Show Notes
Our lifestyle choices can profoundly influence our everyday health as well as our long-term outcomes. And for better or for worse, daily health habits like diet and exercise can often become normalized within families and passed down through generations. Luckily, we hold the power to create this blueprint for our own families with intentional choices and behaviors.
On this episode of The Model Health Show, I’m sharing three valuable health and wellness lessons I learned from my grandmother. You’re going to learn the science behind these valuable principles and how to put them into action for better health and connection.
We’re going to cover essential habits like eating real food, spending time outdoors, and eating with your family. These principles will inspire you to create generational health for your family with realistic, science-backed lifestyle choices. I hope you enjoy this episode of The Model Health Show!
In this episode you’ll discover:
The importance of eating fresh, real food. (0:43)
How your metabolism reacts to whole foods vs. processed foods. (4:03)
The influence marketing has on our food choices. (7:19)
What percentage of the average American child’s diet is ultra-processed foods. (9:30)
How the rates of childhood obesity have changed in recent decades. (10:41)
A simple ratio you can use to eat more whole foods. (13:39)
The importance of making food fun. (15:42)
What we can gain from being in a natural environment. (24:30)
Why you should mandate more outdoor time. (32:03)
How shared family meals can improve health outcomes for your children. (38:02)
The science behind how shared family meals can lower stress. (39:27)
How many days per week you should aim to share a meal. (41:30)
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