Dr. Katie ToThe Wellness Dentist, CEO and Founder of Center for Wellness Dentistry and Wellness Dentist Institute.

You're Drinking Water — But Are You Actually Hydrated?

18 Sept 2026 · 1 min

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In this short conversational segment, two speakers discuss the benefits of establishing a disciplined morning routine that includes a 5 AM workout, scheduled massages, and intentional nutrition planning for both themselves and their children. They emphasize that parents who model healthy habits—such as regular exercise and meal preparation—create a powerful example that encourages kids to adopt similar behaviors. The dialogue challenges the notion that self‑care is selfish, framing it instead as essential role modeling that can shift family attitudes toward health and wellness.

I've started to work out every morning at 5:00 AM. I just said, okay, this just has to get done.
And it's definitely been— I feel a bajillion times better having working out and scheduling massages for myself and making sure I'm prioritizing my nutrition as well as my children's nutrition and actually meal prep for myself.
Yes. And I think because you also do that for yourself, Your children seeing that mom working out every day at 5 AM, she's prepping her food, I better eat that food too. Because I think a lot of parents, I see that in my practice too, and I know you do in your practice, that they want their kids to eat healthy, like broccoli, vegetables, and fruit, but they don't eat healthy themselves. Nope. And you can't force the kid because they will say, my parents never work out, my parents don't eat that, why do I have to do that? Taking care of yourself is not about being selfish. It's about leading by example, right? Role modeling. The kid would do the same. When people thinking, I don't have time to do that for myself, no, you have to shift that and say, I'm doing this, others can do for themselves.