Shawn Stevenson on 80/20 of Health, His Non-Negotiables and What He Will Compromise On

Episode Highlights With Shawn

• His own amazing journey to overcome obstacles
• How he decides what health information to follow
• His own personal 80/20 of health
• Why he takes a results driven approach to health and what this means
• The reason for the disconnect between our health knowledge and our outcomes
• Why so much of the stuff we are learning about health goes back to what our ancestors have known forever
• His non-negotiables: sleep, exercise, movement (and specifics of each)
• Why only a few nights of poor sleep contributes to fine lines and wrinkles and accelerated aging
• A fascinating study on how even a couple nights of impaired sleep affects satiety, hormones and overeating
• More benefits of walking
• The advantages of certain types of exercise and why cardio isn’t necessarily a good option
• His go-to supplements (there aren’t many)

Resources We Mention

• Eat Smarter: Use the Power of Food to Reboot Your Metabolism, Upgrade Your Brain, and Transform Your Life by Shawn Stevenson
• Sleep Smarter: 21 Essential Strategies to Sleep Your Way to a Better Body, Better Health, and Bigger Success by Shawn Stevenson
• The Model Health Show - His podcast
• 405: Eat Smarter: How to Use Food to Reboot Your Metabolism With Shawn Stevenson
• 089: Shawn Stevenson on Why Sleep Is More Important Than Diet & Exercise
• The Life Visioning Process by Michael Bernard Beckwith
• The One-Minute Workout: Science Shows a Way to Get Fit That's Smarter, Faster, Shorter