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This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health, BiOptimizers, Kettle & Fire, and Sensate.\nResearch has shown that the simple habit of sitting down for a meal with loved ones on a consistent basis can directly improve our food choices, reduce the negative effects of stress, and even improve our body composition. It\u2019s not just what we eat, but how we eat, and with whom we\u2019re eating that can make all the difference in the world.\xa0\nToday on The Doctor\u2019s Farmacy, I\u2019m excited to talk to my good friend, Shawn Stevenson, about why family meals are now on the \u201cendangered\u201d list, what we can do to bring them back, and the power of food to bring families and communities together.\nShawn Stevenson is the author of the USA Today National bestseller Eat Smarter and the international bestselling book Sleep Smarter. He\u2019s also the creator of The Model Health Show, featured as the number #1 health podcast in the U.S. with millions of listener downloads each month. A graduate of the University of Missouri\u2013St. 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.\nThis episode is brought to you by Rupa Health, BiOptimizers, Kettle & Fire, and Sensate.\nAccess more than 3,000 specialty lab tests with Rupa Health. You can check out a free, live demo with a Q&A or create an account at RupaHealth.com today.\nGet 10% off Sleep Breakthrough. If you buy two or more you\u2019ll get a free bottle of Magnesium Breakthrough. Go to sleepbreakthrough.com/hyman and use the code hyman10.\nHead over to kettleandfire.com/hyman today to see all of their products and use code HYMAN to save 20% off your entire order.\nHead on over to getsensate.com/Farmacy and use code FARMACY to get 10% off your Sensate device today.\nHere are more details from our interview (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):\n\nHow our social connections determine our health (4:17 / 2:44)\n\nResearch findings on families who eat together (10:16 / 5:53)\xa0\n\nHow culture influences our cravings and choices (17:15 / 15:11)\xa0\n\nThe prevalance of ultra-processed food in children\u2019s diets (24:15 / 22:37)\xa0\xa0\n\nThe disconnect in understanding how food affects our biology (32:03 / 28:20)\xa0\n\nShawn\u2019s journey away from primarily eating fast food and ultra-processed food (36:52 / 33:51)\xa0\n\nResearch findings about eating alone (53:39 / 49:15)\xa0\n\nEnvironmental toxins in popular cookware and safer cookware options (56:18 / 52:20)\xa0\n\nHow to implement family meals (1:03:25 / 59:20)\xa0\n\nDefining family beyond the traditional nuclear family (1:10:31 / 1:05:30)\xa0\n\n\nGet a copy of Eat Smarter Family Cookbook: 100 Delicious Recipes to Transform Your Health, Happiness, and Connection.\n \nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices