Our ability to connect and relate to each other is dependent upon how we feel. Which means, the food we eat has a strong influence on how we connect to each other. But one of the issues lies in the fact that the environment we have created around us is conducive and supportive to sickness, and is ultimately preventing us from experiencing deeper connections. In this episode of the Align Podcast, I have a conversation with Shawn Stevenson on what contributes to deeper human connection, how the media affects our relationships, and why Shawn’s marriage has been successful. Plus, he also discusses how nutrition plays a surprising role in sleep, his thoughts on the conventional medicine approach. Shawn is a bestselling author of Sleep Smarter and has another book coming out, Eat Smarter, is a nutritionist, science educator, & creator of The Model Health Show, featured as the #1 Health Podcast in the U.S. What we discuss: [00:06:15] Shawn discusses the relationship between social media and sleep deprivation [00:09:07] How nutrition affects sleep [00:11:32] What Shawn thinks of the conventional medicine approach [00:16:47] How the environment plays a role in our behavior [00:24:32] Who we are at our core vs. how we behave [00:29:08] Romanticized media vs. our true needs in a relationship [00:37:55] Being human: intuition and connection [00:50:55] Our capacity of connecting to others is dependent upon how we feel individually [00:56:12] How does our nutrition affects the way we relate to our significant other Website: https://themodelhealthshow.com/ Instagram: @shawnmodel YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheShawnModel/ Book: https://eatsmarterbook.com/ Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-model-health-show/id640246578
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