#68 - Member Story: Committing to a glucose monitor for one year (Natalie Vanderpump & Ben Grynol)

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(00:00) – Intro(07:18) - Sugar is damaging kids’ mitochondria(16:48) - The more dangerous fat(21:50) - Kids need better nutrition education(25:36) - Infants get introduced to sugar early(27:48) - Fat was removed, but sugar was added(32:51) - Sugar causes behavioral issues(36:08) - Kids can have sugar addiction(38:34) - Diet soda is bad too(44:48) - Educate the child and the parents(48:47) - Get rid of sugary drinksTranscripts & Show NotesWatch the Video – https://youtu.be/I3d7zCHFW2c

10 Aug 202356min

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/

3 Aug 202357min

The United States government subsidizes ultra-processed foods and sugar, and the healthcare system focuses on treating diseases rather than preventing them. These issues are harming kids’ health and leading to crisis-level rates of prediabetes and diabetes in both adults and children. Siblings Calley Means and Casey Means discuss problems with the food industry, government funding, and healthcare, and they propose possible solutions, while also offering suggestions for parents wanting to set their kids up for better metabolic health right now. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl 🎙 What Calley Means & Casey Means, MD, discuss: (4:01) — Kids are developing prediabetes and Type 2 diabetes at alarming rates (5:33) — The government subsidizes ultra-processed foods (13:05) — Ultra-processed food companies incentivize trusted institutions (21:48) — We only get one life to live (25:42) — The metabolic health crisis is problematic for the economy (27:09) — Giving kids ultra-processed foods sets them up for metabolic health issues (36:48) — Three ingredients make up the problematic foundation of ultra-processed foods (42:49) — Parents have a lot of control over what their kids eat—especially when they’re young (46:49) —You can’t control other adults in your family (1:02:59) — The healthcare industry isn’t incentivized in the correct ways (1:07:54) — Calley Means describes, TruMed, his tech startup 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/pIUwZb2jfco Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1 📲 Connect: Connect with Calley Means on Instagram: https://instagram.com/calleymeans Connect with Calley Means on Twitter: https://twitter.com/calleymeans Connect with Calley Means on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calley-means-a29b5512/

20 Juli 20231h 29min

How might a keto diet transform not only your metabolic health but may also manage symptoms of mental health disorders like depression, anxiety, PTSD, schizophrenia, and more? Dr. Chris Palmer outlines the principles from his book “Brain Energy” with Ben Grynol in this episode and discusses his journey toward the revolutionary idea that might change how we view mental health care moving forward.Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl🎙 What Dr. Chris Palmer & Ben Grynol discuss:(00:00) — Intro(07:57) — How Chris Palmer started his research for Brain Energy(10:49) — Painting a picture of the mental health crisis through numbers(20:17) — Discussing the biopsychosocial model and existing research on the roots of mental disorders(30:38) — The bidirectional relationship between metabolic and mental health(34:37) — The real power of the mitochondria and the role it plays in fostering mental and metabolic health(46:08) — Medication for mental disorders and their long-term effect on patients’ metabolic health(01:07:10) — Insulin resistance and its impact on mental disorders(1:11:39) — Food addiction, stress-eating, and why Chris doesn’t sugarcoat the realities of the ketogenic diet(1:28:38) — It’s not too late to start taking charge of your metabolic health now(1:38:45) — Chris touches on the factors that hinder better mental healthcare today and what we can do to advocate for the mentally illTranscripts & 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 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.🔗 Helpful links:Find us on YouTube: ⁠https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1⁠Order Brain Energy: ⁠https://amazon.com/Brain-Energy-Revolutionary-Understanding-Health/dp/1637741588/⁠📲 Connect:Connect with Chris on Instagram: ⁠https://instagram.com/chrispalmermd⁠Connect with Chris on Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/ChrisPalmerMD⁠Connect with Chris on LinkedIn: ⁠https://linkedin.com/in/christopher-palmer-01713032

13 Juli 20231h 41min

Continuous glucose monitoring can be a powerful tool for gaining real-time insights into how diet, lifestyle habits, and the many decisions we make daily affect our health. Retired astronaut Scott Kelly tried a CGM for a month and shares his personal insights. Scott Kelly and Josh Clemente discuss how CGM can be used to effect habit change, what Kelly’s participation in the unique NASA Twins study was like and what was learned, and insights Kelly gleaned about society and the environment while viewing Earth from space. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl 🎙 What Scott Kelly & Josh Clemente discuss: (03:55) — CGM provides insight into eating and lifestyle habits (06:06) — Our hundreds of daily actions have an impact on our health (13:28) — The “normal” range for various biomarkers isn’t necessarily the optimal range (17:07) — How CGM can help change eating habits (18:12) — Menu items labeled “healthy” aren’t always healthy (23:56) — The epidemic of Type 2 diabetes and obesity (30:49) — NASA’s Twins Study (34:30) — Being in space can lead to muscle and bone atrophy (40:17) — Gravity plays a role in our physiology (48:20) — Looking at Earth from space can provide an interesting perspective 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/5i2T-s61yLw Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1 📲 Connect: Connect with Scott Kelly on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stationcdrkelly/ Connect with Scott Kelly on Twitter: https://twitter.com/StationCDRKelly

6 Juli 20231h 4min

Why do women have a higher risk of metabolic dysfunction and cardiovascular disease than men, and how do women move forward as empowered patients with their clinicians? Listen to this episode between Levels Advisor, physician, and author 4 New York Times bestsellers Dr. Sara Gottfried and Levels Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Casey Means. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl🎙 What Dr. Sara Gottfried & Dr. Casey Means discuss:(00:00) - Intro(03:35) - Why women should care about metabolic health?(10:29) - Metabolism(11:28) - A holistic take on metabolism(22:14) - Blood pressure control(25:50) - Effects of trauma(36:24) - Becoming more metabolically unhealthy(45:30) - Seven clinical imbalances(53:08) - What you measure improves(01:02:40) - Dealing with trauma(01:12:08) - Food until the endTranscripts and Show Notes⁠👋 WHO WE ARE: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/MhqWvvFO1q8⁠Find us on YouTube: ⁠⁠https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1⁠📲 Connect:Connect with Dr. Casey Means on Instagram: ⁠https://instagram.com/DrCaseysKitchen⁠Connect with Casey on Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/DrCaseysKitchen⁠Connect with Dr. Sara Gottfried on Instagram: ⁠https://instagram.com/SaraGottfriedMD⁠Connect with Sara on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrGottfried

29 Juni 20231h 15min

Ultra-processed foods harm people’s health and have ramifications for the overall health of the planet. While some food processing is necessary for recipes and feeding the globe, the food industry needs to make changes to ensure that processing doesn’t turn foods into harmful substances. Dr. Tim Harlan and Dr. Rob Lustig discuss the harmful ingredients in ultra-processed foods and how they impact metabolic health—as well as why the food industry has a moral obligation to make drastic changes. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl 🎙 What Tim Harlan, MD, & Rob Lustig, MD, discuss: (06:17) — Nutrition science over the last decade has made strides, but the food industry lags behind (08:57) — Food can be medicine, but it can also be poison (14:03) — The NOVA system classifies foods by their level of processing (23:16) — DATEM is an example of processing (24:03) — Emulsifiers potentially harm the gastrointestinal tract (28:17) — Sugar harms the liver, which can lead to metabolic disease (37:01) — In the United States, people tend to consume too much omega-6 fatty acids (43:48) — The food industry can find ways to make ultra-processed foods safer (46:26) — Supply-chain changes are another piece of the equation (47:43) — Multinational companies have a moral obligation Transcripts & Show notes 👋 WHO WE ARE: 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/I259F6VsHqU Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1 📲 Connect: Connect with Robert Lustig, MD, on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robertlustigmd/ Connect with Robert Lustig, MD, on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RobertLustigMD

22 Juni 20231h 2min

Why are we craving food more than ever, and how do we overcome it? Mark Schatzker, journalist and author of The End of Craving: Recovering the Lost Wisdom of Eating Well, chats with Dr. Casey Means about the dangers of food cravings. 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🎙 What Mark Schatzker & Dr. Casey Means discuss:(04:08) - How our brain defines cravings(08:55) - Our brain controls our body weight(20:28) - How evolution taught us to respond to uncertainty(27:11) - An experiment with gerbils(36:11) - The difference between American and Italian diet(56:35) - Eat food that tastes what it really is(57:03) - The hedonic therapy(1:14:33) - Cooking is an essential skill(1:15:00) - Get vitamins from food(1:20:11) - Fixing a relationship with sweet foodTranscript & 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.🔗 Helpful links:Watch the conversation: https://youtu.be/tJGFYL289q0Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1📲 Connect:Connect with Dr. Casey Means on Instagram: https://instagram.com/drcaseyskitchenConnect with Casey on Twitter: https://twitter.com/drcaseyskitchenConnect with Mark Schatzker on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarkSchatzker

15 Juni 20231h 19min