11 Nov Shawn Stevenson – Simple Ways To Improve Health, Nutrition, and Sleep

(#146) Shawn Stevenson, best-selling author, podcaster, and health expert is the featured guest this week on the show.

Shawn is an acclaimed health expert and author of “Sleep Smarter: 21 Proven Tips To Sleep Your Way To A Better Body.”

He’s also the creator of The Model Health Show, a top rated health and fitness podcast in iTunes.

This is a comprehensive, content interview discussing key insights to optimize health.

Here’s what you’ll learn and hear about this week:

• Shawn’s unique story of physical “break down”
• What he did to overcame major physical challenges as a young man
• The 3 major things he did to radically reverse his health issues
• How he started to “shift” his behaviors to optimize health
• The importance of nutrition for “resiliency”
• How he describes his approach to nutrition
• What he experienced when he went “raw vegan” – and why he came back
• The truth about carbs – and why we need to understand insulin
• Understanding “glycogen spillover”
• The many different variables that can determine carb intake
• What he says is the biggest struggle most people have with nutrition
• The benefits of technology today to accelerate our knowledge
• The surprising facts about poor sleep habits
• Understand the glyphatic system and sleep
• A concerning medical condition – Type 3 Diabetes
• Why sleep deprivation wreak havoc on our bodies
• What he says to those who say “I only need a few hours of sleep each night“
• Shawn’s key habits to better sleep
• How to get into “anabolic sleep” – the importance of the morning ritual
• Why a cortisol spike in the morning may not be a bad thing
• Mobility work before bed?
• The importance of the “screen curfew” – and what to do instead
• What frustrates him the most in fitness
• The one big thing to take away from the interview, great closing advice…
• And, final comments about the “caffeine curfew”

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SHOW NOTES:

• TheModelHealthShow.com
• The Model Health Show in iTunes
• Sleep Smarter: 21 Proven Tips by Shawn Stevenson
• The Calorie Myth
• Move Your DNA
• Superfoods

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