Optimizing Metabolic Health to Live a Longer and Healthier Life with Dr. Casey Means

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🗓️ 9 October 2024

⏱️ 73 minutes

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#196: In this deep dive on metabolic health, Dr. Casey Means shares insights on how changes to your food, exercise, sleep, and more can improve your metabolic health. She also shares her recommendations on essential biomarkers to monitor your health and the role of functional medicine in personalized healthcare. Casey Means, MD, is a Stanford-trained physician and co-founder of Levels, a health tech company focused on reversing the global metabolic health crisis. She’s the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Good Energy and her work has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and more. Link to Full Show Notes: https://chrishutchins.com/casey-means-metabolic-health Partner Deals Green Chef: 50% off your first meal kit + 20% off next 2 months with code ALLTHEHACKS50 1Password: Free 2-week trial of my favorite password manager NetSuite: Free KPI checklist to upgrade your business performance DeleteMe: 20% off removing your personal info from the web Gelt: Skip the waitlist on personalized tax guidance to maximize your wealth For all the deals, discounts and promo codes from our partners, go to: chrishutchins.com/deals Resources Mentioned Casey Means: Website | Newsletter | Instagram | X Book: Good Energy Levels Blog Diabetes Reversal Diets: Virta Health | Mastering Diabetes Biomarker Testing and Services DexaFit Function Health (ALLHACKS100 to skip the waitlist) InsideTracker (Get 10% off here) Levels (Discounts on Subscriptions here) Instalab Life Extension Next Health Functional Medicine Doctors The Institute for Functional Medicine Parsley Health Medical Journals: New England Journal of Medicine | Journal of the American Medical Association Environmental Obesogens and Their Impact on Susceptibility to Obesity Sleep Tracker: Oura Ring Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM): Levels ATH Podcast Ep #151: Master the Skill of Sleep with Mollie Eastman Follow & Review on Apple Podcasts Email us for questions, tips, deals and feedback Full Show Notes (00:00) Introduction (02:02) Why Investing in Healthcare Is Making Us More Sick (04:53) Metabolic Dysfunction: Definition and Impact (08:38) The Causes of Metabolic Dysfunction (12:35) The Role of Food in Metabolic Health (19:46) Ways to Identify Healthy and Unhealthy Processed Food (23:59) How Our Body Handles Sugar (27:04) The 5 Essential Components of Food (28:33) How Important Is Hydration? (30:45) Testing and Biomarkers for Metabolic Health (34:11) Advanced Tests for Specific Health Functions (40:37) Affordable Services to Test Your Biomarkers (43:05) What Does a Functional Medicine Doctor Do? (45:19) Understanding Diagnostic Categories (49:43) Leveraging Continuous Glucose Monitoring for Your Overall Health (52:47) Does the Timing and Order of What You Eat Matter? (55:44) Why You Should Take a Walk After Your Meals (58:32) Sleep Hygiene Tips for Better Metabolic Health (1:01:17) Types of Exercises That Boost Your Metabolism (1:05:13) What Are Environmental Toxins and How Can You Get Rid of Them? (1:09:21) The Impact of Good Cellular Function and How to Start Improving It (1:11:20) Where to Find Dr. Casey Means Connect with Chris Newsletter | Membership | Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn Editor’s Note: The content on this page is accurate as of the posting date; however, some of our partner offers may have expired. Opinions expressed here are the author's alone, not those of any bank, credit card issuer, hotel, airline, or other entity. This content has not been reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by any of the entities included within the post.

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0:00.0	Imagine transforming your health with just a few key changes.
0:05.8	Today I'm joined by Dr. Casey Means, a brilliant Stanford trained physician who says,
0:11.4	Because metabolic health is the foundation of all health what you can
0:15.2	expect to feel if you really get on top of it is improved mood, mental clarity, so much
0:21.3	more energy, better sleep, healthy weight.
0:25.0	It's incredible what happens when you really fix this most foundational part of our biology.
0:30.6	We are going to explore so many great science-based strategies to dial in your health and feel better than ever.
0:37.0	I'm Chris Hutchins. If you enjoy this episode, please share it with a friend.
0:40.0	And if you want to keep upgrading your life money and travel click follow or
0:43.7	subscribe now let's get into it right after this.
0:47.3	This episode is brought to you by Green Chef with so many delicious fruits and
0:52.4	veggies ripe and in season, fall is the perfect time to dig into green
0:56.7	chef. We're talking squash, cranberries, brussels sprouts, green beans, maple, pumpkin.
1:01.6	You will find so many delicious foods and chef-crafted recipes
1:05.2	designed to celebrate all the fall flavors.
1:08.1	We've been cooking with green chef three nights a week for over a year and absolutely love it. They make it so easy to eat healthy and
1:15.0	clean because one, their chef-crafted recipes are full of high quality organic and
1:19.8	seasonal produce with limited processed ingredients,
1:23.4	and two, almost every meal we make is done
1:26.0	in less than 30 minutes.
1:28.0	Even better, they make it easy to eat right
1:30.1	for your lifestyle, whether that's Mediterranean,
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