How Parents Can Prevent Chronic Disease For Their Children EARLY

Heal Squad x Maria Menounos

Maria Menounos, Heal Squad

Self-improvement, Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Education

4.6 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 9 November 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Hey Heal Squad! In this short and sweet Heal in 10, we’re breaking down one new study (Thanks Mark Hyman!) that reveals if your child is exposed to this one ingredient in the first 1,000 days of life, how it can dramatically impact your child’s risk of chronic disease for decades… We’re talking Type 2 diabetes, hypertension, immune strength, brain development, and more. The science shows that this tiny window programs metabolic health for the next 50+ years, and the results might surprise you. PLUS, Maria shares how she’s been navigating sugar, oils, and food quality with Athena, why she avoids “sugar-free swaps” that confuse kids later, and how building a solid nutritional foundation early can strengthen immunity and prevent long-term health issues. She also opens up about the pressure and guilt parents feel, and why you can’t blame yourself for what you didn’t know. This is your sign that it’s never too late to pivot, educate, and lead your family toward better habits. Tune in!! -- HEAL SQUAD SOCIALS IG: https://www.instagram.com/healsquad/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@healsquadxmaria HEAL SQUAD RESOURCES: Heal Squad Website:https://www.healsquad.com/ Heal Squad x Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HealSquad/membership Maria Menounos Website: https://www.mariamenounos.com My Curated Macy’s Page: Shop My Macy’s Storefront EMR-Tek Red Light: https://emr-tek.com/discount/Maria30 for 30% off Airbnb: https://www.airbnb.com/ Thrive Causemetics: https://thrivecausemetics.com/healsquad Get 20% OFF with this link! Briotech: https://shopbriotech.com/ Use Code: HEALSQUAD for 20% off Join In-Person Heal Retreat Waitlist! https://mariamenounos.myflodesk.com/heal-retreat-waitlist ABOUT MARIA MENOUNOS: Emmy Award-winning journalist, TV personality, actress, 2x NYT best-selling author, former pro-wrestler and brain tumor survivor, Maria Menounos’ passion is to see others heal and to get better in all areas of life. ABOUT HEAL SQUAD x MARIA MENOUNOS: A daily digital talk-show that brings you the world's leading healers, experts, and celebrities to share groundbreaking secrets and tips to getting better in all areas of life. DISCLAIMER: This Podcast and all related content (published or distributed by or on behalf of Maria Menounos or http://Mariamenounos.com and http://healsquad.com) is for informational purposes only and may include information that is general in nature and that is not specific to you. Any information or opinions provided by guest experts or hosts featured within website or on Company’s Podcast are their own; not those of Maria Menounos or the Company. Accordingly, Maria Menounos and the Company cannot be responsible for any results or consequences or actions you may take based on such information or opinions. This podcast is presented for exploratory purposes only. Published content is not intended to be used for preventing, diagnosing, or treating a specific illness. If you have, or suspect you may have, a health-care emergency, please contact a qualified health care professional for treatment.

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0:00.0	I always get so excited about fall and winter fashion, the cozy sweaters, the boots, the rich warm colors.
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0:25.7	confident in what you're wearing this season. You can book your session online or in stores
0:29.6	at mesies.com. And as always, I have inspoen my wish list below. I'm on a journey to heal
0:37.2	and get better in all areas of life. and I want to do it with you.
0:40.6	Welcome to Heal Squad by Maria Menunoz, where we improve and heal all parts of our lives, most importantly, our health.
0:48.1	Heel Squad by Maria Menuno's, your life improvement series starts now.
0:53.4	You know, there was a study that Dr. Mark Hyman put on his Instagram recently, and it said
0:57.2	a recent study confirms that limiting sugar for the first 1,000 days of life can dramatically
1:03.2	reduce the risk of chronic disease later in life.
1:07.3	So why does this window matter?
1:10.0	From conception to the age of two, the brain, metabolism, and
1:14.1	immune system are developing a lightning speed. Nutrition in this window sets the foundation
1:20.5	for lifelong health. I'm reading this and I'm dying. I'm like, yes, we're past two and I did it.
1:27.0	There's going to be a shit ton of stuff I did wrong, like Perrier and Laquois, because she's
1:31.7	been drinking Perrier, and we just saw USC humor reports article about that, but whatever.
1:35.9	Yeah.
1:37.2	A recent study published in science used a natural experiment to prove this.
1:41.8	So UK sugar rationing that ended abruptly in September
1:45.1	1953. When UK sugar rationing ended in September 1953, this is the experiment, sugar consumption
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