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#263 - How do macronutrients affect your blood sugar and metabolic health? | Dr. Robert Lustig & Ben Grynol

Episode 263

Thursday, August 29, 2024 • Duration 36:30

Macronutrients include fat, protein, and carbohydrates. Fiber is a type of carbohydrate. All four nutrients have different effects on glucose and metabolic health. Dr. Robert Lustig and Ben Grynol discuss the metabolic health effects of each macronutrient, how to prevent age-related muscle loss, how to improve gut health, and more.

Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://levels.link/wnl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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.

🎙 What Robert Lustig, MD, & Ben Grynol discuss:

(03:36) — Protein helps prevent age-related muscle loss

(04:25) — What if you just consume protein and do not exercise?

(05:21) — Leucine is a stimulator of insulin release

(08:55) — Which fats are good and bad for you?

(13:22) — How dietary fat affects your glucose response

(14:59) — The importance of fiber

(15:52) —What does fiber do?

⁠⁠⁠Transcript & Show notes⁠⁠⁠

🔗 LINKS:

Watch the full library for Rob’s Ultimate Health Guide: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt_J9-Sfer-lwssEdcuNTm3mmKhKqgd-z

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

Episode 262

Thursday, August 15, 2024 • Duration 16:36

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 Lustig and Ben Grynol discuss the answer to this burning question and more, including how exercise, saunas, stress, and sleep affect glucose levels.

Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://levels.link/wnl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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.

🎙 What Robert Lustig, MD, & Ben Grynol discuss:

(02:30) — Why do you get a glucose spike when you exercise?

(04:22) — The sport drink industry puts fructose in its products

(05:27) — What happens to your glucose when you enter a sauna?

(06:26) — Is it better to exercise or change your diet?

(08:16) — How cortisol, the stress hormone, impacts blood sugar and health

(10:36) — How does sleep affect your metabolic health?

(12:22) — How do you fix sleep deprivation?

⁠⁠Transcript & Show notes⁠⁠

#253 - What is insulin resistance and why does it matter? | Dr. Rob Lustig & Dr. Dominic D’Agostino - (Replay)

Episode 253

Thursday, May 9, 2024 • Duration 01:21:32

Insulin resistance is when cells stop responding to insulin’s signal to uptake glucose. It’s a hallmark of prediabetes, Type 2 diabetes, and other forms of metabolic dysfunction, and it manifests as several chronic disease, ranging from Alzheimer’s to polycystic ovarian syndrome. Dr. Rob Lustig and Dr. Dominic D’Agostino discuss the importance of monitoring insulin levels, why a high or increasing insulin level is a problem, and how insulin resistance hinders weight management.

Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: ⁠https://levels.link/wnl⁠

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.

🎙 What Rob Lustig, MD, & Dr. Dominic D’Agostino, PhD, discuss:

(03:57) — What is insulin?

(06:55) — What is insulin resistance?

(18:00) — There are three types of insulin resistance

(38:00) — Weight management is not about calories in and calories out

(45:53) — Adding more insulin to the equation of Type 2 diabetes isn’t necessarily the answer

(51:20) — Insulin is a crucial biomarker to measure for metabolic health

(53:58) — Insulin resistance is a hinderance to weight management

(57:07) — The intake of too much leucine can lead to insulin resistance

#163 - Startup org design at 50+: Leadership, objectives, coordination, & evals | Aaron Dignan & Sam Corcos

Episode 163

Thursday, August 25, 2022 • Duration 01:11:07

When overseeing a startup, a CEO needs a well-functioning organizational design. This helps evaluate the performance of the team, make sure functions are coordinating and executing efficiently, and communicate and set objectives. In this conversation, bestselling author of Brave New Work, Aaron Dignan, talks with Levels CEO, Sam Corcos. 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

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.

🎙 What Aaron Dignan & Levels’ Sam Corcos discuss:

(17:29) – Don’t turn performance management into a binary

(21:21) – Commitments and outcomes

(22:10) – Performance is a team sport

(37:10) – Create a culture of constraint

(42:59) – Don’t micromanage

(51:27) – The hierarchy of work

(56:16) – The power to object

(01:05:08) – Find the right role

(01:06:45) – The power of mixed roles

#162 - Influencer marketing: Beneficial partnership endorsements, relationship management, & organic growth | Tom Griffin, Jackie Tsontakis, & Steph Coates

Episode 162

Monday, August 22, 2022 • Duration 51:17

When is it beneficial to welcome influencers to your marketing plan? Here are the details on how Levels thinks about influencer marketing, partnership endorsements, relationship management, and organic growth in this chat between Tom Griffin, Jackie Tsontakis, & Steph Coates. 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

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.

🎙 What Tom Griffin, Jackie Tsontakis, and Steph Coates discuss:

(02:56) – What does partnership mean?

(07:15) – The influence of content creators

(15:01) – Why we’re focusing on a specific audience

(17:28) – Offer access to the people who need it most

(20:13) – How partnership can pressure food companies into having higher standards

(28:08) – The Ferriss Effect

(33:33) – Finding the right partnerships

(41:30) – How async has shaped Levels

#161 - Member Story: A former fitness competitor’s IVF journey & what real health looks like | Sara Beemer & Ben Grynol

Episode 161

Thursday, August 18, 2022 • Duration 55:02

How does a former bodybuilder go from carb-loading to eating for longevity and fertility with IVF? Here’s a look at the journey of healthy eating from a fitness competitor turned nutrition coach in this conversation between Sara Beemer & Ben Grynol. 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

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.

🎙 What Sara Beemer and Levels’ Ben Grynol discuss:

(16:22) – Find your motivation

(26:00) – Make gradual changes

(27:52) – Create good sleep habits

(29:57) – Don’t be extreme

(33:00) – The benefits of meditation

(37:27) – Schedule out your week

(43:27) – Try new things

(47:54) – Understand what’s going on in your body

(52:13) – Let your kids learn with you

#160 - Erectile dysfunction may mean chronic disease & early death | Dr. Merrill Matschke & Dr. Casey Means

Episode 160

Monday, August 15, 2022 • Duration 01:31:45

Erectile dysfunction can be an early indicator of future cardiovascular disease, endothelial dysfunction, and early death. Learn more in this conversation between urologist and male reproductive specialist and surgeon Dr. Merrill Matschke and Levels Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Casey Means. 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

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.

🎙 What Dr. Merrill Matschke & Dr. Casey Means discuss:

(13:47) – The connection between metabolic dysfunction and erectile dysfunction

(22:08) – How ED develops

(34:11) – Let’s talk about oxidative stress

(40:06) – The importance of testosterone levels in insulin sensitivity

(46:50) – The importance of diet, exercise, and sleep

(48:45) – Why is testosterone dropping?

(59:59) – Our healthcare system needs to do better

(01:07:44) – Don’t put treatment off

#159 - Member Story: Making diet & exercise an easy, natural habit | Drew Manning, Fit2Fat2Fit

Episode 159

Thursday, August 11, 2022 • Duration 01:00:44

Weight loss and physical transformation are significantly more mental and emotional than we think; it goes beyond diet and exercise. Fitness trainer and creator of Fit2Fat2Fit Drew Manning talks about how self-love is the piece to focus on for natural habit changes that can bring physical change. 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

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.

📍 What Drew Manning and Levels’ Ben Grynol discuss:

(06:15) – Drew’s journey

(08:10) – The mental weight of an unhealthy lifestyle

(09:10) – Don’t let body issues define your self-image

(10:52) – Transformation isn’t just physical

(23:46) – Un-training your brain

(25:45) – The emotional connection to food

(31:03) – It’s hard to be healthy

(41:57) – Diets aren’t always healthy

(45:44) – Your physical health affects your relationships

#158 - From Google Product Manager to Co-Founder of Levels | David Flinner & Ben Grynol

Episode 158

Monday, August 8, 2022 • Duration 01:01:52

As a prior Product Manager at Google, Co-Founder David Flinner started his own metabolic health journey and then serendipitously reconnected with Sam Corcos and Josh Clemente. 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

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.

🎙 What David Flinner and Ben Grynol discuss:

(18:21) – Understand what’s possible

(21:00) – Maximize your value

(31:12) – An uphill battle

(38:39) – Levels is a spectrum

(40:25) – Being a partner

(44:13) – Be intentional about your message

(47:21) – Be responsible caretakers of data

(50:01) – Keep moving forward

(50:51) – Dealing with challenges

(52:11) – How do we grow?

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#157 - Member Story: How Charlette improved her quality of life & found what foods work best for her with Levels at 64

Episode 157

Friday, August 5, 2022 • Duration 54:41

According to our Member Charlette Plinneke, Levels helped her find a better quality of life, discover what foods work best for her, and use CGM data to support her food and lifestyle changes. 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

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.

🎙 What Charlette Plinneke and Levels’ Ben Grynol discuss:
(17:29) – Food can change your body

(21:05) – Some foods aren’t as healthy as you think

(29:52) – The self-cleaning oven analogy

(35:08) – Why Charlette became a teacher again

(37:58) – You don’t have to give up good food

(40:30) – You aren’t locked in

(41:52) – Sometimes less is more

(48:09) – Why Levels is a long-term fix

(53:13) – When you feel good, you do good

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