5 Thought Friday

Took a bunch of major organ tests this week; liver, kidneys, spleen, and heart. Sharing one, the Holter Test, for the heart. Warning: If you recently ate, I recommend not checking out my photo with the Holter Monitor in Thought #3 (smile).

With that, here are your 5 Thoughts for the week:

1.       What I am currently reading, viewing, or listening to:

• Andrew Huberman; Podcast on the human brain and organ control

• “Episode describes how the organs of the body influence the function and health of our brain and how our brain controls our bodily organs.”

• A few tips to watch this episode:

  • Watch at 1.5x to 1.75 and start podcast at min 15:00 to skip areas of little info

  • Learn to regulate your heart rate via breathing mechanics - Min 18:00 to 29:00

  • Gut Microbiome improvement and why you should nasal breath - Min 1:01:00 to 1:20:00

  • Wow, new learning on how to cool a fever (counter to my homeschooling) and managing stress- Min 1:36:00 to 1:50:00

• Thanks to my nephew, also Mike Santangelo, for calling out this podcast! Totally aligned with my personal mission statement!

2.       Gratitude Practice (for improved happiness):

• Grateful for my iPEC Life Coach peers who gave me a platform to test my soon-to-be-released sleep | mind | heart Sleep Guide. Thanks, Jenn, Vanessa, Sanaz, Asha, Wilma, and Daniel.

3.       Wellness ideas to consider:

• I wore a Holter Monitor for 24 hours to track my heart rhythm (see photo below). There is an unwritten internet rule that you cannot have a website called “sleep | mind | heart” without taking an official Holter test….hahaha!

• A Holter monitor test may be done if a traditional electrocardiogram (ECG) doesn't give your doctor enough information about your heart's condition. With my sub-40 heart rate, my doctor thought it best for me to get more data.

• The funniest, yet predictable, fact was that my lowest rate was at 5:56:49 am (31 BPM) and my highest rate for the day (82 BPM) was during a presentation at work. My average rate for the 24 hours was 46 BPM.

4. What I’m eating, drinking, buying, or whatever else is on my mind:

• Mango Buddha Bowl from Cha Bei restaurant; Avocado, chickpeas, quinoa, pickled red cabbage, kale, carrots, and tomatoes with mint/coriander dressing…and of course, the mango shaped like a flower was the hero!

• So great tasting and refreshing, that I was mentally whisked off to an exotic island with every bite!

5. Quote(s) I am Pondering:

• “Nobody can live happy if he cares only for himself, if he turns everything to his own benefit: you have to live for others, if you want to live for yourself.” Seneca

• Was feeling a bit stoic this week and this deep thought really resonated with me.

Happy Friday!

Mike