True health encompasses so much more than just diet and exercise. However, you don’t need complicated routines, a lot of money, or elaborate gadgets to make a positive impact on your health. Some of the most powerful things you can do to improve your longevity, boost your immune system, and lower your stress have to do with simple behaviors and habits you can create in your home. Today, you’re going to learn about the impactful role that community can have on your microbiome, your disease risk, and your overall health. On this episode of The Model Health Show, you’re going to hear my conversation with the incredible Dr. Amy Shah for her podcast, Save Yourself. In this conversation, we discussed the importance of shared family meals, how to prioritize eating real food, and why your relationships are a key determinant of your health. This episode is packed with the science behind how cultivating healthy relationships can influence your microbiome, your sleep, your immune system, and so much more. You’re also going to learn the top two most important things you can do to transform your health. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Dr. Amy Shah! 

In this episode you’ll discover: 

• The most important part about being human. (09:48)
• How eating with your family can impact your health. (12:22)
• Why being part of a community can improve your microbiome. (14:47)
• The health benefits of multi-generational living. (17:52)
• An interesting fact about humans, evolution, and menopause. (23:13)
• Why creating your own community can transform your life. (25:24)
• How sharing meals with your children can reduce their risk of obesity and disordered eating. (28:04)
• The connection between the time spent at a table and health outcomes. (33:45)
• What the #1 factor is that influences longevity is. (38:04)
• Which hormone is the antidote to stress. (39:27)
• Why personalization is the key to health. (41:22)
• The most powerful nutrition shift you can make. (41:44)
• How American children’s diets have become inundated with ultra-processed food. (42:37)
• The #1 way to minimize the ultra-processed food in your diet. (45:50)
• What post-ingestive feedback is. (49:14)
• What sleep nutrients are. (54:41)
• How often you should aim to share a meal with others. (58:09) 

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• Eat Smarter Family Cookbook - Transform the health, fitness, and connection of your entire family with the Eat Smarter Family Cookbook! 

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