LEVELS – A Whole New Level
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Levels builds tech that helps people understand how food affects their metabolic health, empowering others with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve health span. We host in-depth conversations with industry thought leaders with research-backed information, so you can take your health into own hands. Connect with us:Become a Member: https://levels.link/wnlInstagram: https://instagram.com/levelsTwitter: https://twitter.com/levelsLinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/levels-healthTikTok: https://tiktok.com/@levelshealthYouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth
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Language:
en
Release Date:
04/28/2021 20:15:03
Authors:
Levels
Genres:
health
Episodes
#272 - Three diet rules for better liver health and fat loss | Dr. Swaranjit Bhasin & Dr. Casey Means - (Replay)
Release Date: 3/20/2025
Duration: 61 Mins
Authors: Levels
Description: What diet should you follow? Metabolic health experts say it doesn’t matter whether you’re keto, vegan, or otherwise if you focus on three simple principles, which will help reduce your risk for cancer and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Dr. Swaranjit Bhasin and Dr. Casey Means discuss the biomarkers to ask your doctor about, why they matter, how to improve those biomarkers with accessible tips, and why liver health is a big key to overall health.Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl🎙 What Swaranjit Bhasin, MD, & Casey Means, MD, discuss:(00:00) — Intro(03:45) — A radiologist raises a red flag about increased diagnoses in younger patients(11:03) — Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is a silent but serious problem(15:01) — The importance of the liver(18:38) — What are your most important biomarkers?(32:30) — Casey Means, MD, summarizes Dr. Bhasin’s three rules for diet(34:18) — Processed vegetable and seed oils are toxic to the body(42:20) — Insulin resistance can drive cancer(52:26) — The importance of autophagy in helping to prevent cancer(55:14) — Who should not engage in intermittent fasting?Transcripts & Show notesLevels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health.Look for new shows every month on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health.🔗 Helpful links:Watch the conversation: https://youtu.be/1pkhDOPsXb4Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1
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#271 - How to keep your blood sugar more stable and why it matters for weight loss and overall health – Tips from Glucose Goddess | Jessie Inchauspé & Dr. Casey Means - (Replay)
Release Date: 2/20/2025
Duration: 72 Mins
Authors: Levels
Description: Stable glucose levels are a foundation of feeling and looking your best at any age. When glucose levels are more erratic—with spikes and crashes—cravings, weight gain, low energy, health issues, and more can ensue. Jessie Inchauspé and Dr. Casey Means, thought leaders on the topic of blood sugar, discuss simple hacks for keeping glucose levels more stable without resorting to restrictive diets, and they share why stable levels inform health.Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnlLevels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health.Look for new shows every month on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health.🎙 What Jessie Inchauspé & Casey Means, MD, discuss:(00:00) — Intro(05:52) — Are type 2 diabetes and obesity genetic, dictated by lifestyle factors, or both?(10:21) — Hacks for keeping blood sugar more stable(18:42) — People want to be healthy, but the food industry complicates matters(22:46) — Nutritional choices can impact mental health(28:42) — The premise behind Inchauspé’s ‘Glucose Goddess Method’(31:21) — Tracking biomarkers provides insight to your metabolic health(33:29) — A siloed approach to healthcare misses the big picture(36:21) — Can supplements really help with metabolic health?(48:38) — We need systemic change in the food industry(56:41) — The science behind food cravingsTranscripts & Show notes🔗 Helpful links:Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1Watch the conversation on YouTube: https://youtu.be/NfmRORU1HIA?si=PecFHUL6ZTC8bu1N
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#270 - Why you need to build and maintain muscle to lose weight and live longer | Dr. Gabrielle Lyon & Dr. Casey Means - (Replay)
Release Date: 1/30/2025
Duration: 60 Mins
Authors: Levels
Description: Diet and exercise culture tends to prioritize calorie restriction and calorie burning via cardio workouts. While fat loss is beneficial, building and maintaining healthy muscle mass is also crucial for metabolic health and longevity. Dr. Gabrielle Lyon and Dr. Casey Means discuss Lyon’s book “Forever Strong,” why strength-training should be a priority for workout routines, how muscle is the body’s metabolic currency, and why boosting protein intake aids in adding and preserving muscle mass. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health. Look for new shows every month on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health. 🎙 What Gabrielle Lyon, DO, & Casey Means, MD, discuss: (03:43) — Dr. Casey Means shares her enthusiasm for Dr. Gabrielle Lyon’s book (09:03) — Muscle is our metabolic currency (19:38) — According to Dr. Lyon, gaining muscle is more important than losing fat (23:56) — Muscle mass is protective against sarcopenia (31:08) — Dr. Means raises the question about menopause (31:59) — The benefits of focusing on metabolic health in the menopause transition (36:39) — Dr. Lyon encourages people to reevaluate the type of exercise they are doing (39:14) — Dr. Lyon discusses the importance of getting enough protein (43:15) — Dr. Lyon discusses the timing of protein intake (51:13) — Dr. Lyon discusses supplementation with creatine Transcripts & Show notes 🔗 Helpful links: Watch the conversation on YouTube: https://youtu.be/LAF2o2zv7Q4?si=vXoV1hxQVCpfYOpQ Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1
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#269 - How Levels got its start as a company setting out to solve the metabolic health crisis via CGM access | Josh Clemente & Ben Grynol
Release Date: 12/19/2024
Duration: 225 Mins
Authors: Levels
Description: Levels, aiming to fix the metabolic health crisis with the use of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) paired with an intuitive and educational app, was founded in 2019 by Josh Clemente, who eventually brought on several co-founders to help steer the startup’s ship. Josh Clemente and Ben Grynol discuss Clemente’s lightbulb moment for the concept, the networking process for gaining investor buy-in and taking the company to the next level, and the hiccups and triumphs along the way. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health. Look for new shows every month on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health. 🎙 What Josh Clemente & Ben Grynol discuss: (01:51) — The Levels origin story (30:05) — The catalyst for moving on from SpaceX (41:27) — Clemente realizes that altering nutrition can provide a “superpower” (46:46) — The mainstream medical system doesn’t treat type 2 diabetes until it’s advanced (50:30) — Even seemingly healthy foods can spike glucose and lead to an energy crash (59:40) — The next step in the Levels story was creating the product (01:25:27) — Clemente uses pressed juice to illustrate a glucose rise (01:41:30) — How the Levels name was born (02:03:35) — Levels needed representation in the medical field (02:43:33) — Levels co-founders get the opportunity to try CGM Transcript & Show notes
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#268 - The truths about obesity, skinny fat, TOFI & why thin people can be unhealthy | Dr. Robert Lustig & Mike Haney
Release Date: 11/21/2024
Duration: 94 Mins
Authors: Levels
Description: The obesity epidemic isn’t about calories-in-calories-out. Instead, chronic stress and high insulin levels from refined carbs and sugar are drivers of fat storage. And the type of fat stored matters, since visceral fat accumulation leads to worsening metabolic health. Dr. Robert Lustig and Mike Haney discuss the different types of fat and how they are stored and burned; what thin on the outside, fat on the inside means; whether people can be healthy at any size; environmental factors that contribute to obesity; and what people can do to manage weight. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health. Look for new shows every month on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health. 🎙 What Robert Lustig, MD, & Mike Haney discuss: (09:40) — Three things are required for fat storage to occur (21:54) — The key to fat loss is reducing insulin (23:39) — Refined carbohydrates lead to fat storage (32:41) — What is metabolically healthy obesity? (42:05) — Visceral fat causes “metabolic mayhem” (45:40) — What is thin on the outside fat on the inside? (50:27) — Stress causes the accumulation of visceral fat (58:06) — Exercise helps burn visceral fat (01:00:58) — The key to being healthy (1:06:12) — Endocrine-disrupting chemicals also play a role in obesity (1:26:46) — Is there such a thing as “health at any size”? Transcript & Show notes 🔗 LINKS: Watch the conversation: https://youtu.be/sxJvfqTFttY
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#267 - How trauma can contribute to autoimmune disorders, and what you can do | Dr. Sara (Gottfried) Szal and Mike Haney
Release Date: 10/24/2024
Duration: 73 Mins
Authors: Levels
Description: Trauma causes physiological changes to the nervous system. Over time, these impacts may place someone on a trajectory from health to a pre-disease state to a disease state, leading to autoimmunity or autoimmune disorders. Dr. Sara (Gottfried) Szal and Mike Haney discuss Szal’s new book “The Autoimmune Cure,” trauma and how it can contribute to autoimmunity, how personalized precision medicine may help individuals reverse autoimmunity and return to a state of health, and how psychedelic therapies can help with addressing trauma. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health. Look for new shows every month on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health. 🎙 What Sara (Gottfried) Szal, MD, & Mike Haney discuss: (07:36) — What is precision medicine? (13:17) — How tools that give you a “window” into your physiology can help (17:24) — Why catching autoimmunity in a pre-disease state is important (34:22) — A person’s life history, especially their trauma, matters for their overall health (38:17) — The three components that lead to autoimmunity (42:42) — More people are living in fight-or-flight mode all the time (49:53) — A food-based approach is a great place to start for reversing autoimmunity (51:34) — How do you find someone who practices precision medicine? (1:02:56) — How psychedelic therapies may help with trauma (1:06:05) — The difference between recreational and therapeutic use of psychedelics Transcript & Show notes 🔗 LINKS: Watch the conversation: https://youtu.be/R0BbP4_xEfo
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#266 - How and why to eat an anti-inflammatory diet | Dr. Robert Lustig & Ben Grynol
Release Date: 10/10/2024
Duration: 18 Mins
Authors: Levels
Description: Inflammation is an essential process in the body to help with healing and illness recovery. However, many people have chronic inflammation, which accelerates aging and drives disease processes. We can help control inflammation through diet. Dr. Robert Lustig and Ben Grynol discuss environmental and dietary sources of chronic inflammation as well as the foods that are anti-inflammatory. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health. Look for new shows every month on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health. 🎙 What Robert Lustig, MD, & Ben Grynol discuss: (03:04) — Inflammation is essential (05:04) — What causes chronic inflammation? (08:14) — Processed seed oils drive inflammation (09:40) — Sugar drives inflammation (11:00) — Fiber is an anti-inflammatory food (12:18) — Omega-3 fatty acids are anti-inflammatory (13:27) — Vitamin D is anti-inflammatory (14:52) — Controlling inflammation helps combat aging processes (15:37) — The Western diet causes inflammation Transcript & Show notes 🔗 LINKS: Watch the full library for Rob’s Ultimate Health Guide: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt_J9-Sfer-lwssEdcuNTm3mmKhKqgd-z
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#265 - How do you know if you are healthy and what your labs tell you? | Dr. Robert Lustig & Mike Haney
Release Date: 9/26/2024
Duration: 79 Mins
Authors: Levels
Description: Although not one single test can tell you whether you are healthy, some biomarkers and lab results can provide you a picture of your metabolic health, which can then inform you about your overall health. Dr. Robert Lustig and Mike Haney discuss why fasting insulin is one of the best metabolic health biomarkers, how you can use continuous glucose monitoring as a proxy for insulin sensitivity, how fast your metabolic health can change, and why your uric acid level and the cholesterol marker ApoB are also important labs to receive. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health. Look for new shows every month on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health. 🎙 What Robert Lustig, MD, & Mike Haney discuss: (03:51) — Multiple factors help determine if you’re getting sicker or healthier (07:52) — Fasting glucose is not a good gauge of your metabolic health (10:13) — The concern with a rising insulin level (19:22) — A good goal is to keep glucose levels more stable, but you’re going to have rises (30:12) — What a glucose excursion can tell you (31:24) — Why doctors don’t check fasting insulin, even though it’s a better marker than glucose? (46:12) — How often should you get your fasting insulin checked? (50:08) — A continuous glucose monitor can show you your glucose excursions (58:42) — Why uric acid is an important biomarker (1:08:37) — Why you should get ApoB checked Transcript & Show notes 🔗 LINKS: Watch the full conversation: https://youtu.be/6P8HVIbdDc0?si=DIhrV0vlkQdYLskg
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#264 - How aging and menopause drive muscle loss and fat gain | Dr. Robert Lustig & Ben Grynol
Release Date: 9/12/2024
Duration: 11 Mins
Authors: Levels
Description: Both aging and menopause affect metabolism. Unless people build and preserve muscle mass, aging drives muscle loss and fat gain. While these changes affect everyone, the menopause transition can also worsen metabolic health. Dr. Robert Lustig and Ben Grynol discuss aging’s effects on body composition, how menopause exacerbates these and other effects, and what you can do to protect your health. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health. Look for new shows every month on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health. 🎙 What Robert Lustig, MD, & Ben Grynol discuss: (03:05) — Aging and muscle loss (04:30) — Aging and fat gain (05:06) — Why insulin resistance can increase as we age (08:13) — Loss of estrogen drives menopause symptoms (09:28) — Menopause can also impact cholesterol (10:11) — Lifestyle changes can help lessen the impact of menopause on metabolism Transcript & Show notes 🔗 LINKS: Watch the full library for Rob’s Ultimate Health Guide: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt_J9-Sfer-lwssEdcuNTm3mmKhKqgd-z
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#263 - How do macronutrients affect your blood sugar and metabolic health? | Dr. Robert Lustig & Ben Grynol
Release Date: 8/29/2024
Duration: 36 Mins
Authors: Levels
Description: Macronutrients include fat, protein, and carbohydrates. Fiber is a type of carbohydrate. All four nutrients have different effects on glucose and metabolic health. Dr. Robert Lustig and Ben Grynol discuss the metabolic health effects of each macronutrient, how to prevent age-related muscle loss, how to improve gut health, and more. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health. Look for new shows every month on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health. 🎙 What Robert Lustig, MD, & Ben Grynol discuss: (03:36) — Protein helps prevent age-related muscle loss (04:25) — What if you just consume protein and do not exercise? (05:21) — Leucine is a stimulator of insulin release (08:55) — Which fats are good and bad for you? (13:22) — How dietary fat affects your glucose response (14:59) — The importance of fiber (15:52) —What does fiber do? Transcript & Show notes 🔗 LINKS: Watch the full library for Rob’s Ultimate Health Guide: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt_J9-Sfer-lwssEdcuNTm3mmKhKqgd-z
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#262 - How do lifestyle changes affect your metabolic health? | Dr. Robert Lustig & Ben Grynol
Release Date: 8/15/2024
Duration: 16 Mins
Authors: Levels
Description: Exercising and changing your diet are both beneficial for metabolic health. But you may be wondering which one has more benefits for fat loss, increasing insulin sensitivity, and more. Dr. Robert Lustig and Ben Grynol discuss the answer to this burning question and more, including how exercise, saunas, stress, and sleep affect glucose levels. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health. Look for new shows every month on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health. 🎙 What Robert Lustig, MD, & Ben Grynol discuss: (02:30) — Why do you get a glucose spike when you exercise? (04:22) — The sport drink industry puts fructose in its products (05:27) — What happens to your glucose when you enter a sauna? (06:26) — Is it better to exercise or change your diet? (08:16) — How cortisol, the stress hormone, impacts blood sugar and health (10:36) — How does sleep affect your metabolic health? (12:22) — How do you fix sleep deprivation? Transcript & Show notes 🔗 LINKS: Watch the full library for Rob’s Ultimate Health Guide: https://youtu.be/zG4XD116uy8?si=TesKp1WkgmgdrEay
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#261 - Uric acid-raising foods to avoid for metabolic, gut, and overall health | Dr. David Perlmutter & Dr. Casey Means
Release Date: 8/1/2024
Duration: 69 Mins
Authors: Levels
Description: High uric acid can cause gout, but it’s also a marker for worsened metabolic health and gut health and a contributor to neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s. Consumption of purines can lead to high uric acid levels, but other ingredients in our food system are also culprits. Dr. David Perlmutter and Dr. Casey Means discuss the problems with high uric acid, the foods and drinks that can lead to higher levels, why uric acid can be a driver of worsened brain health, and concerns regarding leaky gut and the immune system. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health. Look for new shows every month on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health. 🎙 What David Perlmutter, MD, & Casey Means, MD, discuss: (04:36) — Why your uric acid level matters for metabolic health (08:51) — Fructose is a driver of high uric acid levels (13:55) — High-fructose corn syrup contributes to the obesity epidemic (15:57) — The key difference between fruit and fruit juice (25:42) — What is an optimal uric acid level? (28:57) — Alcohol consumption contributes to higher uric acid levels (32:32) — Ultra-processed foods contribute to higher uric acid levels (41:13) — Gut permeability can challenge the immune system (52:43) — Immunometabolism is the link between our metabolism and immune system (59:26) — What causes immune cells in the brain to become dysfunctional? Transcript & Show notes 🔗 LINKS: Watch the conversation: https://youtu.be/IZhi4JXxy6Y
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#260 - Why high insulin levels drive fat storage and weight gain and what you can do | Dr. Robert Lustig & Ben Grynol
Release Date: 7/11/2024
Duration: 12 Mins
Authors: Levels
Description: High insulin levels drive the growth of fat cells. In turn, fat gain can exacerbate insulin resistance, leading to a vicious cycle. Insulin is a hormone the pancreas releases in response to glucose rising in the bloodstream. A lower insulin level is required to lose fat, and dietary habits and lifestyle changes can help. Dr. Robert Lustig and Ben Grynol discuss insulin’s dual functions in the body, why high insulin leads to fat storage, and how to lower insulin levels. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health. Look for new shows every month on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health. 🎙 What Robert Lustig, MD, & Ben Grynol discuss: (03:05) — What drives fat growth? (04:17) — Why insulin is both good and bad (08:25) — Why insulin resistance creates a vicious cycle of fat gain (10:36) — Changing diet is the easiest way to lower insulin levels to drive fat loss Transcript & Show notes 🔗 LINKS: Watch the full library for Rob’s Ultimate Health Guide: https://youtu.be/zG4XD116uy8?si=TesKp1WkgmgdrEay
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#259 - What being ‘postdiabetic,’ rather than prediabetic, means and how to get there | Eric Edmeades & Ben Grynol
Release Date: 7/4/2024
Duration: 61 Mins
Authors: Levels
Description: Before someone develops type 2 diabetes, they go through a prediabetic stage. But if someone is reversing their diabetes and is trending toward better glucose levels or even optimal levels, they are postdiabetic. Eric Edmeades and Ben Grynol discuss Edmeades’s new book “Postdiabetic,” his company Wildfit, and how the program helps people reverse type 2 diabetes, change their relationship with food, and overhaul their health. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health. Look for new shows every month on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health. 🎙 What Eric Edmeades & Ben Grynol discuss: (04:42) — The makings of the obesity epidemic (13:46) — Switching between fuel sources (20:09) — The high cost and consequences of type 2 diabetes (24:19) — Eric Edmeades explains the health experiment that changed his life (27:29) — Doctors aren’t taught much about nutrition in medical school (33:35) — Why doctors may be more likely to prescribe medicine than preventions (34:58) — Wildfit helps people change their relationship with food and reverse type 2 diabetes (40:49) — Why Edmeades titled his book “Postdiabetic” (59:44) — The culpability of the food industry and the government (55:38) — Diets are not the answer (58:54) — Fat as a nutrient is not the enemy Transcript & Show notes 🔗 LINKS: Watch the conversation: https://youtu.be/QO4X6ePQZi8?si=LulpiRMkuWVV4dLj
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#258 - What are glucose and insulin and why do they matter for health? | Dr. Robert Lustig & Ben Grynol
Release Date: 6/20/2024
Duration: 32 Mins
Authors: Levels
Description: Excess glucose from food gets stored as fat. And our insulin response drives that fat storage. The goal is for the pancreas to release less insulin but for the body to have a healthy response to it. Dr. Robert Lustig and Ben Grynol discuss the interplay between glucose and insulin, healthy glucose numbers, and the problems with insulin resistance. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health. Look for new shows every month on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health. 🎙 What Robert Lustig, MD, & Ben Grynol discuss: (03:10) — The functions of glucose (04:24) — Glucose levels change throughout the day (05:30) — The implications of reactive hypoglycemia (08:51) — Understanding glycemic index and glycemic load (11:12) — How many glucose spikes per day are okay? (14:34) — Insulin drives fat storage (17:41) — How glucose spikes do their damage (19:03) — How eating late before bed can cause insulin resistance (22:12) — A look at healthy glucose levels (27:06) — Insulin resistance is the first sign of issues Transcript & Show notes 🔗 LINKS: Watch the full library for Rob’s Ultimate Health Guide: https://youtu.be/zG4XD116uy8?si=TesKp1WkgmgdrEay
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#257 - Join the “Good Energy” Levels book club and take charge of your health | Dr. Casey Means & Dr. Robert Lustig
Release Date: 6/14/2024
Duration: 64 Mins
Authors: Levels
Description: Why are we spending more on health care every year, yet people are getting sicker? “Good Energy,” a book by Casey Means, MD, details how you can take your health into your own hands with the power of food as medicine. Dr. Casey Means and Dr. Robert Lustig discuss the overarching themes of “Good Energy,” why we need changes in government and health care, and how people can overhaul their own health with actionable tips, such as eliminating ultra-processed foods from their diet. Plus, Means answers readers’ burning questions. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health. Look for new shows every month on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health. 🎙 What Casey Means, MD, & Robert Lustig, MD, discuss: (3:05) — Why Casey Means, MD, left her surgical residency program (7:47) — The book “Good Energy” in a nutshell (9:50) — The problem with our mitochondria (16:20) — We’re getting too much of our food from ultra-processed items (19:04) — How to reduce cravings (22:06) — Different types of exercise send different signals to our mitochondria (29:42) — Modern medicine is designed to address disease when it’s already present (36:03) — Nutrition guidelines are fraught with conflicts of interest (45:16) — The need for addressing school lunches and SNAP (54:48) — Trends in glucose matter (57:49) — Dr. Lustig shares his thoughts on “Good Energy” Transcript & Show Notes 🔗 Helpful links: Watch the conversation: https://youtu.be/t52Fmvh-5Ww?si=dHdOWrRGMTutSfcb
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#256 - How quickly can you change your metabolic health and how long does it last? | Dr. Robert Lustig & Ben Grynol
Release Date: 6/6/2024
Duration: 10 Mins
Authors: Levels
Description: About 93% of people in the United States are not metabolically healthy. But metabolic health can be improved quickly and over time with lifestyle changes. Dr. Robert Lustig and Ben Grynol discuss what metabolism is, how to determine metabolic health status, and how and why maintaining metabolic health is crucial. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health. Look for new shows every month on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health. 🎙 What Robert Lustig, MD, & Ben Grynol discuss: (1:30) — The two parts of metabolism (2:50) — Insulin determines fat growth (3:30) — Most people in the United States are metabolically ill (4:12) — Determining what’s wrong with our mitochondria (5:51) — Using glucose as a proxy for fasting insulin (6:47) — How quickly can you fix your metabolism? (7:47) — Lifestyle habits must be consistent to maintain metabolic health 🔗 Helpful links: Watch the conversation: https://youtu.be/zG4XD116uy8?si=o8cyq46QA1j4Hhwd
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#255 - Why you might be a lean mass hyper-responder if you go keto but have high cholesterol | Dave Feldman, Dr. Nick Norwitz & Dr. Dominic D’Agostino
Release Date: 5/31/2024
Duration: 100 Mins
Authors: Levels
Description: A lean mass hyper-responder is someone with high LDL and HDL cholesterol and low triglycerides. They are often lean and healthy people who present with strange and alarming lipid numbers after going on the ketogenic diet. Dave Feldman, Dr. Nick Norwitz & Dr. Dominic D’Agostino discuss the LMHR phenotype, whether it’s a concern, whether it’s rare, the Oreo vs statin study, how exercise levels might play a role, and why more research is needed. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health. Look for new shows every month on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health. 🎙 What Dave Feldman, Nick Norwitz, PhD, & Dominic D’Agostino, PhD, discuss: (4:29) — What is the lean mass hyper-responder phenotype? (8:32) — Often the LMHR phenotype gets noticed when someone goes low carb (19:02) — The Oreo cookie study garnered attention for the LMHR phenotype (25:32) — Understanding the mechanisms of the LMHR (40:04) — Exercise levels likely play a role in LMHR (51:26) — The alarming LDL levels in LMHR prompted research (59:25) — The “gym hypothesis” will be important for further research (1:10:48) — An open and respectful dialogue is needed on the topic (1:33:47) — The importance of additional research Transcripts & Show notes 🔗 Helpful links: Watch the conversation: https://youtu.be/ItNGrGNvESY
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#254 - The writing of ‘Good Energy,’ your guide to taking charge of your metabolic health | Dr. Casey Means & Mike Haney
Release Date: 5/14/2024
Duration: 84 Mins
Authors: Levels
Description: Writing an evidence-based nonfiction book requires time, dedication, and a true passion for the content. Dr. Casey Means and her brother Calley Means joined forces to create their book “Good Energy: The Surprising Connection Between Metabolism and Limitless Health.” Casey Means, MD, and Mike Haney discuss the book-writing process, insights into creativity and inspiration, the steps to seeking an agent and selling a book to a publisher, and the trials and tribulations along the way. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health. Look for new shows every month on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health. 🎙 What Casey Means, MD, & Mike Haney discuss: (05:47) — Bringing joy and empowerment to conversations about health (10:20) — Landing an agent (13:56) — The book proposal (21:41) — The challenges of keeping content clear and accessible (29:01) — On collaboration (30:06) — The writing process has a lot of moving parts (35:59) — On determining your voice (43:21) — Carving out dedicated time to write (55:11) — A health coach can help you stay accountable (1:07:45) — The magic of putting a book into the world (1:13:03) — On facing feedback Transcripts & Show notes 🔗 Helpful links: Watch the conversation: https://youtu.be/3dveHuhZld4?si=ke_MDmjTcUPB5YqQ
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#253 - What is insulin resistance and why does it matter? | Dr. Rob Lustig & Dr. Dominic D’Agostino - (Replay)
Release Date: 5/9/2024
Duration: 81 Mins
Authors: Levels
Description: Insulin resistance is when cells stop responding to insulin’s signal to uptake glucose. It’s a hallmark of prediabetes, Type 2 diabetes, and other forms of metabolic dysfunction, and it manifests as several chronic disease, ranging from Alzheimer’s to polycystic ovarian syndrome. Dr. Rob Lustig and Dr. Dominic D’Agostino discuss the importance of monitoring insulin levels, why a high or increasing insulin level is a problem, and how insulin resistance hinders weight management. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health. Look for new shows every month on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health. 🎙 What Rob Lustig, MD, & Dr. Dominic D’Agostino, PhD, discuss: (03:57) — What is insulin? (06:55) — What is insulin resistance? (18:00) — There are three types of insulin resistance (38:00) — Weight management is not about calories in and calories out (45:53) — Adding more insulin to the equation of Type 2 diabetes isn’t necessarily the answer (51:20) — Insulin is a crucial biomarker to measure for metabolic health (53:58) — Insulin resistance is a hinderance to weight management (57:07) — The intake of too much leucine can lead to insulin resistance (1:02:04) — Fiber feeds the gut microbiome and is crucial for metabolic health (1:13:11) — Is intermittent fasting necessary? Transcripts & Show notes 🔗 Helpful links: Watch the conversation: https://youtu.be/dFOaBrujDHo
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#252 - Why nutrition matters for brain health and how to modify your diet | Dr. Georgia Ede & Dr. Dominic D’Agostino - (Replay)
Release Date: 4/25/2024
Duration: 78 Mins
Authors: Levels
Description: The ketogenic diet is a low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet that has proven benefits for brain health. Research shows that the keto diet helps ease symptoms of some mental health conditions, including depression and bipolar disorder. But no diet, even keto, is one-size-fits all. Dr. Georgia Ede and Dr. Dominic D’Agostino discuss how diet and brain health are connected, how diet and gut health affect brain health, and how a ketogenic or other low-carbohydrate diets can be tailored to people’s specific needs. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health. Look for new shows every month on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health. 🎙 What Georgia Ede, MD & Dominic D’Agostino, PhD, discuss: (06:51) — Dr. Georgia Ede describes her interest in nutritional science for mental health (16:45) — Metabolic health is tied to brain health (23:16) — A ketogenic diet vs medications for mental health (27:19) — A ketogenic diet can be tailored to prevent side effects (32:51) — Gut health and mental health are connected (39:00) — Diet is highly individual (42:02) —CGM can teach people how foods and diet strategies affect their health (44:57) — Following a low-carbohydrate diet will generally reduce insulin levels and triglycerides (47:40) — Some psychiatric symptoms have links to higher C-reactive protein levels (48:42) — Dr. D’Agostino summarizes one of Dr. Ede’s studies on the ketogenic diet and mental health (56:59) — A ketogenic diet may also help ease some menopause symptoms Transcripts & Show notes 🔗 Helpful links: Watch the conversation: https://youtu.be/kBjBEjV0vqU Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1
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#251 - How to track your macros for fat loss and muscle gain | Josh Clemente & Dominic D'Agostino
Release Date: 4/18/2024
Duration: 107 Mins
Authors: Levels
Description: Not all calories are equal. Tracking your macronutrient intake, using AI capabilities, can help you improve your body composition, facilitate weight loss, and boost exercise performance. The three macronutrients are protein, fat, and carbohydrates, with fiber a subset of carbs. Josh Clemente & Dr. Dominic D'Agostino discuss the new macros-tracking feature in the Levels app, the purpose and importance of each macronutrient, how to use macros-tracking in conjunction with biomarker data to improve health and fitness, and how easy the app’s AI functionality is to use. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health. Look for new shows every month on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health. 🎙 What Josh Clemente & Dominic D'Agostino, PhD, discuss: (09:03) — The importance of prioritizing protein intake (17:03) — Why is tracking macros beneficial? (21:11) — Each macronutrient has a different role in the body (39:36) — The different functions of macros (48:32) — Is excess protein a concern? (54:55) — The problem with excess carbohydrates (1:00:37) — Tracking macros can help you improve metabolic flexibility (1:02:41) — The issue with overconsumption of carbohydrates (1:17:18) — Is fiber a macronutrient? (1:46:21) — Macros tracking in the Levels app (1:49:50) — Tracking macros can help improve body composition and performance Transcripts & Show notes 🔗 Helpful links: Watch the conversation: https://youtu.be/wg76Q25Ngd4 Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1
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#250 - Is fructose a driver of Alzheimer’s disease? | Dr. Richard Johnson & Dr. Rob Lustig - (Replay)
Release Date: 4/11/2024
Duration: 67 Mins
Authors: Levels
Description: Fructose and its byproduct uric acid may play a role in the development of Alzheimer’s, thanks to an evolutionary adaptation hijacked by the modern diet. Fructose can be directly consumed, or the body can convert high-glycemic carbohydrates and other foods to fructose. Fructose suppresses some cognitive functions. Dr. Richard Johnson and Dr. Rob Lustig discuss a new study, of which Johnson was an author, on how fructose may be a potential driver in Alzheimer’s, and they hypothesize about fructose’s potential connection to the development of other conditions. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl 🎙 What Richard Johnson, MD, & Rob Lustig, MD, discuss: (09:50) — Fructose is the driver of some diseases that are on the rise in kids (11:53) — Fructose is a driver of obesity and metabolic syndrome (15:36) — Pharmaceutical treatments for Alzheimer’s disease aren’t as effective as researchers had hoped (17:32)— The research focus of Alzheimer’s is slowly shifting to understanding insulin resistance in the brain (20:41) — Is fructose a root cause of Alzheimer’s? (26:26) — New research suggests fructose induces a foraging response (28:20) — Fructose inhibits areas of the brain to encourage successful foraging (46:48) — We need more research on fructose (1:03:10) —Is fructose a factor in violence? Transcripts & Show notes Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health. Look for new shows every month on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health. 👋 WHO WE ARE: Levels helps you see how food affects your health. With real-time, personalized data gathered through biosensors like continuous glucose monitors (CGM), you learn which diet and lifestyle choices improve your metabolic health so you can live a longer, fuller, healthier life. 🔗 LINKS: Could Alzheimer’s disease be a maladaptation of an evolutionary survival pathway mediated by intracerebral fructose and uric acid metabolism?: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0002916523000047?dgcid=author Subscribe here on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1
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#249 - The links between gastrointestinal health, metabolic health, and fertility | Dr. Robin Rose & Ben Grynol - (Replay)
Release Date: 3/28/2024
Duration: 58 Mins
Authors: Levels
Description: Gastrointestinal health, metabolic health, and fertility are all linked. The gut microbiome impacts other microbiomes in the body, which can then impact the ability to conceive. Our gut microbiomes are becoming less diverse through modern farming practices and the consumption of processed foods. Dr. Robin Rose and Ben Grynol discuss how gut microbiome testing can determine underlying factors of gastrointestinal distress and the lifestyle changes that can help address symptoms and even aid fertility. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl 🎙 What Robin Rose, MD, & Ben Grynol discuss: (08:05) — Gastrointestinal issues are associated with metabolic health issues (08:56) — Many people lack gut microbiome diversity (15:24) — Infertility in some people has links to the gut microbiome (30:56) — PCOS and gut dysbiosis share a connection that’s still being researched (32:26) — Restoring gut and metabolic health may help alleviate PCOS symptoms (34:44) — Metagenomic testing assesses gut health (39:47) — Gut health often requires balanced macronutrient intake (49:14) — Regenerative farming practices could help us get more quality nutrients (54:57) — Eliminating dairy and gluten may ease gastrointestinal symptoms (56:29) — Sleep quality and quantity also inform gut health Transcript & Show Notes Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health. Look for new shows every month on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health. 🔗 Helpful links: Watch the conversation: https://youtu.be/SpW9znY3fkI Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1
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#248 - A low-carb diet may boost exercise performance and health | Professor Tim Noakes & Josh Clemente - (Replay)
Release Date: 3/14/2024
Duration: 66 Mins
Authors: Levels
Description: High-carbohydrate diets and carbohydrate loading have been long-standing tenets of athletic training and competition, but newer research indicates a low-carbohydrate diet may be more beneficial for performance and overall health. Professor Tim Noakes and Josh Clemente discuss how a fat-adapted body can rely on fat as a fuel source at all exercise intensity levels, rather than burning mostly carbohydrates, and how such adaptation and dietary focus may reduce one’s risk of prediabetes and Type 2 diabetes. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health. Look for new shows every month on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health. 🎙 What Tim Noakes, MD, PhD, & Josh Clemente discuss: (04:28) — Dr. Tim Noakes explains his career trajectory (19:04) — An adapted body can rely on fat for all exercise intensities (22:30) — The body will never get to a state of no glucose circulation (23:28) — A delicate balance of macronutrients is likely necessary (29:11) — Before the high-carbohydrate craze, elite athletes were fat adapted (33:46) — Fat oxidation in muscle may have a protective effect against Type 2 diabetes (36:39) — Exercise does not cancel out the risk for metabolic disease if diet isn’t accounted for (47:25) — The body can cope with fasting (54:32) — The high-carb training trend has been perpetuated by the carbohydrate industry Transcripts & Show notes 🔗 Helpful links: Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1
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#247 - Why sleep is one of the key aspects of your metabolic health | Mike Haney & Ben Grynol - (Replay)
Release Date: 2/29/2024
Duration: 28 Mins
Authors: Levels
Description: Your sleep routine is one of the most important aspects of your metabolic health. Look for multiple new shows per week on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations about metabolic health and how the Levels startup team builds a wellness movement from the ground up in the health and wellness tech industry. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health. Look for new shows every month on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health. 🎙 What Ben Grynol and Mike Haney discuss: (02:36) - A study about sleep and metabolic health (03:26) - The benefits of sleep for metabolic health (05:24) - Sleeping at home (05:24) - Standardized meals (07:20) - How glucose levels affect sleep quality and duration (12:50) - What you eat matters (14:37) - Sleep quality and glucose (18:06) - Sleep is the most important thing you control (18:55) - Don’t sacrifice sleep (20:08) - The importance of consistency (25:29) - Compounding effects work both ways Transcripts and Show Notes 🔗 Helpful links: How does sleep affect blood sugar?: https://levelshealth.com/blog/how-sleep-impacts-metabolic-health-glucose-levels-cgm Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1
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#246 - How to keep your blood sugar more stable and why it matters for weight loss and overall health – Tips from Glucose Goddess | Jessie Inchauspé & Dr. Casey Means
Release Date: 2/23/2024
Duration: 80 Mins
Authors: Levels
Description: Stable glucose levels are a foundation of feeling and looking your best at any age. When glucose levels are more erratic—with spikes and crashes—cravings, weight gain, low energy, health issues, and more can ensue. Jessie Inchauspé and Dr. Casey Means, thought leaders on the topic of blood sugar, discuss simple hacks for keeping glucose levels more stable without resorting to restrictive diets, and they share why stable levels inform health. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health. Look for new shows every month on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health. 🎙 What Jessie Inchauspé & Casey Means, MD, discuss: (12:59) — Are type 2 diabetes and obesity genetic, dictated by lifestyle factors, or both? (15:53) — Hacks for keeping blood sugar more stable (24:22) — People want to be healthy, but the food industry complicates matters (28:29) — Nutritional choices can impact mental health (35:56) — The premise behind Inchauspé’s ‘Glucose Goddess Method’ (39:59) — Tracking biomarkers provides insight to your metabolic health (42:08) — A siloed approach to healthcare misses the big picture (45:06) — Can supplements really help with metabolic health? (57:37) — We need systemic change in the food industry (1:05:52) — The science behind food cravings Transcripts & Show notes 🔗 Helpful links: Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1 Jessie Inchauspé on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glucosegoddess/ Jessie Inchauspé: https://www.antispike.com Casey Means, MD: https://www.caseymeans.com/goodenergy Good Energy: The Surprising Connection Between Metabolism and Limitless Health: https://www.caseymeans.com/goodenergy
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#245 - Autoimmune disease, multiple sclerosis, holistic protocols, & metabolic health | Dr. Terry Wahls & Dr. Casey Means - (Replay)
Release Date: 2/8/2024
Duration: 51 Mins
Authors: Levels
Description: Can a holistic protocol address the root cause of autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis (MS)? We explore how metabolic health is tightly linked to autoimmune diseases and how understanding blood sugar levels and insulin sensitivity is key. Dr. Terry Wahls developed The Wahls Protocol, which helped Dr. Wahls reverse her disease process and helped her get back on her feet. The Wahls Protocol is one of the most influential lifestyle programs that helps people address their autoimmune diseases. Look for multiple new shows per week on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations about metabolic health and how the Levels startup team builds a wellness movement from the ground up in the health and wellness tech industry. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health. Look for new shows every month on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health. 🎙 What Dr. Terry Wahls and Dr. Casey Means discuss: (03:46) - A new framework for thinking about autoimmune disease (06:52) - A supplement cocktail (13:27) - The creation of health (15:56) - Humans are metabolically complex (17:50) What is mitochondrial dysfunction? (28:46) - The connection between type-1 diabetes and mitochondrial dysfunction (37:30) - Addressing the root cause of autoimmune issues (43:35) - How to support mitochondrial health (45:01) - Improving metabolic health can improve autoimmune disease Transcripts & Show notes 🔗 Helpful links: Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1
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#243 - Why sugary drinks can cause weight gain and low energy | Dr. Richard Johnson & Dr. Dominic D’Agostino
Release Date: 2/2/2024
Duration: 65 Mins
Authors: Levels
Description: Traditional soft drinks, juice boxes, and energy and sports drinks are loaded with high fructose corn syrup, an ingredient also found in many processed foods. The body processes fructose differently than other sugars, and fructose can lead to weight gain by encouraging the body to store energy. Dr. Richard Johnson and Dr. Dominic D’Agostino discuss the issues with fructose, sucralose (found in PRIME energy drinks), and other artificial sweeteners. They explore how fructose can drive food cravings and overeating, its potential role as an Alzheimer’s contributor, and the benefits of a different sugar that might promote the release of GLP-1, the hormone that Ozempic and Wegovy help increase. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health. Look for new shows every month on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health. 🎙 What Richard Johnson, MD, & Dominic D’Agostino, PhD, discuss: (1:59) — Richard Johnson, MD, is a prolific researcher regarding sugar’s effects (6:38) — Soft drinks are a major source of added sugar, which has negative effects on metabolic health (8:31) — Fructose lowers energy in the body, driving hunger (14:16) — Fructose can drive insulin resistance and increase fat (21:44) — A small amount of fructose can be beneficial to the body (29:11) — Fructose consumption may be a culprit of Alzheimer’s disease (48:21) — Low-calorie sugars can still make you crave more sugar (53:59) — A low-calorie sugar called allulose has potential health benefits (55:59) — Allulose may stimulate GLP-1 (59:39) — A low-carb diet helps reduce sugar cravings Transcripts & Show notes 🔗 Helpful links: Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1 Watch the full conversation: https://youtu.be/AMgBxyJvtx0
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#244 - Where metabolic health and culture converge | Dhru Purohit & Austin McGuffie - (Replay)
Release Date: 1/29/2024
Duration: 59 Mins
Authors: Levels
Description: What are the unique metabolic health experiences of South Asian and Black communities? In this candid conversation between serial entrepreneur and health and wellness investor Dhru Purohit and content creator and metabolism mentor Austin McGuffie, they discuss how metabolic health affects their respective communities. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health. Look for new shows every month on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health. 🎙 What Dhru Purohit & Austin McGuffie discuss: (18:51) – Live by example (23:21) – Focus on education first (24:53) – The benefits of targeted fasting (26:08) – Dying from excess (30:03) – It all comes back to lifestyle (34:42) – Talk to people who are on the fence (35:57) – The societal split (36:52) – Why we need targeted solutions (38:45) – The add-in method (52:09) – Health happens in community Transcripts & Show Notes 🔗 Helpful links: Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1
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#242 - Healthy eating for kids | Austin McGuffie & Ben Grynol - (Replay)
Release Date: 1/4/2024
Duration: 50 Mins
Authors: Levels
Description: Highly processed food is hard to avoid. It’s especially harder when you’re a parent. For Austin McGuffie and Ben Grynol, they both have 4 kids, and they talk about the challenges of parenting, feeding kids nutritious food, and educating them along the way. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health. Look for new shows every month on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health. 🎙 What Austin McGuffie & Ben Grynol discuss: (02:11) - Help kids make better food choices and lead by example (07:43) - Know when to give in to a kid’s wants and when to firmly say no (13:51) - Allow your kids to experience the consequences of their food choices (20:43) - Make exercise enjoyable by leaning into your kid’s interests (27:15) - Understand that your kid is an individual with their own tastes and preferences (28:57) - Strike a balance between a nutritious diet and a healthy relationship with food (32:01) - Encourage kids to take ownership of their food (37:38) - Make food taste palatable and enjoyable (41:14) - Keep trying every day Transcripts & Show notes 🔗 Helpful links: Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1 Watch the full conversation: https://youtu.be/Ukk07x2oVDQ?si=MUheltnf451VjP47
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#241 - How environmental chemicals are making us sick and fat | Dr. Rob Lustig & Dr. Casey Means - (Replay)
Release Date: 12/29/2023
Duration: 74 Mins
Authors: Levels
Description: Landmark new research published by Dr. Rob Lustig and dozens of other scientists shows us for the first time the intricate mechanisms of how environmental chemicals directly cause obesity, uncovering the latest research on this class of chemicals called obesogens. In this conversation between Dr. Rob Lustig and Dr. Casey Means, they discuss what products and environmental toxins we need to be aware of, how they are impacting our cells and causing metabolic dysfunction, and what we can do to protect ourselves. Dr. Lustig speaks to how these environmental toxins affect our sex cells (sperm and eggs) and can impact our offspring and many generations to come. He also discusses how 15% of obesity may be directly caused by these chemicals. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health. Look for new shows every month on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health 🎙 What Dr. Casey Means & Dr. Robert Lustig discuss: (07:58) - It’s not just correlative, it’s causative (10:51) - Obesogens bind to our cell proteins (11:27) - Everyday products contain obesogens (14:37) - Babies and children are the most vulnerable (24:34) - Obesogens stick around even after being banned (32:19) - Food is more than calories (43:05) - Obesogens are unregulated (51:05) - Cell alterations last for generations (01:54:00) - We need to get the EPA on board (01:02:15) - Buy organic Transcripts and Show Notes 🔗 Helpful links: Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1 Watch the Video – https://youtu.be/GQrnEx8MNKk
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#240 - Follow three diet rules to improve health, lose weight, and prevent diseases | Dr. Swaranjit Bhasin & Dr. Casey Means
Release Date: 12/14/2023
Duration: 63 Mins
Authors: Levels
Description: What diet should you follow? Metabolic health experts say it doesn’t matter whether you’re keto, vegan, or otherwise if you focus on three simple principles, which will help reduce your risk for cancer and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Dr. Swaranjit Bhasin and Dr. Casey Means discuss the biomarkers to ask your doctor about, why they matter, how to improve those biomarkers with accessible tips, and why liver health is a big key to overall health. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl 🎙 What Swaranjit Bhasin, MD, & Casey Means, MD, discuss: (2:45) — A radiologist raises a red flag about increased diagnoses in younger patients (8:47) — Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is a silent but serious problem (12:59) — The importance of the liver (16:59) — What are your most important biomarkers? (31:50) — Casey Means, MD, summarizes Dr. Bhasin’s three rules for diet (33:48) — Processed vegetable and seed oils are toxic to the body (41:21) — Insulin resistance can drive cancer (51:56) — The importance of autophagy in helping to prevent cancer (54:40) — Who should not engage in intermittent fasting? Transcripts & Show notes Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health. Look for new shows every month on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health. 🔗 Helpful links: Watch the conversation: https://youtu.be/1pkhDOPsXb4 Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1
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#239 – Big Ag feeds into Big Pharma: Metabolic health benefits from regenerative farming | Dr. Robert Lustig & Ben Grynol - (Replay)
Release Date: 12/7/2023
Duration: 59 Mins
Authors: Levels
Description: Since metabolic health is downstream of food production, we need regenerative farming, balanced ecosystems, and to lift the veil of Big Food’s marketing schemes in order to optimize the entire system. Look for multiple new shows per week on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations about metabolic health and how the Levels startup team builds a wellness movement from the ground up in the health and wellness tech industry. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health. Look for new shows every month on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health. 🎙 What Levels’ Advisor Dr. Rob Lustig and Head of Growth Ben Grynol discuss: (06:08) - The growers and the helpers (07:05) - How DDT changed America (12:19) - The next big thing (16:04) - Soil vs. dirt (28:29) - Farming in the 1960s (30:17) - Turning America’s Heartland into big ag (34:06) - Agriculture and healthcare are inseparable (38:16) - An immoral hazard (43:13) - The consumer is in the dark (50:32) - Shop around the edge of the supermarket Transcripts & Show Notes 🔗 Helpful links: Watch the conversation: https://youtu.be/HiBOobZ_8ss Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1
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#238 - How regenerative farming boosts soil health and the nutrient content of the plants and animals we eat | Will Harris & Dr. Casey Means
Release Date: 11/23/2023
Duration: 68 Mins
Authors: Levels
Description: Regenerative farming replenishes soil nutrients, which in turn, boosts the nutrient content of produce and animal products. It also focuses on animal and land stewardship. However, most farming today employs industrialized practices that deplete the soil, discount animal welfare, and harm humans. Will Harris and Dr. Casey Means discuss regenerative farming practices, the symbiotic relationships in the farming ecosystem, and the need for change at the consumer level. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl 🎙 What Will Harris & Casey Means, MD, discuss: (1:21) — Soil depletion in the United States affects overall health (15:27) — The birth of industrialized farming (30:04) — Regenerative farming can raise quality of life for communities (33:23) —Modern farming practices and antibiotic resistance (35:11) — Change must come at the consumer level (40:38) — The consequences of modern farming practices were not immediate (50:10) — Organic farming is not the same thing as regenerative farming (53:29) — The importance of animals being allowed to express instinctive behavior (56:14) — Regenerative practices in your backyard Transcripts & Show notes Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health. Look for new shows every month on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health. 🔗 Helpful links: Watch the conversation: https://youtu.be/pkwZ3_MPxO4 Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1
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#237 - Erectile dysfunction may mean chronic disease & early death | Dr. Merrill Matschke & Dr. Casey Means - (Replay)
Release Date: 11/16/2023
Duration: 93 Mins
Authors: Levels
Description: Erectile dysfunction can be an early indicator of future cardiovascular disease, endothelial dysfunction, and early death. Learn more in this conversation between urologist and male reproductive specialist and surgeon Dr. Merrill Matschke and Levels Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Casey Means. Look for multiple new shows per week on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations about metabolic health and how the Levels startup team builds a wellness movement from the ground up in the health and wellness tech industry. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health. Look for new shows every month on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health. 🎙 What Dr. Merrill Matschke & Dr. Casey Means discuss: (13:47) – The connection between metabolic dysfunction and erectile dysfunction (22:08) – How ED develops (34:11) – Let’s talk about oxidative stress (40:06) – The importance of testosterone levels in insulin sensitivity (46:50) – The importance of diet, exercise, and sleep (48:45) – Why is testosterone dropping? (59:59) – Our healthcare system needs to do better (01:07:44) – Don’t put treatment off (01:14:02) – Sleep is crucial (01:19:41) – Nobody’s perfect Transcripts & Show Notes 🔗 Helpful links: Watch the conversation: https://youtu.be/mum4AfB0K_Y Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1
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#236 - How keto improves brain health and weight loss and combats chronic disease and disorders such as ADHD | Dr. Annette Bosworth & Dr. Casey Means
Release Date: 11/2/2023
Duration: 92 Mins
Authors: Levels
Description: The ketogenic diet fuels the brain and makes the body more metabolically flexible. The keto diet drives ketone production, which serves as fuel for energy as well as an antioxidant to combat oxidative stress. Switching from burning glucose to burning ketones has numerous benefits, including for cognitive decline and ADHD. Dr. Annette Bosworth and Dr. Casey Means discuss the intricacies of the keto diet, why it boosts brain health, how to make behavioral changes, and how to encourage kids to eat keto for improved health and well-being. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl 🎙 What Annette Bosworth, MD, & Casey Means, MD, discuss: (14:31) — What we put into our body matters (16:37) — The value of ketones as fuel (28:32) — Dr. Annette Bosworth explains her ‘Dr. Boz’ ratio (34:47) — Your body will adapt to ketosis (44:49) — Dr. Bosworth shares info from a study on cognitive impairment (50:41) — Dr. Bosworth shares her experience with getting patients on a ketogenic diet (53:07) — Dr. Bosworth shares her wisdom about behavior change (1:13:31) — Dr. Casey Means describes her experience with metabolic dysfunction (1:18:05) — Dr. Bosworth shares her techniques for getting her kids to eat healthfully (1:21:00) — In general, the food industry’s aim is for profit Transcripts & Show notes Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health. Look for new shows every month on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health. 🔗 Helpful links: Watch the conversation: https://youtu.be/sY1ZeCDp-xw?si=rD4ZyBF2GsK--xlW Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1
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#235 – Understanding predictive markers of metabolic dysfunction | Dr. Sara Gottfried & Dr. Casey Means - (Replay)
Release Date: 10/19/2023
Duration: 88 Mins
Authors: Levels
Description: Dr. Sara Gottfried – a pioneer in health, research, and education – has seen more than 25,000 patients over the past two decades. She's a physician scientist, who graduated from Harvard Medical School and MIT, and completed her Residency at the University of California, San Francisco. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl Dr. Gottfried is the Director of Precision Medicine at The Marcus Institute of Integrative Health, at Thomas Jefferson University, where she specializes in identifying the underlying causes of her patient's conditions to achieve lasting health transformation, not just symptom management. Dr. Gottfried has published five books, including multiple New York Times bestsellers, such as The Hormone Cure, The Hormone Reset Diet, and Younger. Her latest book has just been published, Women Food and Hormones. In this episode, Dr. Casey Means, Co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of Levels, and Dr. Gottfried covered a number of topics from her new book. LINKS New insights from continuous glucose monitoring into the route to diabetes Proposed guidelines to evaluate scientific validity and evidence for genotype-based dietary advice Michael Snyder Marcus Institute of Integrative Health Sara Gottfried Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health. Look for new shows every month on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health. Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health. Look for new shows every month on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health. 🎙 What Dr. Sara Gottfried & Casey Means discuss: (04:11) - The vital role of metabolism (08:15) - Metabolic data should be democratized (11:12) - Women and the keto diet (12:50) - Women are considered "too complicated" (18:38) - Every person needs a unique diet (22:40) - Diet shouldn't be like politics (26:53) - The ideal fasting length (33:22) - The role of testosterone (40:02) - Physicians should not be gatekeepers to health (01:02:40) - The relationship between genes and our environment Transcripts & Show Notes 🔗 Helpful links: Watch the conversation on YouTube: https://youtu.be/QZUpJCNOpfY Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1
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#234 - Why your workout isn’t working for you and what to do instead for improved metabolic health and body composition | Dr. Gabrielle Lyon & Dr. Casey Means
Release Date: 10/12/2023
Duration: 61 Mins
Authors: Levels
Description: Diet and exercise culture tends to prioritize calorie restriction and calorie burning via cardio workouts. While fat loss is beneficial, building and maintaining healthy muscle mass is also crucial for metabolic health and longevity. Dr. Gabrielle Lyon and Dr. Casey Means discuss Lyon’s book “Forever Strong,” why strength-training should be a priority for workout routines, how muscle is the body’s metabolic currency, and why boosting protein intake aids in adding and preserving muscle mass. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health. Look for new shows every month on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health. 🎙 What Gabrielle Lyon, DO, & Casey Means, MD, discuss: (03:43) — Dr. Casey Means shares her enthusiasm for Dr. Gabrielle Lyon’s book (09:03) — Muscle is our metabolic currency (19:38) — According to Dr. Lyon, gaining muscle is more important than losing fat (23:56) — Muscle mass is protective against sarcopenia (31:08) — Dr. Means raises the question about menopause (31:59) — The benefits of focusing on metabolic health in the menopause transition (36:39) — Dr. Lyon encourages people to reevaluate the type of exercise they are doing (39:14) — Dr. Lyon discusses the importance of getting enough protein (43:15) — Dr. Lyon discusses the timing of protein intake (51:13) — Dr. Lyon discusses supplementation with creatine Transcripts & Show notes 🔗 Helpful links: Watch the conversation on YouTube: https://youtu.be/LAF2o2zv7Q4?si=vXoV1hxQVCpfYOpQ Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1
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#233 - Big Food, Big Sugar & how they affect our metabolic health today | Dr. Robert Lustig & Ben Grynol - (Replay)
Release Date: 10/5/2023
Duration: 59 Mins
Authors: Levels
Description: The history of the Big Food and Big Sugar industries still affect our metabolic health today. Learn more in this conversation between Dr. Robert Lustig and Ben Grynol. Look for multiple new shows per week on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations about metabolic health and how the Levels startup team builds a wellness movement from the ground up in the health and wellness tech industry. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health. Look for new shows every month on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health. 🎙 What Dr. Robert Lustig & Ben Grynol discuss: (09:24) - Create the consensus (17:17) - Exonerate sugar as the cause of heart disease (22:31) - Use shoddy science (23:35) - Buy off scientists and critics (24:50) - Weakening government oversight (26:53) - Fight back against regulated advertising (35:20) - Go all in on corn (40:40) - Sugar should be a condiment (43:04) - Increase food industry profits (48:27) - The public needs to demand better Transcripts & Show notes 🔗 LINKS: Watch the conversation: https://youtu.be/2-qq2Tzl5nM?si=MXk0xX-70n4d_OJ7 📲 CONNECT: Subscribe here on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1
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#232 - How do you afford nutritious food when you live in a food desert and why investing in nutrition is an investment in yourself | Shawn Stevenson & Dr. Casey Means
Release Date: 9/28/2023
Duration: 87 Mins
Authors: Levels
Description: Our environment and culture directly affect the food choices we make. Ultra-processed foods are convenient and cheap, and they’re the main source of foods in food deserts, typically located in underserved communities. Yet ultra-processed foods lead to worsening metabolic health. How do you afford and access nutritious food? Shawn Stevenson and Dr. Casey means discuss how Stevenson, author of “Eat Smarter Family Cookbook” grew up without easy access to whole foods, how he transformed how he eats despite his environment, and how those changes led to a reversal of poor health and chronic pain to an improved quality of life and even earning potential. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health. Look for new shows every month on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health. 🎙 What Shawn Stevenson & Casey Means, MD, discuss: (10:00) — Ultra-processed foods are convenient and cheap (20:03) — Stevenson describes the moment when he changed his mindset (27:20) — The foods we put into our bodies affect us at the cellular level (32:17) — Focus on controlling the “controllables.” (35:30) — The family that eats together boosts their health together (41:23) — Schedule social meals (44:19) — The most common factor across Blue Zones is strong social bonds (49:19) — Cooking is an essential skill for health (1:03:16) — Investing in better health generates improved energy capacity (1:08:58) — Stevenson shares his tips for affording nutritious foods Transcripts & Show notes 🔗 Helpful links: Watch the conversation on YouTube: https://youtu.be/rKptwQrvzuk?si=P9gfeK952dWjMrYA Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1
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#231 – Adaptation and why it’s important to our metabolic health, stress, and trauma | Dr. Casey Means & Dr. Molly Maloof - (Replay)
Release Date: 9/21/2023
Duration: 117 Mins
Authors: Levels
Description: Obesity and chronic disease are fallouts from the lack of real human connection. Underneath biomarkers like glucose and physical aspects like mitochondrial dysfunctions are the root causes of disease: hijacked reward pathways, chronic stress due to constant threat mode, and the global human disconnect. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl In this discussion between Levels’ advisor Dr. Molly Maloof and our co-founder and Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Casey Means, they talk about: The most important measurable biomarker How we’re designed to live in groups The cycle of constant stress through threat signaling vs. high-reward pathways The big problem of global human disconnection How love and oxytocin helps to make us stronger, share resources, and create bonds Addiction and the power of the pause How to increase physical and emotional adaptation Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health. Look for new shows every month on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health. 🎙 What Levels’ advisor Dr. Molly Maloof and our co-founder and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Casey Means, discuss: (12:13) - Adapting and self-managing in the face of adversity (16:03) - The most important biomarker (23:05) - Moving your body to create energy (24:18) - Adapting beyond genetics (26:29) - Hijacking reward pathways (36:40) - Getting off the grid (43:22) - Take care of your mitochondria (45:57) - The holy grail of chronic disease (51:35) - Felt connection (59:11) - How deprivation is a pathway to happiness (1:06:03) - The power of the pause (1:23:11) - Letting go of control (01:41:37) - Cooking your skin Transcripts & Show Notes 🔗 Helpful links: Watch the conversation on YouTube: https://youtube.com/watch?v=XVSYGx9Fkns Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1
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#230 - How the ketogenic diet may work as a medical therapy for various conditions such as migraine, epilepsy, mental health issues, and more | Beth Zupec-Kania, Denise Potter & Dr. Dominic D’Agostino
Release Date: 9/14/2023
Duration: 88 Mins
Authors: Levels
Description: The ketogenic diet is often used as a tool for weight loss and to improve metabolic health. However, it is increasingly being considered, studied, and used as a medical therapy for chronic physical and mental health conditions, and it can be tailored to patients’ specific needs. Beth Zupec-Kania, Denise Potter, and Dr. Dominic D’Agostino discuss the benefits of the ketogenic diet, how they customize keto for patients with dietary preferences like veganism, how to ease into the change with a pre-keto diet, and how the keto diet may be able to help people reduce or eliminate medications under the supervision of medical professionals. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health. Look for new shows every month on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health. 🎙 What Beth Zupec-Kania, RDN, CD; Denise Potter, RDN, CDCES; and Dominic D’Agostino, PhD, discuss: (14:50) — Using the ketogenic diet as therapy for various conditions (27:49) — Eating a ketogenic diet often helps people improve their nutrient intake (29:39) — The ketogenic diet can be customized to fit a person’s needs (33:42) — Medium-chain triglycerides can help increase fat intake (35:32) — Gluten is inflammatory (38:18) — Beth encourages patients to do a pre-keto program (46:12) — Looking at macros on keto (48:24) — A ketogenic diet can drive metabolic health changes (57:49) — The benefits of the ketogenic diet that go beyond weight loss (1:22:00) — Can keto help people reduce their medications? Transcripts & Show notes 🔗 Helpful links: Watch the conversation: Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1
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#229 - Nature Wants Us to Be Fat | Dr. Casey Means & Dr. Richard Johnson - (Replay)
Release Date: 9/7/2023
Duration: 72 Mins
Authors: Levels
Description: Dr. Casey Means, Chief Medical Officer of Levels speaks with Dr. Richard Johnson about his book, "Nature Wants Us to Be Fat," as well as his insights on the "survival switch" that drives our body to store fat in response to certain conditions like high fructose, dehydration, umami flavors, and more, and how this all relates to our current metabolic disease epidemic. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health. Look for new shows every month on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health. 🎙 What Dr. Casey Means & Dr. Richard Johnson discuss: (04:25) - The fat switch (11:39) - Metabolic syndrome is linked to survival (13:36) - The switch is good for short term survival, bad for long term (17:40) - Sugar triggers the switch (19:39) - Sugar leads to metabolic syndrome, not extra calories (23:40) - Fructose depletes energy (31:28) - Vitamin C is protective against obesity (35:12) - High glycemic foods help our bodies make fructose (44:29) - Whole fruit is healthy because of the fiber (53:48) - Salt can trigger fructose production Transcripts & Show Notes 🔗 Helpful links: Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1
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#228 - Why nutrition matters for brain health and how to modify your diet | Dr. Georgia Ede & Dr. Dominic D’Agostino
Release Date: 8/31/2023
Duration: 78 Mins
Authors: Levels
Description: The ketogenic diet is a low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet that has proven benefits for brain health. Research shows that the keto diet helps ease symptoms of some mental health conditions, including depression and bipolar disorder. But no diet, even keto, is one-size-fits all. Dr. Georgia Ede and Dr. Dominic D’Agostino discuss how diet and brain health are connected, how diet and gut health affect brain health, and how a ketogenic or other low-carbohydrate diets can be tailored to people’s specific needs. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health. Look for new shows every month on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health. 🎙 What Georgia Ede, MD & Dominic D’Agostino, PhD, discuss: (06:51) — Dr. Georgia Ede describes her interest in nutritional science for mental health (16:45) — Metabolic health is tied to brain health (23:16) — A ketogenic diet vs medications for mental health (27:19) — A ketogenic diet can be tailored to prevent side effects (32:51) — Gut health and mental health are connected (39:00) — Diet is highly individual (42:02) —CGM can teach people how foods and diet strategies affect their health (44:57) — Following a low-carbohydrate diet will generally reduce insulin levels and triglycerides (47:40) — Some psychiatric symptoms have links to higher C-reactive protein levels (48:42) — Dr. D’Agostino summarizes one of Dr. Ede’s studies on the ketogenic diet and mental health (56:59) — A ketogenic diet may also help ease some menopause symptoms Transcripts & Show notes 🔗 Helpful links: Watch the conversation: https://youtu.be/kBjBEjV0vqU Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1
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#227 – How 3 chronic conditions are connected to high blood sugar and what you can do | Dr. Ben Bikman & Dr. Casey Means - (Replay)
Release Date: 8/24/2023
Duration: 64 Mins
Authors: Levels
Description: From gallbladder issues to tinnitus to fatty liver disease and more, many chronic conditions have links to high blood sugar and insulin resistance. Dr. Ben Bikman and Dr. Casey Means discuss the connections between insulin resistance and ear-nose-and-throat conditions, how insulin resistance increases the risk for gallbladder stones, what non-alcoholic fatty liver disease does to the body, and how you can mitigate these chronic health conditions for improved quality of life. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health. Look for new shows every month on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health. 🎙 What Dr. Ben Bikman & Dr. Casey Means discuss: (08:49) - Declining health is not inevitable (10:15) - The link between insulin resistance and tinnitus (13:39) - We look at health through the lens of disease (22:53) - Insulin resistance and the gallbladder (28:32) - The appearance of fatty liver disease (31:34) - Ways to clear the liver of fat (35:00) - How fat tissue develops (36:51) - How fat cells become insulin resistant (46:21) - The power of a CGM (48:36) - What is a healthy glucose level? Transcripts & Show notes 🔗 Helpful links: Watch the conversation: https://youtu.be/szGl8F1zl6I Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1 How hearing loss relates to metabolic health | Blog post: https://www.levelshealth.com/blog/how-hearing-loss-relates-to-metabolic-health Why too many focus on glucose, but not insulin | Blog post: https://www.levelshealth.com/blog/why-too-many-focus-on-glucose-but-not-insulin
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#226 - How do weight-loss medications affect metabolic health? And will Ozempic and other GLP-1s actually solve the obesity crisis? | Dr. Rob Lustig & Dr. Casey Means
Release Date: 8/17/2023
Duration: 51 Mins
Authors: Levels
Description: Medications, such as Ozempic, Wegovy, and more, have become increasingly popular for weight loss. These drugs are glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists, and they mimic a hormone that, among other things, tells the brain a person is full so they eat less. But are they safe, and do they help improve metabolic health? Dr. Rob Lustig and Dr. Casey Means discuss these weight-loss drugs and their effects on the body, and why such medications likely won’t solve the obesity crisis, for which the food industry is culpable. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl 🎙 What Rob Lustig, MD, & Casey Means, MD, discuss: (06:10) — The mechanisms of action for weight-loss medications (09:01) — Dr. Casey Means shares her perception of the popularity of GLP-1 medications (13:12) — GLP-1 RAs lead to fat loss but also muscle loss (18:05) — Do GLP-1 RAs improve metabolic health? (20:43) — Dr. Lustig discusses the high cost of GLP-1 RAs (27:47) — Dr. Lustig makes the case for fixing the food problem (35:46) — How can patients use GLP-1 RAs as a jumpstart? (44:20) — Dr. Lustig shares his concerns about the use of GLP-1 RAs in children Transcripts & Show Notes Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health. Look for new shows every month on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health. 🔗 Helpful links: Watch the conversation: https://youtu.be/AKNnxKAaONc 📲 Connect: Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1
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#225 - How sugar harms kids’ bodies and brains and what parents can do to foster healthier eating habits | Austin McGuffie & Dr. Robert Lustig (Replay)
Release Date: 8/10/2023
Duration: 60 Mins
Authors: Levels
Description: We know sugar is bad for kids, so why do parents continue giving it to them? Sugar damage kids’ health and drives behavioral issues. Infants get introduced to sugar early through commercial baby food, and the problem continues with school and birthday treats, soda, and the ultra-processed foods that have taken over the family pantry. Austin McGuffie & Dr. Robert Lustig discuss the rising rates of Type 2 diabetes and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in children, sugar addiction in kids, the problems with the food industry, and what parents can do to revamp their kids’ diets and promote a lifelong healthy relationship with nutritious food. Sign Up to Get Your Ultimate Guide to Glucose – https://levels.link/wnl (08:21) - Sugar is damaging kids’ mitochondria (17:16) - The more dangerous fat (22:03) - Kids need better nutrition education (25:27) - Infants get introduced to sugar early (27:27) - Fat was removed, but sugar was added (32:06) - Sugar causes behavioral issues (35:17) - Kids can have sugar addiction (37:33) - Diet soda is bad too (43:20) - Educate the child and the parents (46:46) - Get rid of sugary drinks Transcripts & Show Notes Watch the Video – https://youtu.be/I3d7zCHFW2c
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#224 - How the keto diet may ease depression in bipolar disorder and other mental health conditions | Iain Campbell, Bret Scher & Dominic D’Agostino
Release Date: 8/3/2023
Duration: 57 Mins
Authors: Levels
Description: The ketogenic diet may help reduce depression and other symptoms in bipolar disorder. The ketogenic diet also helps metabolic health and reduces the risk for cardiometabolic diseases. The risk for cardiometabolic diseases is elevated in people with bipolar disorder when compared to the general population. Dr. Iain Campbell, Dr. Bret Scher, and Dr. Dominic D’Agostino discuss how the state of ketosis has beneficial effects on brain neurotransmitters and how those benefits have been life-changing physically and mentally for Dr. Campbell, who has bipolar disorder. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl 🎙 What Iain Campbell, MD, PhD, Bret Scher, MD & Dominic D’Agostino, PhD discuss: (05:40) — Dr. Iain Campbell explains how a ketogenic diet improved his mental health (09:02) — Dr. Campbell explains his pilot trial on the ketogenic diet and bipolar disorder (16:20) — The ketogenic diet is often misunderstood (18:10) — Elevated lactate is a biomarker in bipolar disorder (24: 37) — Circadian rhythm disruption affects bipolar disorder (30:33) — Morning exercise can help blunt the dawn glucose rise (38:48) — The ketogenic diet has effects on brain neurotransmitters (43:34) — Dr. Campbell explains ketosis helps him combat depression (46:42) — Dr. Campbell describes why he went on the ketogenic diet Transcripts & Show notes 👋 WHO WE ARE: Levels helps you see how food affects your health. With real-time, personalized data gathered through biosensors like continuous glucose monitors (CGM), you learn which diet and lifestyle choices improve your metabolic health so you can live a longer, fuller, healthier life. 🔗 LINKS: Watch the conversation: https://youtu.be/SAI6qeBMJFo Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1 📲 Connect: Connect with Iain Campbell, MD, PhD, on Twitter: https://twitter.com/IainCampbellPhD Connect with Bret Scher, MD, on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bschermd/ Connect with Bret Scher, MD, on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbretscher/ Connect with Dominic D’Agostino, PhD, on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DominicDAgosti2 Connect with Dominic D’Agostino, PhD on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominic.dagostino.kt/
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Explicit: No
#223 - The truth about why keto works & why you may be doing it wrong | Dr. Steven Gundry & Dr. Casey Means - (Replay)
Release Date: 7/27/2023
Duration: 56 Mins
Authors: Levels
Description: What you think you know about keto and ketones might be wrong. Keto can be great for weight loss, but there’s a better way to do it by focusing on more diverse plant food, protecting your mitochondria through mitochondrial uncoupling, and focusing on fiber. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl 🎙 What Dr. Steven Gundry, author of Unlocking The Keto Code, and Levels Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Casey Means discuss: (07:55) - A career change (11:57) - Keto Code (15:25) - Efficient fat burner (17:05) - The connection of seizure to the fall of ketogenic diet (21:11) - The beauty of mitochondria (23:38) - The benefits of Ketones (25:49) - Uncoupling mitochondria (30:13) - Instead of keto diet go for mitochondrial uncoupling diet (30:58) - What are other ways to stimulate mitochondrial uncoupling (42:03) - MCT oil Transcripts & Show Notes Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health. Look for new shows every month on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health. 🔗 Helpful links: Watch the conversation: https://youtu.be/rRSHO2j3e0Q Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1 Read about the Levels diet philosophy: https://www.levelshealth.com/blog/the-levels-dietary-philosophyRead Unlocking the Keto Code: https://amazon.com/Unlocking-Keto-Code-Revolutionary-Deprivation-ebook/dp/B092DKKXS3 📲 Connect: Connect with Casey on Twitter: https://twitter.com/drcaseyskitchen Connect with Casey on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drcaseyskitchen Connect with Steven on Twitter: https://twitter.com/drgundry Connect with Steven on Instagram: https://instagram.com/drstevengundry
Is Closed Captioned: No
Explicit: No
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