Seva Living
Where longevity meets lifestyle. Where science meets soul. Seva Living is a free, biweekly newsletter from Angel V. Shannon — Board Certified Nurse Practitioner (AGPCNP-BC), lifestyle medicine clinician, speaker, author, and Blue Zone retreat host. Inside every issue: brain science made simple, food-as-medicine recipes, root cause medicine insights, and dispatches from the world's longest-lived communities. Build a Better Brain. Design the Life You Deserve.
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Time for a gut check! Here’s what to fix first…
Your weekly housecall filled with everything you need to know to live longer and live better—naturally. Missed an issue or want to forward to a friend? Find it all right here. Hello Reader, Inside your digestive tract lives a vast community of microorganisms, including bacteria, fungi, viruses, and more, all collectively known as the gut microbiome. This ecosystem weighs roughly as much as a small organ and plays a role in digestion, metabolism, immune defense, inflammation control, and even...
READ POSTFoggy & Forgetful? Here's Help!
Your weekly housecall filled with everything you need to know to live longer and live better—naturally. Missed an issue or want to forward to a friend? Find it all right here. Hello Reader, Have you walked into a room and forgotten why you’re there? Struggled to find the right word mid-sentence? If you’re over 40, you may be noticing subtle shifts in memory or focus. Some cognitive changes are a normal part of aging. The brain gradually changes in size and how efficiently its cells...
READ POSTMindset Mastery: Reclaiming My ICU View
Image Credit: Liz Fosslien Hello there friend, When life feels uncertain and the world feels like it’s spinning out of control (and these days it really does), I remind myself of the Power of ONE: one stretch, one step, one breath. I’ve been thinking a lot about the difference between going wide and going deep and what comes to mind is my days as an ICU nurse. In the ICU we weren't assigned to fifty patients. We were usually assigned to one. Why? Because when a life is on the line, you cannot...
READ POSTMindset Mastery: Why "Busy" is a Trap
Hello friend, Lately, I’ve found that I need to get in bed much earlier than I used to. No, it’s not because I’m getting older (though I do love a good flannel sheet) and it’s not just because I’m tired. It’s because I’m on a personal mission to get more of what really matters most in my day. The "Busy-ness" Trap If there's one word that grinds my gears every time I hear it, it’s the word “busy.” It makes me think of hamsters on a wheel—running fast, heart rates up, little paws moving at a...
READ POSTIs the “Green Mediterranean” Approach Better Than the Classic — Especially After 40?
Your weekly housecall filled with everything you need to know to live longer and live better—naturally. Missed an issue or want to forward to a friend? Find it all right here. Hello Reader, If you’re a busy, active woman in midlife, or if you've been following Seva Health for a while, you already know the Mediterranean style of eating has a great reputation. It prioritizes vegetables, olive oil, whole grains, legumes, nuts, and fish and limits sugar and red meat. Decades of research link it...
READ POSTMindset Mastery: Find Your 'One' Thing (and stop the Winter Slump)
Hello friend, It’s mid-February. Can you believe how fast time is passing? Outside, the ground is frozen, the air is crisp, and nature is in a state of deep, quiet hibernation. During this season, I find myself returning to one of my favorite books: The One Thing by Gary Keller. There is a quote in there that hits me every time: “Success is a short race—a sprint fueled by discipline just long enough for habit to kick in and take over.” Most of us treat our lives like a marathon where we are...
READ POSTDoes Heart Disease Run in Your Family? Here’s What You Can Control
Your weekly housecall filled with everything you need to know to live longer and live better—naturally. Missed an issue or want to forward to a friend? Find it all right here. Hello Reader, If heart disease runs in your family, it’s natural to feel more cautious about your heart health, especially as you move through your 40s and beyond. Genetics does matter, but it's only part of the story. The truth is that many of the most influential risk factors are within your control! By understanding...
READ POSTMindset Mastery:The Pattern Interrupt
IMAGE CREDIT: ROBERTO FERRARO Hello Reader, Does any of this sound familiar? You want to start a new workout routine, so you spend three weeks researching the "perfect" split. You want to meal prep, so you wait until you have the "perfect" glass containers and a free Sunday afternoon. You want to get organized, so you spend half a year looking for the perfect closet system. We’ve all been there—myself included. We tell ourselves we’re being diligent by doing our research, but usually, we’re...
READ POSTStronger Bones, Better Sleep… Same Conversation
Your weekly housecall filled with everything you need to know to live longer and live better—naturally. Missed an issue or want to forward to a friend? Find it all right here. Hello Reader, Most of us learned early on that calcium is key to strong bones. But calcium doesn’t work alone. Magnesium is another essential mineral that quietly supports bone strength, sleep quality, muscle function, and overall well-being Beyond long-term health, magnesium can make a noticeable difference in...
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