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We are not separate from the Earth; We are Her. Her illness is our illness.

Every second, trillions of atoms in our bodies exchange with the environment around us through things like breath, sweat, tears, oil, dead skin cells, saliva, urine, blood, pheromones, nails, milk, bacteria, viruses, and more. Energetically, we give off heat, electromagnetic signals, sound, and more. Hundreds of billions of our cells die and are reborn daily, and the new atoms in our bodies come from the 2-3 pounds of food and the 10,000+ liters of air we consume daily—constantly 3D-printing ourselves in a cycle of transformation and rebirth. This is the reality of our swirling lives: 98% of our atoms are replaced every year, and nearly all parts of our body were once a star: 

In the weekly spiritual lecture at Self-Realization fellowship (SRF) that my fiancé and I go to, I heard a message from the monk that REALLY landed with me and I want to share it with you. He said (and I’m paraphrasing here…), that if we are constantly praying for our own will power to be aligned with God’s will, and then have the courage to act on that, we will feel peace, calm, and joy. 

⚡ The monk said, “peace, calm, and joy are the subtle cues of God’s energy with us. If we are feeling peaceful, we are in the frequency of God’s energy.”

If we are not feeling peaceful, we can and should move towards God, which basically means more prayer and meditation. If we are aligning our will power with God’s will, prana and life force will flow and we will have energy to do good work in the world. The prana that created every atom of the universe is in us. We are a part of that, not separate. By tuning into it, through prayer and meditation, we can do anything. He said, “if we follow God’s will, we will have all of Creation behind us.” Wow.

Anxiety and depression are rampant in America right now, with around a third of the population reporting an anxiety disorder and over 20% of adults having a major depressive episode in their lifetime. On top of this, chronic fatigue and brain fog are on the rise, and are linked to inflammation in the brain (a process called neuroinflammation). Hoards of scientific studies have suggested that diet and gut health have a profound impact on our mental health outcomes through the “gut-brain axis” as well as by the way in which our gut lining can protect our bodies from system-wide inflammation that can then trigger symptoms in the brain. A healthy gut lining and diverse microbiome serves as a strong barrier that limits the “outside world” from being able to overwhelm our bodies and cause problems (read an excerpt from Good Energy about this, here).

Anxiety and depression are rampant in America right now, with around a third of the population reporting an anxiety disorder and over 20% of adults having a major depressive episode in their lifetime. On top of this, chronic fatigue and brain fog are on the rise, and are linked to inflammation in the brain (a process called neuroinflammation). Hoards of scientific studies have suggested that diet and gut health have a profound impact on our mental health outcomes through the “gut-brain axis” as well as by the way in which our gut lining can protect our bodies from system-wide inflammation that can then trigger symptoms in the brain. A healthy gut lining and diverse microbiome serves as a strong barrier that limits the “outside world” from being able to overwhelm our bodies and cause problems (read an excerpt from Good Energy about this, here).

In this newsletter, I’ll be sharing my experience at the HLTH conference in Las Vegas, where I spoke on the main stage alongside prominent figures like Jill Biden, Halle Berry, and John Legend. I will be discussing the importance of metabolic health and the need to focus on the root causes of chronic disease. Plus, a healthy pumpkin fudge recipe! 🎃

For this newsletter, I’m sharing a story of how screwed up and tricky our food system is to navigate, and why eating real, unprocessed, organic food that we prepare at home is the way to go for the vast majority of our meals… 

In today’s newsletter, I want to discuss this by sharing some of my own personal and mental struggles and responses, which I hope will shed a light on these central aspects of building Good Energy.

In this newsletter, I'm sharing 15 (potentially controversial) ideas that I am thinking hard about as I start another year around the sun at age 37 ☀️ 🎂 . These are my personal opinions, based on my current knowledge and life experiences, on mindset shifts I think could help us more toward a healthier future for people and the planet. They will probably evolve over time, because that’s what should happen to ideas. I hope they support you on your journey of inquiry for a happy, healthy, engaged life.

In this newsletter, I’m sharing the full transcript of my Senate testimony from yesterday. I spoke alongside fearless physicians from Harvard and Johns Hopkins, health advocates, fitness experts, and health entrepreneurs.

In this newsletter, I'm sharing my thoughts on my personal supplementation strategy including 3 reasons why I take supplements, how to utilize testing to guide supplementation, and what I look for in supplement brands.

In this newsletter, I am sharing 94 books that I have personally read and loved on my journey to understanding a root cause approach to different diseases.

In this newsletter, I am sharing how I think about meal planning when logistics are more complicated yet we still want to eat organic, unprocessed, clean food for our cellular health and 8 strategies I use to make sure healthy eating is possible during travel⁠.

In this newsletter, I am sharing the 4 themes I've been hearing from the community plus sharing resources to help answer the many questions I've been receiving, Good Energy s'mores, and 111 pieces of marriage advice I've received from this community.

In this newsletter, I summarize one of the key moments of the episode which is where I share the “state of health” in the US. American health is getting destroyed. The hopeful news is that this is all fixable, rapidly.

In this newsletter, I am sharing the SINGLE most effective strategy that I believe can solve the pressing human health and environmental issues facing our globe. 👩‍⚕️🌎️

In this week’s newsletter, I’m sharing a Good Swap 🔄: alcohol for non-alcoholic beverages! Everyone’s relationship with alcohol is very personal, but if you’re thinking about a shift in your alcohol journey, this newsletter describes how my life has changed since I stopped alcohol (and how it hasn’t!).

This week’s issue is a Good Food edition of Good Energy Living! 🥑 I’m sharing my smokey carrot harissa dip (one of my favorite recipes from my book, Good Energy!), how to make meals WAY more fun with colorful veggie purées, and 10 ways to create joy in the kitchen. 🥦🍓🍆🌶🍠🥕

In this week’s newsletter, the Good Swap is swapping out PLASTIC ITEMS for healthier alternatives to support metabolic health. I’m sharing how plastic has rapidly become a central player in the chronic disease epidemic, why the healthcare system must rapidly take into account plastic’s impact on biology, and how we can individually decrease our reliance on plastic for our health and the health of the planet.