Welcome back to the energized with Dr. Marisa podcast.

I'm your host, Dr. Marisa, and I'm here to help you rock your hormones, optimize your metabolic health, and feel energized in your body so that you can age powerfully and wake up feeling amazing in your body for many years to come.

Let's jump on in.

Do you have a habit or ritual that makes a huge positive difference in your day-to-day life?

The type of habit that you will not give up for anyone.

Maybe it's coffee first thing in the morning or a smoothie for breakfast.

Or maybe it's your sacred sleep routine the morning or a smoothie for breakfast, or maybe it's your

sacred sleep routine or working out after work.

Whatever that habit or ritual is, I want you to think about the numerous benefits it is brought

to your life and to your health.

Now, I can currently think of more than one for myself because I am a creature of habits

that I love. And some of these habits

have been a part of my non-negotiable list for over a decade, while others I have added in the past

two years, mainly because my life and my body have experienced so many different needs these past

two to three years from prepping my body to get pregnant to actual pregnancy to the many layers of postpartum

and breastfeeding. I can finally say that I feel like I'm on the other side. And my body has

changed so much in these past three years from age 40 to 43. And due to these changes, I have

swapped habits in and out based on my body's needs. So I want you to know that habits can come and go,

and it's really about aligning with what feels right to you and what feels great for your body

in the moment. Now, one thing is true. There are habits and rituals that I do almost every single

day because the juice is worth to squeeze day in and day out.

And today I'm going to be sharing five simple health rules and or habits, however you want to call them, that when done consistently, can make a big impact on your health, specifically your

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