Generational Health

Your children and even grandchildren will inherit your health habits long before they hear your advice. Dr. Shawn Baker shows you how the choices you make today shape their well-being tomorrow.

In Generational Health, bestselling author and physician Shawn Baker draws on decades of medical practice, his experience as a world-class athlete, and, mostly importantly, his experience as a parent to examine why good health is sustained from one generation to the next. Despite constant access to medical care, many families experience more illness, reduced physical capacity, more frequent doctor visits, and fewer clear examples of what it means to be healthy.

Writing as both a doctor and a parent, Dr. Baker argues that health is not passed down through instructions but primarily through behavior. He explains how daily routines, food choices, sleep, and attitudes toward movement shape what children carry into adulthood.

The book examines how health is gradually worn down, then turns to what it looks like when actively maintained. From infancy all the way to old age, Dr. Baker offers a practical way forward focused on taking responsibility for your own health and recognizing the influence your actions have on those around you.

Written for parents and adults who care about the health of future generations, this book is about building a foundation children can grow from, rather than trying to correct problems later.

This is a guide to living in a way that allows good health to be witnessed, learned, and passed on.