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. 

This email is a bit of a curveball, as you might hear “death industrial complex” and think I’m going to be ranting writing about how the healthcare system is incentivized for Americans to be sick. While that’s true, it is not the focus of today’s newsletter. Instead, I want to talk about something deeply meaningful to me based on my experience of my mom’s death nearly 4 years ago: funerals and burials. 

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).

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.

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… 

Living a healthy life with Good Energy is not just about eating good food and sustaining physical strength. It is also a mental and spiritual struggle, and requires deep reflection, serious planning, and courage. 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.

In this newsletter, I’m sharing: My Oura ring data from before and during my trip to Costa Rica, what each metric means and how I use these metrics to help guide my health decisions, and insights from this trip about how to tweak lifestyle at home to continue the physiology-boosting benefits of vacation!

This week’s newsletter is a little different format than usual! First of all, THANK YOU so much for being a part of the Good Energy Living community - I can’t believe we’re at 40,000 here, and our community is growing every day! Whether you have been a reader since January or since last week: I want to extend my sincerest THANK YOU. 🙏