#4 – The juice cart (Josh Clemente & Ben Grynol)

#4 – The juice cart (Josh Clemente & Ben Grynol)

In April of 2019, Josh turned 30 and was about to move on from Frontier Biometric. At that point, he had been working on the project for more than a year and had exhausted all channels to get traction. Shortly after his birthday, he got a call from Sam Corcos and they started catching up – the conversation ended up being a catalyst in moving the company forward.


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(06:07) - Honing the Levels pitch
(10:00) - The importance of asking all the right questions
(12:47) - Diving into the research
(19:42) - The juice cart story
(20:38) - Josh’s unexpected blood sugar spike
(21:44) - A real-life example of CGM in action
(23:00) - Investing in Sam Corcos
(25:43) - Forward work
(26:21) - Creating a partnership
(31:57) - The benefit of complementary areas of expertise
(35:23) - How Levels got its name

Transcripts & Show Notes

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#262 - How do lifestyle changes affect your metabolic health? | Dr. Robert Lustig & Ben Grynol

#262 - How do lifestyle changes affect your metabolic health? | Dr. Robert Lustig & Ben Grynol

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 Lust...

15 Elo 202416min

#261 - Uric acid-raising foods to avoid for metabolic, gut, and overall health | Dr. David Perlmutter & Dr. Casey Means

#261 - Uric acid-raising foods to avoid for metabolic, gut, and overall health | Dr. David Perlmutter & Dr. Casey Means

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...

1 Elo 20241h 9min

#260 - Why high insulin levels drive fat storage and weight gain and what you can do | Dr. Robert Lustig & Ben Grynol

#260 - Why high insulin levels drive fat storage and weight gain and what you can do | Dr. Robert Lustig & Ben Grynol

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 ri...

11 Heinä 202412min

#259 - What being ‘postdiabetic,’ rather than prediabetic, means and how to get there | Eric Edmeades & Ben Grynol

#259 - What being ‘postdiabetic,’ rather than prediabetic, means and how to get there | Eric Edmeades & Ben Grynol

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 p...

4 Heinä 20241h 1min

#258 - What are glucose and insulin and why do they matter for health? | Dr. Robert Lustig & Ben Grynol

#258 - What are glucose and insulin and why do they matter for health? | Dr. Robert Lustig & Ben Grynol

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. D...

20 Kesä 202432min

#257 - Join the “Good Energy” Levels book club and take charge of your health | Dr. Casey Means & Dr. Robert Lustig

#257 - Join the “Good Energy” Levels book club and take charge of your health | Dr. Casey Means & Dr. Robert Lustig

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 ...

14 Kesä 20241h 4min

#256 - How quickly can you change your metabolic health and how long does it last? | Dr. Robert Lustig & Ben Grynol

#256 - How quickly can you change your metabolic health and how long does it last? | Dr. Robert Lustig & Ben Grynol

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...

6 Kesä 202410min

#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

#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

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 o...

31 Touko 20241h 40min

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