Dr. Shawn's Blog

(KUTV) Salt Lake City – March 27 was American Diabetes Alert Day, so today is a great time to review some of the simple steps that we can take to keep our own blood sugar levels within balance. Dr. Shawn Talbott, a Psycho-Nutritionist who studies natural approaches to help people feel their best, sat down

This past Saturday (March 24), the school where I was a rower (Marietta College) dedicated a new boat in honor of one of my boatmates, Tim Grubert, who committed suicide in November 2016. Tim was an amazing oarsman and a super-cool person – but he suffered bouts of depression for as long as I knew him.

Two of my favorite smoothie recipes were recently featured in Women’s Health magazine. I provided the recipes – but they were created by my daughter (Courtney Talbott) and her friend (Jaclyn Optiz) who are both nutrition majors at CalPoly in San Luis Obispo, CA. The Women’s Health article touts them as “weight loss” shakes – but the

Very nice article published earlier this week in WELL + GOOD about, “THE SURPRISING CONNECTION BETWEEN GUT HEALTH AND POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION” Read the entire article HERE = https://www.wellandgood.com/good-advice/postpartum-depression-gut-health/ Many new moms experience some form of the “baby blues,” i.e. feelings of sadness, anxiety, and mood swings, soon after giving birth. And anywhere between 11 and

Last Friday, I visited the set of Fresh Living on Salt Lake City’s KUTV (CBS Channel 2) to talk about foods for boosting energy during the long and dark winter days. Daylight Savings time ended this past Sunday (November 5) – which means we “fall back” and gain an hour of sleep (hooray!) – but

Next week will mark “Week 4” of the Running program – so it’s time to switch up the workouts. For the last 3 weeks, we have focused on 3 key workouts each week – intervals for speed, hills for strength, and long-slow-distance (LSD) for endurance. This week (week 4) will be all about TEMPO. You’ll