The Gut-Heart Connection - With Mona Sharma

The Model Health Show

Shawn Stevenson

Nutrition, Health & Fitness, Fitness

4.8 • 7.2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 July 2025

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

Gut health has been shown to be linked to all aspects of our health, including mental health, appetite and weight control, and the health of your skin. But having a healthy gut can also have a vast influence on the health of your heart and risk for cardiovascular events. On today’s show, you’re going to learn more about this complex gut-heart connection. On this episode of The Model Health Show, our guest is nutritionist and wellness entrepreneur, Mona Sharma. She’s joining us for an enlightening conversation on her personal history with heart surgeries, the importance of combining modern medicine with holistic modalities, and how improving your gut health will benefit your cardiovascular system. Mona has an interesting story and a profound belief that we each hold the ability to heal ourselves. This conversation dives into topics like integrative healthcare, creating rituals that improve your health, and the role that your nervous system has in your overall health. I hope you enjoy this conversation with Mona Sharma! In this episode you’ll discover: The bidirectional relationship between the gut and the heart. (0:11) Mona’s experience with cardiac ablation surgeries. (8:18) The role of mindfulness in healing. (14:49) How nervous system regulation impacts the body. (15:42) What Mona learned about her superpowers from her upbringing. (16:24) The number of cardiac ablations performed in the US last year. (18:31) How consistent stress impacts the brain and body. (20:18) Two things you can do to reduce stress. (23:17) How loneliness and isolation affect your health. (25:56) What the gut-heart connection is and how the vagus nerve works. (31:28) Why we need integration in healthcare. (39:45) The importance of creating rituals for yourself and your family. (41:19) How leaky gut and heart rate variability are connected. (43:10) A morning meditation you can use to start your day. (44:42) The #1 thing hurting your gut health. (48:29) How to build a plate to support your gut health. (51:56) The importance of eating seasonally. (52:26) How to cultivate an environment that promotes health, wellness, and peace. (59:43) Items mentioned in this episode include: Piquelife.com/model - Get exclusive savings on bundles & subscriptions! Organifi.com/Model  - Use the coupon code MODEL for 20% off + free shipping! Connect with Mona Sharma Website / Podcast / Instagram Be sure you are subscribed to this podcast to automatically receive your episodes:  Apple Podcasts Spotify Soundcloud Pandora YouTube This episode of The Model Health Show is brought to you by Pique and Organifi. Go to Piquelife.com/model for exclusive savings on bundles & subscriptions on cutting-edge solutions for your head-to-toe health and beauty transformation. Organifi makes nutrition easy and delicious for everyone. Take 20% off your order with the code MODEL at organifi.com/model.

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0:00.0	You are now listening to The Model Health Show with Sean Stevenson.
0:04.7	For more, visit the modelhealth show.com.
0:11.5	Today we have emerging science affirming the powerful impact that our gut health has on our heart health.
0:18.3	A brand new study published by the American Heart Association titled
0:22.3	Gut Heart Axis, the role of gut microbiota and metabolites in heart failure. The study states
0:30.4	that alterations in the gut microbiome, abnormal gut permeability, and gastrointestinal
0:36.6	disorders contribute to heart failure through various pathways,
0:42.2	including systemic inflammation, metabolic dysregulation, and modulation of cardiac function.
0:48.0	The researchers state, quote, the relationship between the gastrointestinal tract and the heart is bidirectional, termed the gut, heart access, unquote.
1:00.2	We're going to be talking about this and much, much more with our special guests.
1:04.9	And she knows a thing or 2000 about heart health when you hear her story.
1:10.1	It is insane and absolutely amazing that
1:14.5	she's here today to share her story and her perspective on this. And we're also going to be
1:19.1	talking about several other influences on our heart health and on our gut health so that
1:24.7	everything is working in what she terms coherence.
1:29.4	One of the things we're going to be talking about is the impact of our community and
1:33.8	social relationships on our heart health and our well-being overall.
1:38.6	We need to make this a must more than ever today.
1:43.1	In a great way to go about this, a great way to leverage those
1:48.2	dynamic social relationships and to get that valuable input is over a meal, is having
1:54.5	meals together, is proactively scheduling time each week to have meals with family and friends, getting a cup of coffee
2:04.1	with friends, whatever the case might be, but having that time and bonding through this medium of food.
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