Understanding metabolic health: The effect of sleep, exercise, diet & stress on glucose levels

Published: Nov. 3, 2021, 1 a.m.

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Only 1 in 8 of Americans are considered metabolically healthy \\u2013 a measure of your blood sugar, cholesterol, blood pressure, waist circumference and triglycerides \\u2013 which is alarming considering metabolic dysfunction is the root cause of many chronic illnesses. WHOOP VP of Performance Kristen Holmes sits down with Dr. Casey Means, a Stanford-trained physician and Chief Medical Officer and Co-Founder of the metabolic health company Levels, for an in-depth discussion on metabolic health. They discuss the prevalence of chronic disease (2:37), inflammation (4:14), chronic illness and lifestyle (6:13), glucose spikes (7:56), metabolic health warning signs (12:55), sleep (17:33), exercise and glucose (25:21), a WHOOP-Levels metabolic health study (28:53), the importance of sleep consistency (39:43), walking after meals (46:33), and why we need to change our lifestyles (50:39).\\xa0


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