Eat Smarter: Use the Power of Food to Reboot Your Metabolism, Upgrade Your Brain, and Transform Your Life

I didn't know I could laugh and learn about nutrition at the same time. This book was so fun to read! And, I learned SO MUCH. I'm a certified Health Coach and Functional Nutrition Counselor, all around health geek, and this book showed me there is so much more to know. It's really hard to break down super complex nutrition and health concepts and share it in an entertaining, interesting way that anyone can understand and relate to. This book addresses fad diets, popular beliefs and common misconceptions, spirituality, lifestyle, Politics of food, and the truth of nutrition and human function based off science, research and Shawn's personal experience. Want to know what to eat? Read this book!In addition to the information provided, I got recipe recommendations and access to the 30 day Eat Smarter plan. Obviously I haven't done it yet but I plan to check it out. I appreciate that there are actionable things provided for readers in addition to the information and education provided in the book.I've been a big fan of Shawn and the Model Health Show for years. Reading this book solidified that Shawn is at the top of the Nutrition Science game and understands people and how complex food can be. I wish it were as simple as "Eat your Veggies", but it's just not. Getting some guidance for how to navigate nutrition in such an entertaining, understandable, non-judgmental way is really refreshing.

This book is not about perfection, it’s about giving us the knowledge to help improve our health wherever we are at in our life today.I’ve been listening to Shawn for years through his The Model Health Show Podcast where he interviews experts that are known from all over. He has helped me in so many more ways than he’ll ever know. He’s information has provided me the foundation I needed to heal my own body after dealing with health issues for years. Through his teachings he’s got be fascinated with the health of our bodies using nutrition, sleep, exercise, and more. Over the last five years, I have read and listened to more than 4,000 hours of books and podcasts that cover nutrition and health. It’s obvious he’s spent years of researching and consolidating peer-reviewed evidence-based studies, so we don’t have to. So thankful for all he has done for me and others through his teaching. There have been so many books I’ve wanted and tried to share with family and friends, but I knew it would be too overwhelming for them. In Eat Smarter, Shawn does a wonderful job, as always, at breaking everything down in a way that it’s easy for others to digest the information and really understand what is going on within you body. He covers how your hormones work, or are suppose to work, along with how different foods affect our bodies. Within, Eat Smarter he breaks down the myths we have been taught throughout our life while providing us highlights from fascinating studies. He also throws in some great humor to keep it fun and entertaining.For anyone looking to improve loose weight, improve gut health, or wants to just learn more of how the body communicates this is the book for you! He does a great job at staying high level to keep the amount of information digestible. He also provides a game plan for long-term lasting success in staying healthy along with delicious and tasty recipes that give you great nutrition, too.He gives us the information we need to make educated food decisions and not subscribe to a specific diet as we have been taught in the past. Makes me curious and think of even more questions I would love for him to cover in Eat Smarter Too (fingers-crossed).

It gives you lots of information to help in weight loss.

First time writing a review in my life, this book is sooo worthy!Have been lost in the nutrition game, tried all kinds of diets of the world, but nothing ever clicked. Shawn is amazing at explainingand combining fun, jokes and science!!! Learnt more about my body than ever! Definitely a must read for everyone!

Shawn Stevenson has been a life changing figure in my life for several years. My behavior around health and fitness and mental wellness have changed so much because of him over the years, always in small ways that amount to a lot. His biggest gift is taking research and higher level concepts and breaking them down to a point where any one could understand the concept. AND he does it all while making you laugh, sometimes to the point of almost crying.Of course, he brings these gifts into his writing. Throughout the entire book you learn how our body works with food to bring us optimal health, in the easiest to understand ways. Shawn gives you nuggets of wisdom and information you can take from every page, and makes you laugh with pop culture or food references in nearly every paragraph.My favorite, Shawn’s book doesn’t just stop at the relationship between food and our bodies. He pushes us continually to be the best humans we can be and to help us achieve ultimate mental health as well. He pushes us to improve our relationships with ourselves and other to achieve maximum health. You will love this book and I guarantee will read it more than once. Have a highlighter and little notebook ready to take away all the nuggets of info you don’t want to forget. Thank you Shawn for continuing to make us better humans for ourselves and others!

Repeats a lot of the same ideas as in other books, but is well written.

Good information.

I originally bought a copy from Indigo and loved it so much that I bought this copy for a friend! (Great deal and the delivery time was fast!). I’ve recommended others to buy - it’s awesome - I’ve studied nutrition (certified) - and the information in this book is delivered in a way that it’s very easy to understand even if you have no nutritional background knowledge. I think everyone should read this!!

The book is amezing, book size is big, price is acceptable, but the quality of the hard cover could be better. Great work Shawn Stevenson.

Best book I have ever purchased

Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience . Your style of writing is interesting, entertaining and it combines science with life experiences . I appreciate your sincerity regarding the system. There are global issues now we are all suffering it’s consequences.

I’m great full this book exists!! If you listen to Shawn Stevenson’s podcast (you should!!!), Model Health Show, he writes like he speaks. Is funny!! Saturated with science!!!! Tons of information broken down into usable bites!!! I recommend Eat Smarter as a guide for understanding our bodies and how they use food as medicine :D