be, 620 00:29:01,840 --> 00:29:04,600 Speaker 1: allow yourself not to take things too seriously. I think 621 00:29:04,840 --> 00:29:08,360 Speaker 1: we forget how short life is. We forget how temporary 622 00:29:08,520 --> 00:29:11,080 Speaker 1: every single part of our life is. And the more 623 00:29:11,080 --> 00:29:14,120 Speaker 1: we get stuck in the idea that things are permanent, 624 00:29:14,560 --> 00:29:17,880 Speaker 1: the more stagnant we feel, and so live life a 625 00:29:17,880 --> 00:29:20,080 Speaker 1: little less serious. And yeah, of course we go through 626 00:29:20,120 --> 00:29:22,440 Speaker 1: moments of things feeling really serious in life, but when 627 00:29:22,480 --> 00:29:24,480 Speaker 1: we do have the opportunity to allow life to be 628 00:29:24,520 --> 00:29:27,560 Speaker 1: a little bit lighter, allow life to be a bit lighter. 629 00:29:28,240 --> 00:29:31,680 Speaker 1: Don't create more meaning to something that is small. Don't 630 00:29:31,760 --> 00:29:34,880 Speaker 1: exacerbate a situation that doesn't need to be bigger than 631 00:29:34,880 --> 00:29:35,640 Speaker 1: it already is. 632 00:29:36,280 --> 00:29:37,960 Speaker 2: Like, let things be and let things go. 633 00:29:38,160 --> 00:29:40,160 Speaker 1: And I think that that is such an important part 634 00:29:40,200 --> 00:29:44,760 Speaker 1: of just allowing life to flow freely, rather than making 635 00:29:44,800 --> 00:29:48,080 Speaker 1: every part of life feel like there's resistance and more 636 00:29:48,120 --> 00:29:49,840 Speaker 1: dramatic than it needs to be. We need a drama 637 00:29:49,880 --> 00:29:51,720 Speaker 1: for free life. You know, one of my favorite quotes 638 00:29:52,320 --> 00:29:55,000 Speaker 1: is drink water and mind your business. And I think 639 00:29:55,040 --> 00:29:57,560 Speaker 1: minding your own business is a beautiful way to keep 640 00:29:57,560 --> 00:30:00,040 Speaker 1: your life drama free because you are focusing on you. 641 00:30:00,040 --> 00:30:02,760 Speaker 1: You don't even have time to look into us someone 642 00:30:02,800 --> 00:30:05,720 Speaker 1: else's life. Stay in your lane, and life is so 643 00:30:05,800 --> 00:30:07,720 Speaker 1: much more peaceful. I've watched my dad do that my 644 00:30:07,960 --> 00:30:11,080 Speaker 1: entire life of watching him. He has always kept his 645 00:30:11,160 --> 00:30:14,479 Speaker 1: business to himself. He's never even like he hardly ever 646 00:30:14,520 --> 00:30:16,720 Speaker 1: speaks about other people's business, even when we hear things, 647 00:30:16,720 --> 00:30:19,040 Speaker 1: you know, as you do in the community, people gossiping 648 00:30:19,040 --> 00:30:21,800 Speaker 1: about other people. Might I just stays quiet, but it 649 00:30:22,000 --> 00:30:24,880 Speaker 1: really has an opinion about it. The people do things 650 00:30:24,920 --> 00:30:27,040 Speaker 1: wrong to him. He just is like, well, I'm going 651 00:30:27,080 --> 00:30:30,120 Speaker 1: to leave that to God. And I absolutely have loved 652 00:30:30,160 --> 00:30:33,560 Speaker 1: watching that because he just knows what his place is 653 00:30:33,560 --> 00:30:35,160 Speaker 1: in life. He knows what he has to do for 654 00:30:35,240 --> 00:30:37,360 Speaker 1: himself and where the focus has to be, and he's 655 00:30:37,400 --> 00:30:39,760 Speaker 1: not worrying about where other people are in their life. 656 00:30:40,160 --> 00:30:43,320 Speaker 1: So drink water and mind your business is my fifth 657 00:30:43,360 --> 00:30:48,000 Speaker 1: and final tip for better health. Drink water and hydrate 658 00:30:48,240 --> 00:30:51,120 Speaker 1: and mind your business to stay in your lane and 659 00:30:51,160 --> 00:30:54,160 Speaker 1: focus on you. As soon as you get better and 660 00:30:54,200 --> 00:30:57,640 Speaker 1: become a better person, it emanates through you, and therefore 661 00:30:57,640 --> 00:31:01,040 Speaker 1: you end up attracting better, better people, or better things 662 00:31:01,040 --> 00:31:04,440 Speaker 1: in your life. Better situations. Yeah, I truly do believe that. 663 00:31:04,440 --> 00:31:06,680 Speaker 1: I've noticed that in my life. You just attract what 664 00:31:06,800 --> 00:31:10,400 Speaker 1: you put out, and that is such a powerful reminder that, 665 00:31:10,800 --> 00:31:13,240 Speaker 1: to be honest, I need every single day. So I 666 00:31:13,280 --> 00:31:15,560 Speaker 1: hope these tips help you. Please try them out before 667 00:31:15,560 --> 00:31:18,000 Speaker 1: you dismiss them, every single one. At least try them 668 00:31:18,040 --> 00:31:19,680 Speaker 1: for a month before you say it doesn't work for you. 669 00:31:19,960 --> 00:31:22,640 Speaker 1: And if there's anything else that you find has drastically 670 00:31:22,680 --> 00:31:25,920 Speaker 1: improved your health, then please let me know. DM me 671 00:31:26,120 --> 00:31:29,360 Speaker 1: send me a message, leave a little recommendation in the 672 00:31:29,400 --> 00:31:32,200 Speaker 1: comments section wherever you're watching or listening, But thank you 673 00:31:32,280 --> 00:31:34,880 Speaker 1: so much for tuning in and sending your so much love. 674 00:31:35,360 --> 00:31:36,960 Speaker 1: And if you end up having a really good cry 675 00:31:36,960 --> 00:31:49,840 Speaker 1: this week, just know that I'm right there with you,