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This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health, Thrive Market, and InsideTracker.\nWhat if you had a tool that helped you not only make better health decisions but also gave you real-time feedback on how your body uniquely reacts to any kind of food? Thanks to continuous glucose monitors this is something we\u2019ll all be able to take advantage of in the near future. Levels is one company that\u2019s been spearheading the field of wearable technology, providing an incredible amount of information on blood sugar responses and metabolic individuality. I talk to Dr. Casey Means about what we can learn from the 51 million data points Levels has already gathered on blood glucose reactions.\xa0\nDr. Casey Means is a Stanford-trained physician, Chief Medical Officer and Co-founder of metabolic health company Levels, an Associate Editor of the International Journal of Disease Reversal and Prevention, and a Guest Lecturer at Stanford University. Dr. Means\u2019 perspective has been recently featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Men's Health, Forbes, Business Insider, Techcrunch, Entrepreneur Magazine, Metabolism, Endocrine Today, and more.\xa0\nThis episode is brought to you by Rupa Health, Thrive Market, and InsideTracker.\nRupa Health is a place for Functional Medicine practitioners to access more than 2,000 specialty lab tests from over 20 labs like DUTCH, Vibrant America, Genova, Great Plains, and more. You can check out a free live demo with a Q&A or create an account at RupaHealth.com.\xa0\nThrive Market is an online membership-based grocery store that makes eating well convenient and more affordable. Join today at thrivemarket.com/hyman to receive an extra 40% off your first order and a free gift.\nIf you\u2019re curious about getting your own health program dialed-in to your unique needs, check out InsideTracker. Right now they\u2019re offering my listeners 25% off at insidetracker.com/drhyman.\nHere are more of the details from our interview (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):\xa0\n\n\nThe leading driver of mortality in the Western world (5:52 / 3:46)\xa0\n\nThe type of foods that are driving cardio and metabolic disease (8:38 / 5:03)\xa0\xa0\n\nLearnings from 51 million continuous glucose monitor readings (12:28 / 8:53)\n\nFoods commonly believed to be healthy that actually spike blood sugar (20:39 / 17:04)\n\nHow various food combinations affect blood sugar (21:16 / 17:44)\xa0\n\nWalking after eating can lower glucose levels (23:32 / 20:00)\xa0\n\nFoods we should never eat and surprising foods that spike glucose levels (27:27 / 22:07)\n\nFoods that don\u2019t spike blood sugar but should still be avoided (44:22/ 38:52)\xa0\n\nHow food combinations, sequencing, and when we eat influence glucose levels (51:33 / 46:03)\xa0\n\nWhat are normal and optimal blood sugar levels? (1:06:34 / 1:01:01)\xa0\n\n\nLearn more about Dr. Means\u2019 work at https://www.levelshealth.com/. Levels is currently running a closed beta program. To skip the line and participate in their early access program today, visit levels.link/HYMAN.\n \nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices