About this episode
Dr. Jennifer Ashton (IG: @drjashton ) is the two-time Emmy Award Winning Chief Medical Correspondent for ABC News and Good Morning America. A popular guest speaker and moderator, she is among the leading voices in the country on Women's Health, and the only doctor with a national television platform who is also a nutritionist and double board certified in Ob-GYN and Obesity Medicine. Today we're discussing Jen's latest book, The Self-Care Solution . In this episode, we discuss: How dry January led Jen to a year of monthly wellness challenges The power of connection and community Accountability helps you stay on track Perfection is not the goal, it's all about the process Eating sugar makes you want more sugar How to quit sugar Build self-care into each day What is transcendental meditation (TM)? The benefits of a daily meditation practice Caffeine dehydrates your body, drink water How to drink more water each day The importance of laughter Reconnect with your inner child Children teach parents so much Being mindful of your technology use Tracking your sleep You have to make yourself a priority Time to re-evaluate your habits Show sponsors: Organifi <== 20% off all Organifi products Beekeeper's Naturals <== 15% off all Beekeeper's Naturals products (free shipping on orders $60 or more) Sunwarrior <== 20% off all Sunwarrior products & free shipping over $50 (US only) Related links: Dr. Jennifer Ashton - The Self-Care Solution (book) Dr. Jennifer Ashton's website Follow Dr. Jennifer Ashton on Facebook , Instagram , and Twitter Bob Roth - David Lynch Foundation Related episodes: 332: Dr. David Perlmutter – Brain Wash, Prioritizing Meditation, The T.I.M.E. Tool 329: Dr. Shefali Tsabary – Conscious Parenting, Vipassana Meditation, Letting Go Of Perfection 286: Cal Newport – Digital Minimalism • Create Time For Solitude • Stop Socializing On Social Media 196: Sarah Wilson – I Quit Sugar • Living As A Nomad • A New Way To Look At Balance 134: Dr. Sanjiv Chopra – Coffee, Exercise, Vitamin D, Nuts & Meditation… The Big Five Note: Some of the links above are affiliate links. Making a purchase through these links won't cost you anything but we will receive a small commission. This is an easy, free way of supporting the podcast. Thank you! How can you support our podcast? 1. Apple users, please subscribe and review our show on Apple Podcasts , we make sure to read them all. Android users, be sure to subscribe to our show on Google Podcasts . Subscribers never miss any of the action ;) 2. Tell a friend about The Ultimate Health Podcast. They will surely thank you later. You can use the envelope button below to email a friend or tell them about TUHP in person. 3. Join TUHP Facebook community (FREE). This is where we all stay in touch and ask questions in between episodes. Join our community . 4. Follow our adventures on our favourite social media platform, Instagram . 5. Download The Ultimate Health Podcast app (FREE). This way you'll have our whole library of episodes right at your fingertips. Download our iOS/Apple app or our Android app . 6. Share using the buttons below. Thank you!