Dr. Casey Means: Transform Your Health by Improving Metabolism, Hormone & Blood Sugar Regulation

Huberman Lab

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Science, Health & Fitness, Life Sciences

4.8 • 26.2K Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2024

⏱️ 176 minutes

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In this episode, my guest is Dr. Casey Means, M.D., a physician trained at Stanford University School of Medicine, an expert on metabolic health and the author of the book, "Good Energy." We discuss how to leverage nutrition, exercise and environmental factors to enhance your metabolic health by improving mitochondrial function, hormone and blood sugar regulation. We also explore how fasting, deliberate cold exposure and spending time in nature can impact metabolic health, how to control food cravings and how to assess your metabolic health using blood testing, continuous glucose monitors and other tools. Metabolic dysfunction is a leading cause of chronic disease, obesity and reduced lifespan around the world. Conversely, improving your mitochondrial and metabolic health can positively affect your health span and longevity. Listeners of this episode will learn low- and zero-cost tools to improve their metabolic health, physical and mental well-being, body composition and target the root cause of various common diseases. For show notes, including referenced articles and additional resources, please visit hubermanlab.com. Thank you to our sponsors AG1: https://drinkag1.com/huberman Maui Nui Venison: https://mauinuivenison.com/huberman Eight Sleep: https://eightsleep.com/huberman AeroPress: https://aeropress.com/huberman InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/huberman Momentous: https://livemomentous.com/huberman Timestamps 00:00:00 Dr. Casey Means 00:02:18 Sponsors: Maui Nui, Eight Sleep & AeroPress 00:06:32 Metabolism, Metabolic Dysfunction, Medicinal Blindspot 00:14:17 Trifecta of Bad Energy 00:24:02 Western Living, United States, Specialization & Medicine 00:27:57 Insulin Resistance, Tool: Mitochondrial Capacity & Exercise 00:33:33 Sponsor: AG1 00:35:03 Tools: Walking & Glucose; Frequent Movement 00:44:25 Tools: Exercises to Improve Mitochondrial Capacity; Desk Treadmill 00:51:18 Soleus Push-Ups & Fidgeting, Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis (NEAT) 00:57:14 Sponsor: InsideTracker 00:58:21 Tool: Blood Test Biomarkers, Vital Signs & Mitochondrial Function 01:11:16 Navigate Medical System & Blood Tests, Consumer Lab Testing 01:16:46 Tool: Environmental Factors; Food, Life as a Process 01:21:58 Tool: Ultra-Processed vs. Real Food, Obesity, Soil & Micronutrients 01:32:03 Ultra-Processed Foods: Brain & Cellular Confusion 01:39:10 Tools: Control Cravings, GLP-1 Production, Microbiome Support 01:51:42 Ozempic, GLP-1 Analogs; Root Cause & Medicine 02:00:54 Tool: Deliberate Cold & Heat Exposure, Brown Fat 02:07:27 Tool: Intermittent Fasting & Metabolic Flexibility; Insulin Sensitivity 02:17:03 Tool: Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGMs) & Awareness, Glucose Spikes 02:24:34 Tool: CGMs, Glycemic Variability, Dawn Effect, Individuality 02:33:10 Sleep; Continuous Monitoring & Biomarkers 02:37:39 Mindset & Safety, Stress & Cell Danger Response 02:44:04 Tool: Being in Nature, Sunlight, Fear 02:54:44 Zero-Cost Support, Spotify & Apple Reviews, Sponsors, YouTube Feedback, Social Media, Neural Network Newsletter Disclaimer

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Huberman Lab Podcast, where we discuss science and science-based tools for everyday life.
0:06.0	I'm Andrew Huberman and I'm a professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford School of Medicine.
0:15.3	My guest today is Dr. Casey Means.
0:17.8	Dr. Casey Means did her undergraduate degree at Stanford University and her medical degree at Stanford University School of Medicine.
0:24.9	She is one of the world's foremost experts in metabolic health.
0:28.1	Today we discuss how metabolic function and dysfunction impacts our health.
0:32.2	In particular, we discuss mitochondria,
0:34.0	which are involved in energy production within our cells,
0:36.7	and the various things that we can each and all do
0:39.0	to ensure proper mitochondrial function,
0:41.0	which is essential not just for things like body composition and physical and mental energy,
0:46.0	but also our ability to regulate hormones, blood sugar, and much more.
0:50.0	We discuss how exercise, even simple exercise like walking as well as sleep, as well as more vigorous exercise and in particular nutrition, including the types of foods we eat, the timing of food intake, and the sources and quality of those foods impact
1:05.0	are mitochondria and other aspects of metabolic function.
1:08.2	We also discuss how particular micronutrients within specific foods can directly impact mitochondrial and metabolic health.
1:15.0	Dr. Means explains how mitochondria, inflammation, and reactive oxygen species,
1:20.0	which are the byproducts of metabolism in our cells can combine to create conditions of obesity
1:25.2	as well as ways that we can manage those things
1:27.6	or even reverse mitochondrial inflammation
1:31.0	and reactive oxygen species dysfunction in order to reverse obesity, reverse
1:35.9	diabetes, and enhance our health in myriad ways.
1:39.1	By the end of today's discussion you'll have a clear picture of the cellular
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