Fix Your Feet, Improve Your Sleep, & Transform Your Health

The Model Health Show

Shawn Stevenson

Nutrition, Health & Fitness, Fitness

4.8 • 7.2K Ratings

🗓️ 2 July 2025

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

If you want to improve your health, you’ll have to be aware of the cultural and environmental factors that influence your behaviors. Everything from passed-down family beliefs to availability of foods can affect the choices you make. Today you’re going to learn about how our culture impacts our movement, diet, and more. On this episode of The Model Health Show, you’re going to hear my interview with Brad Kearns from Peluva. In this conversation, I shared my personal story of transforming my health. We also talked about practical sleep tips, my experience wearing barefoot shoes, and the basic inputs that our bodies need to heal. You’re also going to hear specific studies about ultra processed food consumption, fixing foot alignment, and how your devices can hinder your ability to sleep. If you’re ready to prioritize your health, nourish your whole body, and create an effective evening routine, I know you’re going to enjoy this conversation. In this episode you’ll discover: The role your culture plays in influencing your choices. (0:12 My personal routine for incorporating barefoot shoes into my life. (10:41) Why wearing barefoot shoes can enhance your awareness. (12:03) The benefits of spending more time barefoot. (14:33) How to improve foot alignment and fix bunions. (14:44) Why a wide toe box alone is not enough to rehabilitate feet. (19:10) My story of transforming my health. (26:09) How ultra processed foods have become more prevalent among children. (29:34) The specific nutrient inputs I used to improve the health of my spine. (35:42) How I got my start working in the health industry. (38:54) What the biggest deterrent to good sleep is today. (46:23) How screen time suppresses your melatonin production. (50:03) The importance of creating a personalized evening routine. (52:10) Why sleep is an essential ingredient or healing. (56:16) Items mentioned in this episode include: Peluva.com/model - Get 15% off barefoot shoes with my code MODEL! DrinkLMNT.com/model - Get a FREE sample pack of electrolytes with any order! Sleep Smarter - Upgrade your sleep habits with my national bestselling book! Peluva on YouTube - Check out more of Brad Kearns’ interviews! Be sure you are subscribed to this podcast to automatically receive your episodes:  Apple Podcasts Spotify Soundcloud Pandora YouTube This episode of The Model Health Show is brought to you by Peluva and LMNT. Peluva’s barefoot minimalist shoes support postural alignment, proprioception, and overall functionality. Get 15% off your order by using code MODEL at peluva.com/model. Head to DrinkLMNT.com/model to claim a FREE sample pack of electrolytes with any purchase.

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0:00.0	You are now listening to The Model Health Show with Sean Stevenson.
0:04.8	For more, visit themodelhealthshow.com.
0:11.4	Have you ever thought about where your beliefs really come from?
0:15.2	Why do we dress the way that we dress, eat the food that we eat, and do the things that we do on a regular basis.
0:23.1	Our ideas about how things are, quote, supposed to be, are embedded in us from our culture.
0:29.7	Culture is defined as the attitudes, values, beliefs, and behaviors shared by a group of people
0:35.6	and then spread from one generation to the next.
0:40.2	Movies are a great example of generational influence.
0:44.6	The very first movie I ever remember watching, and I just realized this recently, I was around
0:52.0	four years old, was the karate kid. All right, I was at my grandmother's
0:57.4	house. She popped it in on the VHS and I watched that movie and I was riveted. I remember this being
1:05.6	the first movie experience that I ever had. And of course, I know that I saw movies before that,
1:09.4	but I remembered this viscerally because of course I was doing the crane kick like a mofo after that movie was over.
1:18.1	That movie influenced me to want to get into martial arts. As it did for many people, it just
1:25.2	created a movement of interest in karate in various forms of martial
1:30.7	arts. And it was this kind of generational cue, a generational programming, a generational exposure.
1:37.7	And what's interesting about that movie in particular is that it's went on to impact different
1:43.8	generations over the years in different forms. And one just
1:48.2	came out recently and my family actually took me as a surprise for Father's Day and they wouldn't
1:53.6	let me see what it was. I was just like, what's the big deal? Like, you don't got to hide what the
1:57.3	movie is, but I didn't see what it was. It wasn't on the outside of the theater
2:01.4	either. And I was just waiting and just waiting to see what was going to pop up on the screen.
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