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

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Related links:

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