296. Fueling Good Energy: A Metabolic Health Masterclass with Dr. Casey Means #FabulousFriends
Be Well by Kelly Leveque
Kelly Leveque
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🗓️ 3 May 2024
⏱️ 70 minutes
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Summary
Dr. Casey Means is a Stanford trained physician and co-founder of Levels, a health technology company with the mission of reversing the world's metabolic health crisis. She trained in head and neck surgery before leaving traditional medicine to devote her life to tackling the root cause of why Americans are sick.
She’s also the author of the upcoming book Good Energy: The Surprising Connection between Metabolism and Limitless Health.
In this conversation, Dr. Means explains how we can use metabolic health tools and strategies to support our own wellness and that of our children and families. She discusses why metabolism is crucial to our health, evaluates the seven pillars of our environment that support cellular health, and highlights essential biomarkers for optimal metabolic wellness. Additionally, she offers insights into three dietary changes necessary for protecting our health, adapting our daily practices to support our mitochondrial health in the modern world, and re-envisioning healthcare for future generations.
I’m so thankful to be able to share Dr. Means' practical advice on maintaining mitochondrial health and achieving blood sugar balance, providing us with the keys to generating sustainable energy. Tune in and learn how you can take charge of your metabolic health today, and share this episode with someone you think might be interested in doing so themselves.
We also cover:
(00:01:35) Why Our Metabolism Is Foundational to Our Health
(00:12:38) How To Get a Snapshot of Your Metabolic Health
(00:24:59) Create Good Energy Through Mitochondria-Friendly Foods
(00:35:35) Aid Disease Prevention By Avoiding These Foods in Your Diet
(00:45:00) Optimizing Daily Practices To Support Cellular Health
(00:54:44) Envisioning Better Healthcare: Helping Our Parents & Future Generations
Resources:
• Click here for full show notes
• Instagram: @drcaseyskitchen
• Website: caseymeans.com
• Read: Good Energy by Dr. Casey Means
Connect with Kelly:
• Instagram: @bewellbykelly
• Facebook: www.facebook.com/bewellbykelly
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| 0:00.0 | So metabolism is the very foundation of all of our health. |
| 0:04.8 | It is the foundational most important level of our bodies and our biology and our health. |
| 0:09.9 | And the reason it's so foundational is because we are this incredible machine of 40 trillion plus cells |
| 0:17.5 | and all those cells are doing literally trillions of chemical reactions all day long and our lives are really just the bubbling up of all |
| 0:26.2 | those chemical reactions happening all the time and all of those chemical reactions need to be basically paid for with energy. |
| 0:35.9 | And that's what our metabolism creates. |
| 0:37.6 | So it's the base of the pyramid of all other functions in the body. |
| 0:42.3 | So if we don't get that right, |
| 0:44.2 | really nothing can go right. Dr. Casey Means is a Stanford trained physician and co-founder of Levels, a health |
| 0:56.9 | technology company with the mission of reversing the world's metabolic health |
| 1:01.1 | crisis. She received her VA with honors and her MD from |
| 1:05.2 | Stanford was president of her Stanford class and has served on Stanford faculty. She |
| 1:10.6 | trained in head and neck surgery before leaving traditional medicine to devote her life to tackling the root cause of why Americans are sick. |
| 1:17.5 | She has been featured in the New York Times, the New Yorker, the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Women's Health, and more. |
| 1:24.4 | In this conversation, Dr Means powerfully explains how we can use metabolic health tools and |
| 1:28.8 | strategies to support our own health and that of our children and families. |
| 1:35.0 | Dr. Casey Means. |
| 1:37.0 | It's telling it's so good to see you do. |
| 1:39.0 | Here, good energy. |
| 1:41.0 | I'm so excited about this book. We've been talking about it forever. We align so much on metabolic health, blood sugar balance, and the basics, and you're here today to break that down for everyone and to remind my |
| 1:55.3 | audience about the importance of mitochondrial health and blood sugar balance and |
| 2:00.0 | give us the keys to creating good energy. |
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