172: Magical Morning Routines: How to Set Up Each Day for Health, Wealth & Happiness

Food Heals

Allison Melody

Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Nutrition

4.8 • 635 Ratings

🗓️ 3 October 2017

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Welcome to the first part of our brand new 4-part Wellness Warrior Series! And it starts just like any great day should: with a magical morning routine. Because how you begin each day dramatically affects every area of your life. We've all felt the difference between a day we begin with a tall glass of lemon water and a yoga practice, versus a day when we hit the snooze button fifteen times before grudgingly dragging ourselves out of bed, right? Our circadian rhythms can get totally out of balance, especially if we live in the city. There's artificial light, wifi, EMF, irregular work hours, etc. and these all affect how we sleep, how we wake up, and how good (or bad) we feel. That's why creating a magical morning routine can help you wrestle some of the control back, and work wonders for your wellness. Of course, there's no one-size-fits-all model. We can't all be early birds, thriving on 5am starts. You have to find your own sweet spot, just like today's guests. Listen now [bitly]! For Eco-Vegan Gal and healthy living crusader Whitney Lauritsen, water, meditation and movement are the top three priorities. She starts her day on her rebounder or takes a moment to spend time outside. She also suggests Journaling as also a great way to begin your day, by setting your intention and aligning with a positive vibration. The number one rule of magical morning routines, according to vegan chef, culinary comedian and Eaternity Author Jason Wrobel, is: Don't switch on your emails or social media before you've taken care of yourself. Jason's routine includes lots of water with either lemon juice or apple cider vinegar to alkalize, meditation, exercise and a plant-based breakfast. A good morning begins the night before, so create a sleep sanctuary: turn off your wifi and electrical devices, invest in black-out curtains, leave your phone on airplane mode. Nicole Derseweh, vegan chef and founder of the Unicorn brunch pop up series in LA, begins her magical morning routine with a conscious loving breathing practice sending loving, healing energy to each part of her body and being grateful for how it has served her. She believes you should put your priorities at the top of your day. For her, it's community and friendship, so her morning routine includes a hike with girlfriends. Allison starts her day with a gratitude journal, and this is a simple practice that will change your entire day. As an energy boost, Allison practices various yoga poses utilizing breath of fire. The Kundalini Breath of Fire is an intense breathing practice that will get you fired up in the morning—great if you struggle to get up! And don't forget your green smoothie! You are the star and director of the movie of your life. You get to choose. Stay in bed and snooze, or get up and shine? Start your day believing in and attracted abundance, or start your day in fear and anxiety? When you start your day centered, you can create the day you want. By simply changing how you wake up, you can transform any area of your life faster than you ever thought possible. If you like the series so far, stay tuned! We've got three more topics to help you transform into a wellness warrior: Alternative Medicine Secrets: What Your Doctor Isn't Telling You That Could Save Your Life Be A Wellness Warrior: Longevity Revelations & Health Hacks to Help You Live to 100 Entrepreneurs Tell All: How to Create an Abundant Business Doing What You Love And if you want to delve deeper into wellness, then check out our Wellness Warrior video series. We've each made a training course that will teach you how to up-level your health: • Eaternity: How to heal your mind body and spirit and live to 100 with Jason Wrobel • Morning Wellness: AM elixirs to fuel your day and heal you from the inside out with Nicole Derseweh • Wellness 101: How to eat healthy organic and vegan on a budget with Eco Vegan Gal Whitney Lauritsen • Alternative Medicine Awakening: How to transform your routine for wellness and weight loss with Allison Melody. Sign up and you'll receive some amazing wellness bonuses: • Whitney's e-book Healthy Organic Vegan on a Budget • 3 months' access to the Food Heals VIP Club • Jason Wrobel's 5-month program My Healthy Hustle (which includes a coaching call with Jason!) Go to www.foodhealsnation.com/wellness for more information! Being hailed as "Sex and the City for Food," The Food Heals Podcast brings together experts in the field of nutrition, health and healing to teach you the best-kept natural secrets to being a hotter, healthier, happier YOU! The Food Heals Podcast is hosted by Allison Melody and Suzy Hardy – two self-proclaimed natural chicks who will rock your world and change your beliefs about health! This sexy, savvy duo provides eco-friendly advice on a variety of issues including the healing power of nutrition, living authentically, turning your passion into your career, choosing the best natural health and beauty products, the benefits of a plant-based diet and so much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Food Heels Podcast, episode 172.
0:04.6	Just a city boy, born and raising South Detroit.
0:11.0	That's actually my go-to-in karaoke now, and I pretty much own that song forever.
0:15.0	You absolutely do.
0:16.0	Steve Perry, take notice wherever you are.
0:18.0	So a priority for me is meditation, meaningful friendships and relationships,
0:22.2	and exercise. So those three components are very essential parts in my morning. My exercise is with
0:28.2	companionship and community. I have a core group of girls that I hike with three to four days a week.
0:34.1	We walk, we talk about the things that we're working on in life, our goals, our
0:37.8	wins, our struggles. Sometimes it's hard to set priorities because we have all these notions in
0:43.8	our head about what should be important versus what we want to be important. And so I feel like
0:49.5	a lot of us are just battling all these inner thoughts and all this deep-seated shame in our lives.
0:56.1	And that also gets in the way of self-care. And actually, talking about this is like therapy.
1:03.8	Holistic Voice presents the Food Heels podcast with your hosts, Alison Melody and Susie Hardy.
1:10.6	Join the Food Heels Nation and learn the secrets to go from feeling unwell to healing yourself.
1:16.6	Warning, side effects of this podcast may include increased health and vitality, thoughts of living longer,
1:20.7	an increase in sexual activity, feelings of joy, cravings for kale and kinawa, and a spike in Tinder matches.
1:25.5	In rare cases, women have experienced a strong desire to change
1:27.6	their status update from hashtag blessed to hashtag OMG even more blessed than yesterday, hashtag loving
1:32.4	life. If you've experienced any of these symptoms, make sure to tweet a Kardashian immediately.
1:36.7	All right, Food Heels Nation. Welcome. I'm Allison Melody, and we're doing something a little
1:41.4	bit different today and the rest of the month.
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