Shawn Stevenson, author of best-sellers like "Eat Smarter" and "Sleep Smarter," joins to discuss the power of conscious decision-making in health. He shares his transformative journey and the importance of holistic health over traditional methods. The conversation delves into epigenetics, the impact of quality nutrition on brain health, and the crucial role of omega-3s. Shawn emphasizes personal responsibility and the need for healthier environments, while shedding light on the current health crisis and its roots in our food systems.
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Shawn's Health Journey
At 20, Shawn Stevenson was diagnosed with degenerative disc and bone disease.
He reversed the diagnosis through nutrition, movement, and mindset shifts.
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Empowering Questions & Seeking Advice
Change your habitual questions from "Why me?" to empowering inquiries like, "What can I do?"
Seek multiple medical opinions, especially from those aligned with your health goals.
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Metabolism and Food
Understand metabolism as a holistic bodily process, not just weight loss.
Food is information, impacting cognitive function, emotional intelligence, and relationships.
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Use the Power of Food to Reboot Your Metabolism, Upgrade Your Brain, and Transform Your Life
Richard Rogers
In 'Eat Smarter', Shawn Stevenson provides a detailed approach to nutrition, focusing on how the right foods can reboot metabolism, enhance brain function, and transform overall health. The book includes practical advice, scientific research, and personal anecdotes to help readers make informed dietary choices.
Sleep smarter
21 Essential Strategies to Sleep Your Way to a Better Body, Better Health, and Bigger Success
Shawn Stevenson
In 'Sleep Smarter,' Shawn Stevenson shares easy tips and tricks to help readers achieve the best sleep and health of their lives. The book includes a 14-Day Sleep Makeover, covering topics such as creating the ideal sleep sanctuary, regulating circadian rhythms with sunlight, using clinically proven sleep nutrients and supplements, and stress-reduction exercises. Stevenson emphasizes the critical role of sleep in shedding fat, staving off disease, improving productivity, and enhancing mental and physical health. The book is designed to be a fun and practical guide, providing real-world tools to help readers optimize their sleep and achieve a healthier, happier life.
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Jay Shetty sits down with Shawn Stevenson to talk about the amount of control we have over our body. Studies have shown that our thoughts are powerful enough to motivate us to move, to thrive, and to succeed. The same goes for our determination to improve ourselves. If we use the strength of our mind to push ourselves and our body to exceed what society deems as our limits, we can achieve far greater things.
Shawn Stevenson is the author of the USA Today National bestseller Eat Smarter and the international bestselling book Sleep Smarter. He’s also creator of The Model Health Show, featured as the number #1 health podcast in the U.S. with millions of listener downloads each year. A graduate of the University of Missouri–St. Louis, Shawn studied business, biology, and nutritional science and became the cofounder of Advanced Integrative Health Alliance. Shawn has been featured in Forbes, Fast Company, The New York Times, Muscle & Fitness, ABC News, ESPN, and many other major media outlets.
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