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The Model Health Show

How Your Diet and Sleep Control Your Metabolism

The Model Health Show

Shawn Stevenson

Fitness, Health & Fitness, Motivation, Wellness, Nutrition, Health, Sex, Selfhelp

4.8 • 7.2K Ratings

🗓️ 15 September 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Metabolic health influences every aspect of your health and well-being. But for most people, understanding how the human metabolism works can be puzzling. Today, we’re going to break metabolism down into digestible bits that you can easily apply to your real life.

On this episode of The Model Health Show, you’re going to hear my interview from the Zoe Podcast. This is a robust conversation with Dr. Tim Spector and Jonathan Wolf on metabolic health. You’re going to learn about the environmental factors that influence metabolism, the role that sleep plays in regulating metabolism, and practical tips for improving your individual metabolism.

You’re also going to learn about how inflammation affects metabolic health, why ultraprocessed foods can impact metabolic efficiency, and so much more. If you’re interested in learning how to transform your metabolic health, optimize your food choices, and get better sleep, I hope you enjoy this conversation.  

In this episode you’ll discover: 

  • What metabolic health is and why it matters. (6:51)
  • The fascinating science of how our bodies use whole foods vs. processed foods. (8:38)
  • How epicaloric controllers impact our biology. (10:57)
  • Why metabolic health and fitness are different. (18:25)
  • What percentage of US citizens are metabolically healthy. (18:50)
  • The connection between neuroinflammation, belly fat, and insulin resistance. (21:44)
  • Which specific food can repair and support the blood brain barrier. (23:02)
  • The percentage of the average American’s diet that is ultraprocessed food. (31:20)
  • What vanishing caloric density is. (37:51)
  • How ultraprocessed foods can disrupt your gut microbes. (39:28)
  • What role sleep plays in regulating metabolism. (46:03)
  • The #1 thing you can do to improve your metabolism is. (48:12) 

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Transcript

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0:00.0

You are now listening to The Model Health Show with Sean Stevenson.

0:04.7

For more, visit themodelhealthshow.com.

0:11.4

There isn't an area of your life that's not impacted by your metabolic health.

0:16.8

Now, metabolic health is a layered, complex topic, but today I'm going to break it down into vital parts to consider

0:23.6

so that you can paint a picture of what metabolic health means to you and, most importantly, your most vital places for you to support and improve where to find leverage.

0:36.6

Now, this insight into metabolic health was a result of something

0:40.3

very special. A friend and colleague who's a world-renowned geneticist and nutrition expert is an

0:47.8

incredible combo and his business partner who's a genius in his own right. They reached out to me

0:53.1

and asked if they can interview me

0:55.4

about metabolic health. And this interview was featured on one of the top shows in the world,

1:03.6

the Zoe podcast. So today, you're going to hear this interview in its entirety. And we're going to

1:09.5

cover a lot of ground. We're going to cover a lot of ground we're going to cover what

1:12.7

metabolism actually is and why it's far beyond just food we're going to talk about how the type of

1:20.7

food that you're eating can dramatically alter your metabolic rate we're going to talk about the

1:26.2

impact of inflammation on your metabolic health plus We're going to talk about the impact of inflammation on your metabolic health.

1:30.0

Plus, I'm going to throw in one of my all-time favorite science-backed foods to help to reduce

1:37.1

inflammation in a really remarkable way. And make sure to stay tuned for the powerful connection

1:43.4

between your sleep quality and your metabolic health.

1:47.5

We're covering this and so much more. So get ready to enjoy the ride.

1:52.2

Now really quickly, keep in mind your metabolic health and your rate of aging are intimately connected.

1:59.1

Our nutrition has a huge impact on our metabolic health,

2:02.4

and there are certain things that move the needle for us nutritionally

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