Casey Means, M.D.: “Metabolic health is not just about avoiding long-term chronic illnesses…It's also about feeling good in the moment.”

Means, a Stanford-trained physician and co-founder of Levels, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss which healthy foods can secretly spike your blood sugar, plus:

- How your microbiome affects your blood sugar

- How to prepare your body for a glucose spike

- Underrated tips to keep your metabolism stable

- Why you should switch from sweet to savory breakfasts

- How to actually know if your metabolism is healthy

Referenced in the episode:

- Levels.

- Data showing the average American eats 152 pounds of sugar in one year.

- A study on how poor sleep can affect metabolism.

- A study on how microbiome can dictate glucose responses.

- Levels blog post on the top 10 worst foods for blood sugar.

- mbg Podcast episode #294, with Jud Brewer, M.D., Ph.D.

- Product recommendations: Unreal chocolate quinoa peanut butter cups, Lief Therapeutics HRV monitor, Siete Foods burrito size tortillas, Whole Foods nori sheets, Forager Project cashew milk yogurt.

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