Episode 350: Sleeping Smarter: How Light, Food, and Activity Impact Your Circadian Rhythm

Habits and Hustle

Jen Cohen and Habit Nest

Education, Health & Fitness, Business, Self-improvement, Entrepreneurship

4.4 • 763 Ratings

🗓️ 31 May 2024

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

Did you know that creating the perfect sleep environment can dramatically improve your sleep quality and, in turn, boost your overall health? In today’s Fitness Friday episode we’re throwing it back to quarantine and the dark days of Covid. But the health tips Dr. Darshan gives apply today, so this episode is one you don’t want to miss. We discuss strategies for maintaining optimal health like sleep, getting steps in, and grounding. Have you ever wondered why the goal is 10,000 steps a day? Well the standard is revealed, and it’s not what you think! So tune in now and get the details. From trauma surgery to reconstructive surgery, Dr. Shah has seen and done it all. Dr. Shah's belief in continual education and self-improvement has earned him alumni status at Harvard Business School, Singularity University, and other prestigious institutions. What we discuss: How to optimize your health when you’re stuck at home The importance of getting sleep. Your sleep routine starts when you wake up A perfect sleep environment Why get 10,000 steps? The effects of long term exercise Thank you to our sponsor: Therasage: Head over to therasage.com and use code Be Bold for 15% off To learn more about Dr. Darshan: Dr. Darshan’s Website - https://www.drshah.com/ Dr. Darshan’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/darshanshahmd/ Find more from Jen: Website: https://www.jennifercohen.com/ Instagram: @therealjencohen Books: https://www.jennifercohen.com/books Speaking: https://www.jennifercohen.com/speaking-engagements Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi guys, it's Tony Robbins. You're listening to Habits and Hustle.
0:05.0	Crush it!
0:07.0	Hey friends, you're listening to Fitness Friday on the Habits and Hustle
0:11.0	Podcast, where myself and my friends share quick and very actionable advice
0:17.2	for you becoming your healthiest self. So stay tuned and let me know how you leveled up.
0:23.6	So then let's get to like how to optimize your health right now, especially when we're all stuck inside. I mean most for the most part right?
0:36.7	Like we get to go for our you know our walk around the block like a dog you know what I mean?
0:42.1	Maybe three times a day but for the most part
0:45.9	we're kind of like stuck indoors right? What can we do like if can you give us a little bit of
0:52.3	information on how to stay healthy
0:54.3	and then we'll get into like how to even get better your immune health but overall okay
1:00.0	so overall it's it's really the stuff that you're talking about all the time Jen.
1:05.8	So number one you've got to keep yourself moving now more than ever.
1:09.5	It's really easy to become a couch potato and just watch Netflix and play video games all day.
1:14.2	It is, it wrecks your ability to fight off a virus.
1:19.5	You do not have adequate blood circulation to all your organs in your skin and
1:24.7	your mucous membranes. So you've got to keep yourself moving and you know I think I
1:29.2	think if you don't have a step counter right now you should get one make sure you're getting adequate
1:33.9	movement you and I we love our walking desk all right every day you know it's the
1:39.3	best it's the best it is the best it is the best go outside if you can socially distance adequately and get a good walk in.
1:46.3	I think that's really important. I think also, you know, the other thing that everyone now has
1:50.8	time to do is focus on your sleep, right?
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