# Habits to Steadily Optimize Your Health

An episode of [The Daily Mastery Podcast by Robin Sharma](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1521068608), 22 Sep 2026, 5:48.

Audio: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1182776/episodes/19838142-habits-to-steadily-optimize-your-health.mp3

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## Transcript

More than ever before. I understand that food is medicine. And through the food that you
consume every day, you're either destroying your health, creating disease, in creating
increasing inflammation, or through the food you eat, you're becoming healthier. Your
nutrition also affects your moods. I'm going to repeat that again because it's so important.
Your nutrition affects your moods and of course your nutrition is affecting your health
set. It'll affect your skin. It'll affect your energy. It will affect the quality of your thinking.
It will affect your your performance. So you really want to dial in on the right nutritional
plan that is best for you. I think a really smart idea is working with the nutritionist, who
can really help you calibrate the right foods for you to eat. And on the subject of
nutrition, I'm going to talk a little bit about hydration. I think most people are dehydrated.
And by the way, first thing in the morning while you're working out, drink a lot of great
water because most people wake up dehydrated. There's some very good science
confirming right now you're going to love this piece, some very good science coming out
right now, confirming that proper hydration is absolutely essential for proper
mitochondrial function. If you don't drink enough water, you're not going to have enough
energy. And like I suggest to you, protecting and battle proofing your energy is so
important. You can have great dreams, great opportunities, great talents. If you don't have
the energy that fight to execute all day long, to be great at work, great with your family,
run your rituals, do your deliverables. You're never going to rise to world class in your
own unique form of private greatness. So drink a lot of water. Make sure you are very,
very well hydrated. The final thing I'll just touch on briefly, because it's so fascinating
and important to me is fasting. There's also good research coming out talking about the
benefits of caloric restriction. Rats were studied on a restricted calorie diet, and these rats
performed better and lived longer than the non calorie restricted rats. There's also
research confirming that periods of intermittent fasting reduce inflammation and some of
the markers for longevity. I think it's fascinating. If you look at a lot of history's greatest
heroes and a lot of the great wisdom traditions. They all had one thing in common
periods of fasting. Sure, some of these people did it for spiritual purification. Sure, some
of these saints and heroes did it to clean out toxic emotions. So they elevated their hearts
set. But I've also seen some of the greatest creative, some of the most productive people
on the planet. Some of the true inventors and creative geniuses, they all have one thing in
common they fasted. And personally, I fast 24 hours two times a week. And what it does
for my mental clarity, what it does for my energy, what it does for myself. Discipline is
amazing and the ability to sit there. If I'm working on a new book and just drink fresh
lemon tea, just drink fresh water. Just drink my two cups of coffee in the morning and
then lock and load and bring it on for 8 or 9 or ten hours. Working on the book, not
having to get up, not having to distract myself from my tight bubble of total focus
because I'm in a fasted state is amazing. What it does for my self-discipline, my mental
clarity, my productivity is incredible. So that's a little bit of a rant on fasting, but it just
works so well for me. And like anything I'm sharing with you, try it. It might be another
game-changer.

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