"The sooner that you can understand that your unique constitution is incredible and you honor that, and the fact that your diet should be as unique as your constitution, as your thumbprint, the sooner you’re going to be on the path towards healing."
Mona Sharma
EFR 580: Flow State Wellness Through Holistic Nutrition, Functional Medicine, the Connection Between Emotions and Inflammation
Mona Sharma is a holistic nutritionist, wellness educator, and functional food and beverage entrepreneur who has seen first-hand the healing power of food and mindfulness.
One of the many things that’s so intriguing about Mona is that she grew up living on an ashram learning the power of Ayurveda. In her 20s, Mona left that lifestyle in the past. After developing a plethora of health issues and career burnout, which she details in this episode, Mona went back to the ashram, indulged herself in the rituals she grew up with, and completely transformed her life.
In this discussion, Mona and Chase dive deep into the power of food as medicine and how to identify and adopt the perfect rituals that will allow you to step into your greatest health and happiness FOR LIFE! Mona shares the philosophy behind her celebrity health coaching methods, highlighting lots of practical tips and gems of wisdom you can use in your health journey, too.
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Key Highlights
No matter how much weight you lose, you’re not going to feel any different in your body unless you do the work on your inner energy first and acknowledge how you want to feel. That’s where Mona starts in coaching others in holistic nutrition. What’s the core value that you want to feel every day?
When stored emotions are acknowledged and addressed, your body may create responses to them, like crying. If these emotions are still alive in the body and creating these responses, they’re causing inflammation, imbalances, and dis-ease in the body. The longer you go without working through these emotions, the more health issues you may experience.
Mona’s recommended resources for helping you make better diet and lifestyle choices include: Functional medicine doctors, full spectrum blood tests, stool tests, and working with your doctor to develop a personalized plan for introducing modalities tailored to you. Most importantly, give yourself grace.
Rituals play an important role in health and wellness. Whether it be meditation, cooking, brushing your teeth, or dancing, identify the special powers behind your daily and weekly rituals.
Stress is often the instigator of imbalance and disease. Pre-pandemic, over 40 million people suffered from anxiety and anxiety-related disorders. What allows you to feel the most release? What brings you the most amount of peace?
Moving yourself to the #1 position on your priority list can be extremely powerful and beneficial for your mind, body, and soul. It’s not a negative or selfish action.
Your kitchen, pantry, and fridge is your greatest healthcare policy.
Powerful Quotes by Mona Sharma
The sooner that you can understand that your unique constitution is incredible and you honor that, and the fact that your perfect diet should be as unique as your constitution, as your thumbprint, the sooner you’re going to be on the path towards healing.
The state of your life right now is a result of all the choices you’ve made and you’ve got to own it.
Do more of the things that make you feel good and less of the things that make you feel stressed and worried because that’s what will give you the most sense of relief.
Balance, for me, is ever-changing.
When my position moves from the #1 position on my priority list, everything else falls apart.
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Mona Sharma is a dynamic leader and entrepreneur in the health and wellness industry who works with high profile clients around the world. She also has a reoccurring role on the Facebook series Red Table Talk where they profile her work with Will Smith, and the entire Smith family’s healing journey.
Mona has seen first hand the power of food and mindfulness to heal, having grown up living on an Ashram. Her approach is rooted in this philosophy, and also inspires her research into the gut microbiome and its impact on our health and happiness.
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