The Critical Importance of Family Meals and Building a Healthy Family Culture

Episode Highlights With Shawn

• How he didn’t eat a salad until he was 25! And what led to his nutritional shifts
• What led to his massive health transformation
• Fascinating data about how our social connections impact our health
• Science-backed reasons that family meals are so important
• People who have healthy social ties have about a 50% reduction in all-cause mortality
• Families that eat together only 3 times a week have a reduced risk of obesity and disordered eating
• Up to 80% of doctor visits today are from stress-related causes
• Cravings are cultural and we can shift them
• Tips for actually implementing family meals to get the benefit

Resources We Mention

• The Model Health Show - His website and podcast
• Eat Smarter Family Cookbook: 100 Delicious Recipes to Transform Your Health, Happiness, and Connection by Shawn Stevenson
• Sleep Smarter: 21 Essential Strategies to Sleep Your Way to a Better Body, Better Health, and Bigger Success by Shawn Stevenson
• Real Plans
• Wellness Mama's Bulk Cooking Guide 
• Staying Sane in an Insane World by Greg Harden