Celebrity Nutritionist Mona Sharma: Stop Stress Before It Becomes Disease! (Do THIS Before Every Meal)
On Purpose with Jay Shetty
iHeartPodcasts
4.8 • 28.5K Ratings
🗓️ 8 October 2025
⏱️ 76 minutes
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Summary
How do you usually deal with stress?
Does it help you feel better, or just distract you for a while?
Today, Jay welcomes globally recognized nutritionist and corporate wellness strategist Mona Sharma to share her inspiring journey from corporate burnout to holistic healing. Mona opens up about her personal health struggles; two heart surgeries, chronic stress, and years of misalignment, that ultimately led her to rediscover the healing practices she grew up with in the ashram. Mona explains how returning to yoga, meditation, Ayurveda, and mindful nutrition helped her reclaim her health and purpose, transforming her pain into a mission to guide others toward vitality.
Together, Jay and Mona explore how true wellness goes beyond diets and quick fixes. Mona emphasizes the importance of addressing root causes rather than just symptoms, teaching us that healing requires nervous system regulation, emotional awareness, and holistic nourishment. They discuss the link between stress and disease, how lifestyle choices shape gut health, and why our beliefs about our bodies matter just as much as the food we eat. Mona shares practical tools, from mindful eating and breathwork to habit stacking and visualization, that help people align with their deepest values while supporting long-term health.
The conversation also highlights how modern science is finally catching up with ancient wisdom. Mona stresses the power of integrating Western medicine with Eastern practices to create a more complete vision of health.
In this interview, you'll learn:
How to Heal by Finding the Root Cause
How to Regulate Your Nervous System Daily
How to Transform Stress Into Resilience
How to Build Healing Rituals That Last
How to Improve Digestion Through Mindful Eating
How to Start Your Day Without Sugar and Coffee
How to Optimize Sleep for Deep Restoration
True healing begins when we stop searching for quick fixes and start honoring the wisdom of our own bodies. Every symptom, every craving, every restless night is not a failure, it’s a message guiding us back to balance.
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Jay Shetty
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What We Discuss:
00:00 Intro
01:54 Busting Common Health Myths
03:01 Healing by Finding the Root Cause
05:26 When Health Becomes Everything
11:37 What is The Root of All Disease?
13:37 A Regulated vs. Dysregulated Nervous System
17:56 How Stress Shapes Your Life
21:24 Building Resilience Against Stress
26:36 Morning Routines That Heal
28:36 Reconnecting with Your True Self
32:20 Learning to Listen to Your Body
34:19 How Stress Impacts Gut Health
38:11 Simple Fixes for Bloating
41:36 How Sugary Breakfasts Sabotage Your Energy
44:07 The Truth About Alcohol Intake
46:21 Healthy Alternatives to Coffee
48:20 Turning Habits into Rituals
50:47 Understanding the Causes of Brain Fog
53:12 Becoming the Healer of Your Life
56:40 Why Self-Care Starts in the Kitchen
01:01:49 Three Daily Pillars for Health
01:06:26 Mona on Final Five
Episode Resources:
Mona Sharma | Website
Mona Sharma | Instagram
Mona Sharma | TikTok
Mona Sharma | YouTube
Complimentary guide available that Mona co-authored with Dr. Mark Hyman: 12 Wellness Tips to Awaken Your Best Health
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