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Habits and Hustle

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

Habits and Hustle

Jen Cohen

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

4.5818 Ratings

🗓️ 31 May 2024

⏱️ 16 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. Crush it.

0:07.2

Hey, friends, you're listening to Fitness Friday on the Habits and Hustle podcast, where myself and my friends share quick and very actionable advice for you becoming your healthiest self. So stay tuned and let me know how you leveled up.

0:30.2

So then let's get to like how to optimize your health right now, especially when we're all

0:34.4

stuck inside. I mean, most for the most part right? Like, we get to go for our,

0:38.6

you know, our walk around the block, like a dog, you know what I mean? Maybe three times a day.

0:44.2

But for the most part, we're kind of like stuck indoors, right? Yeah. What can we do? Like,

0:50.7

can you give us a little bit of information on how to stay healthy, and then we'll

0:55.7

get into, like, how to even get better your immune health? But overall, okay. So overall,

1:01.8

it's really the stuff that you're talking about all the time, Jen. So number one, you've got to

1:06.8

keep yourself moving now more than ever. It's really easy to become a couch potato and just

1:11.6

watch Netflix and play video games all day. It is, it wrecks your ability to fight off a virus.

1:18.6

Right.

1:19.6

You do not have adequate blood circulation to all your organs and your skin and your mucous membranes.

1:25.6

So you've got to keep yourself moving. And,

1:28.2

you know, I think, I think if you don't have a step counter right now, you should get one,

1:32.3

make sure you're getting adequate movement. You and I, we love our walking desks. Yeah,

1:37.1

right. Every day, you know. It's the best. It's the best. It is the best. Go outside. If you can

1:43.5

socially distance adequately and get a good walk in, I think that's really important. I think also, you know, the other thing that everyone now has time to do is focus on your sleep, right? Like, get yourself. Actually, I don't think so, by the way. I think if you have kids, I mean, you have kids too. But like, I don't know, who are these people that have time to be watching, like, binging on Netflix and Hulu? And I'm busier now than ever. Me too. Right? You've got to be homeschooling your kids. You've got to be work with, but now using technology. So now you're spending hours upon hours more trying to figure out this whole thing. Oh, yeah. You know what I mean? And then you have the kids to deal with. I mean, I don't know how people are listening to

2:23.3

it's lounging and sleeping all day. It doesn't make any sense to me. I think not having kids is a huge factor.

2:29.3

I was going to say. There's a massive difference between being someone who has no kids and being because the people you're

2:37.5

right the people that I talk to sometimes who have no kids they're like yeah but nothing to do I'm so

2:41.6

bored I'm just why have you watched this have you done that I'm like watched what done what no

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