From Struggle to Empowerment: A Journey of Health and Resilience

In this episode Sal, Adam & Justin speak with Shawn Stevenson, author of Sleep Smarter, Eat Smarter, and the new Eat Smarter Family Cookbook. 

• Learning along the way as a parent. (2:29)

• “Life doesn’t call the qualified. Life qualifies the called.” (5:50)

• We are a product of our environment but also CREATORS of it. (11:17)

• Fighting his way through life. (19:39)

• “What can I do to feel better?” His transformation moment with his health. (28:11)

• The three things he did to change his health. (36:31)

• Taking his education into his own hands. (41:31)

• Tackling the seed oil debate. (50:26)

• Looking at alternative forms of medicine for clues or hints that science hasn’t looked at yet. (58:49)

• Why an individual approach is the best. (1:05:56)

• How your culture controls your choices. (1:09:36)

• Steps to create a healthier micro-culture in your household. (1:22:16)

• The impetus behind his new book and what makes it different. (1:36:24)

• Challenging your children through ‘safe stressors’. (1:47:12)

• Exposing your children to different environments so they can learn from other voices. (1:54:32)

Related Links/Products Mentioned

• Eat Smarter Family Cookbook: 100 Delicious Recipes to Transform Your Health, Happiness, and Connection – Book by Shawn Stevenson

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• What Effect Do Questions Have On Our Brain? - Medium

• Racehorse Bone Health: From a Nutritional Perspective

• Chronic Diseases in America | CDC

• Importance of EPA and DHA Blood Levels in Brain Structure and Function

• Consumption of ultra-processed foods and associated ... - BMJ Open

• Trends in Consumption of Ultraprocessed Foods Among US Youths Aged 2-19 Years, 1999-2018

• Omega-6 vegetable oils as a driver of coronary heart disease: the oxidized linoleic acid hypothesis

• In vivo respiratory toxicology of cooking oil fumes: Evidence, mechanisms and prevention

• Adult Obesity Facts | Overweight & Obesity | CDC 

• The Past 200 Years in Diabetes | NEJM

• Health effects of dietary risks in 195 countries, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

• Sleep Smarter – Book by Shawn Stevenson

• The Benefit of Family Dinner | Harvard Graduate School of Education

• Is Frequency of Shared Family Meals Related to the Nutritional Health of Children and Adolescents?

• We Need a New Approach to Prevent Obesity in Low-Income Minority Populations

• Mind Pump Podcast – YouTube

• Mind Pump Free Resources

Featured Guest/People Mentioned

• Shawn Stevenson (@shawnmodel) Instagram  

• Website

• Bedros Keuilian (@bedroskeuilian) Instagram

• Bruce H. Lipton, PhD

• Layne Norton, Ph.D. (@biolayne) Instagram

• Paul Saladino, MD (@paulsaladinomd) Instagram

• Arthur Brooks (@arthurcbrooks) Instagram

• Jim Kwik (@jimkwik) Instagram

• Mark Bell (@marksmellybell) Instagram