What if the diagnosis you were given isn't the end of your health story?

Shawn Stevenson was only 20 when he was diagnosed with degenerative disc disease, two herniated discs, and told he had the spine of an 80-year-old. After two years of worsening pain and declining health, one question changed the direction of his life:

“What can I do to feel better?”

In this deeply personal conversation, Dr. Shivani Gupta and Shawn explore what happened next and why healing involves much more than nutrition and exercise. They dig into the nocebo effect, mental inflammation, sleep, brain health, loneliness, social connection, family meals, and the powerful role relationships play in long-term health.

What This Conversation Reveals:

• How Shawn went from being told his condition was “incurable” to seeing documented changes on a follow-up scan
• Why the question “What can I do to feel better?” became a turning point in his healing journey
• How the nocebo effect can shape the way the body responds to a diagnosis
• Why thoughts, stress, and mental inflammation can influence physical health
• What research on loneliness and social connection reveals about longevity
• Why the quality of your relationships may shape your sleep, food, movement, and stress more than you realize
• How family meals can become a simple but powerful health practice
• Why Shawn believes creating a healthy “microculture” at home can make better habits easier and more sustainable

Wherever you are in your own healing journey, this episode is a reminder that health does not always have to become more complicated. Sometimes it starts with asking a different question, creating a more supportive environment, and giving your body the conditions it needs to heal.

RESOURCES MENTIONED

The Inflammation Code

https://www.amazon.com/dp/140199699X?tag=usalinktagdefault-20&th=1&psc=1&geniuslink=true

Fusionary Formulas Supplements

Use code CODE15 for 15% off your first order

https://fusionaryformulas.com/?utm_source=Show+Notes&utm_medium=Show+notes+&utm_campaign=Podcast+promo&utm_id=The+Inflammation+Code+Podcast

7-Day Inflammation Detox Challenge

https://www.7dayinflammationdetox.com/

Work with Dr. Shivani / Free Discovery Call

https://shivanigupta.com/

Eat Smarter Family Cookbook by Shawn Stevenson

Available wherever books are sold

The Model Health Show

https://themodelhealthshow.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shawnmodel/

CONNECT WITH DR. SHIVANI

Instagram: @dr.shivanigupta

Website: https://shivanigupta.com/

You're eating clean, sleeping (or trying to), doing everything you know to do, and your labs still come back low across the board. Dr. Shivani sits down with Kim Rogers, "The Worm Queen," to talk about a root cause that's rarely discussed in Western wellness circles: the hidden trifecta of parasites, mold, and Lyme.

Kim spent over 20 years working inside Western medicine before her own health crisis, stage four endometriosis, 13 surgeries, and years of undiagnosed chronic Lyme, forced her to find her own answers. Her story went viral in 2021, and she's since built a following of over 1.5 million people teaching women how to advocate for their own health.

In this episode:

• Why parasites, mold, and Lyme often live together in one "biofilm"
• Everyday symptoms (teeth grinding, bloating, sugar cravings, insomnia) that can point to parasites
• Why standard stool testing can miss parasites entirely
• The surprising history of hookworm and early Western medicine
• How hookworm can directly cause iron deficiency and anemia
• What to expect physically and emotionally during a detox
• Why moving into a new home can trigger unexpected health decline

If your body has been telling you something your labs haven't confirmed yet, this conversation gives you language for it.

RESOURCES MENTIONED

The Inflammation Code (book)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/140199699X?tag=usalinktagdefault-20&th=1&psc=1&geniuslink=true

Fusionary Formulas Supplements (use code CODE15 for a discount)

https://fusionaryformulas.com/?utm_source=Show+Notes&utm_medium=Show+notes+&utm_campaign=Podcast+promo&utm_id=The+Inflammation+Code+Podcast

7-Day Inflammation Detox Challenge

https://www.7dayinflammationdetox.com/

Work with Dr. Shivani — Free Discovery Call

https://shivanigupta.com/

CONNECT WITH KIM ROGERS

RogersHood Apothecary

https://rogershood.com/

Kim Rogers: Instagram @mrsrogers.hood

Kim's podcast, "What's Eating You"

CONNECT WITH DR. SHIVANI

Instagram: @dr.shivanigupta

Website: https://shivanigupta.com/

Podcast: The Inflammation Code on Spotify & Apple Podcasts

What if the way we're raising our children is quietly teaching them to perform instead of connect? In this episode, Dr. Shivani Gupta talks with Dr. Shefali, Clinical Psychologist, New York Times Bestselling Author, and Founder of the Conscious Parenting Movement, about the difference between raising a "human doing" and a "human being."

They dig into why girls today feel crushing pressure to be everything, why boys are quietly withdrawing into loneliness and overstimulation, and why a scrolling, checked-out teenager isn't lazy, they're disconnected. Dr. Shefali also shares the story of a mother whose 13-year-old son kept sneaking out at night, and the surprising shift that turned the standoff into connection.

In this episode:

• Why raising a "human being" instead of a "human doing" changes how you respond to your child
• Why girls carry pressure and boys carry overstimulation, and what each actually needs
• The Urban Explorer story, and what one mother did differently to reach her son
• Why boys often bond side by side through activity, not face to face through talking
• How a silent 15-minute walk rebuilt trust between a mother and her teenage daughter
• Why reclaiming your own authentic identity is the real starting point of conscious parenting
• What it means to stop measuring your parenting by your child's outward achievements

This conversation isn't about parenting perfectly. It's about seeing your child, and yourself, more clearly.

RESOURCES MENTIONED

The Inflammation Code

https://www.amazon.com/dp/140199699X?tag=usalinktagdefault-20&th=1&psc=1&geniuslink=true

Fusionary Formulas Supplements

Use code CODE15 for 15% off your first order

https://fusionaryformulas.com/?utm_source=Show+Notes&utm_medium=Show+notes+&utm_campaign=Podcast+promo&utm_id=The+Inflammation+Code+Podcast

7-Day Inflammation Detox Challenge

https://www.7dayinflammationdetox.com/

CONNECT WITH DR. SHEFALI

Instagram: @doctorshefali

Website: https://www.drshefali.com

YouTube: @doctorshefali

Podcast: Parenting & You with Dr. Shefali

CONNECT WITH DR. SHIVANI

Instagram: @dr.shivanigupta

Website: https://shivanigupta.com/