November 24, 2025

2735: How to Reverse Aging, Live Longer & Be a Better Dad with Shawn Stevenson

1 hour 38 minutes

Shawn Stevenson

Eat smarter! (1:46)
Emphasizing the impact of relationships on our psychology. (2:50)
You get to choose what you focus on. Opening up on the loss of his father. (6:49)
The difficulty is relying on others when you have a lone wolf mentality. (10:03)
What the science says about relationships and what it does for our health. (13:35)
Vulnerability on a podcast vs. in your personal life. (18:24)
The plasticity of epigenetics and the value of vitamin D-3 supplementation. (24:09)
The dream stream effects of xenoestrogens. (37:11)
Your perception of your environment affects your genes more than the environment itself. (39:19)
Coach behaviors, not macros and calories. (44:07)
Reversing the aging process through strength training. (51:43)
Choosing your own thoughts, rather than being told what to think. (54:32)
Processed relationships. (58:43)
Lessons learned through fatherhood. (1:02:41)
The gut-wrenching moment that flipped the switch in his career path. (1:14:19)
The importance of raising your kids under your roof. (1:20:20)
The value of mentorship. (1:26:00)
The cultural challenges of raising children today. (1:27:37)

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November 24, 2025

1 hour 38 minutes

Shawn Stevenson

Eat smarter! (1:46)
Emphasizing the impact of relationships on our psychology. (2:50)
You get to choose what you focus on. Opening up on the loss of his father. (6:49)
The difficulty is relying on others when you have a lone wolf mentality. (10:03)
What the science says about relationships and what it does for our health. (13:35)
Vulnerability on a podcast vs. in your personal life. (18:24)
The plasticity of epigenetics and the value of vitamin D-3 supplementation. (24:09)
The dream stream effects of xenoestrogens. (37:11)
Your perception of your environment affects your genes more than the environment itself. (39:19)
Coach behaviors, not macros and calories. (44:07)
Reversing the aging process through strength training. (51:43)
Choosing your own thoughts, rather than being told what to think. (54:32)
Processed relationships. (58:43)
Lessons learned through fatherhood. (1:02:41)
The gut-wrenching moment that flipped the switch in his career path. (1:14:19)
The importance of raising your kids under your roof. (1:20:20)
The value of mentorship. (1:26:00)
The cultural challenges of raising children today. (1:27:37)