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The Human Upgrade with Dave Asprey

Good Energy: Transformative Metabolic Health Tips - Dr. Casey Means : 1167

The Human Upgrade with Dave Asprey

Dave Asprey

Fat, Health & Fitness, Meditation, Biohacking, Lifestyle, Diet, Science, Self-improvement, Fasting, Nutrition, Hacking, Fitness, Brain, Wellness, Education

4.67.3K Ratings

🗓️ 30 May 2024

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of The Human Upgrade, you’ll learn how to enhance your health and longevity with insights from Dr. Casey Means, a Stanford-trained physician and co-founder of the metabolic health company, Levels. You’ll learn how to achieve good energy by enhancing metabolic health. Dr. Means shares valuable information on how food choices, metabolism, and chronic diseases are interconnected. She explains the science behind mitochondrial function and how your everyday choices impact your body's ability to generate energy. 

This episode offers practical tips for improving your metabolic health, covering areas such as diet, sleep, stress management, and reducing inflammation. You’ll hear about the importance of continuous glucose monitoring and personalized health data in maintaining metabolic health. 

Get ready to uncover the truth about modern healthcare systems and learn how to empower yourself with knowledge. Whether you're dealing with chronic conditions or looking to enhance your health, this episode is packed with essential information to guide your journey. 


Timestamps: 

  • (00:00:10) Introduction and importance of metabolic health 
  • (00:01:25) The connection between food and pharma systems 
  • (00:02:29) Dr. Means' background and new book "Good Energy" 
  • (00:03:33) The metabolic foundation of chronic diseases 
  • (00:05:59) The failure of Google as a health search engine 
  • (00:06:18) The link between migraines and mitochondrial function 
  • (00:07:52) Dr. Means' transition from ENT surgeon to metabolic health expert 
  • (00:10:25) The role of inflammation in chronic diseases 
  • (00:14:16) Working with her brother on the book 
  • (00:18:07) The story of Dr. Means' mother and the healthcare system's failures 
  • (00:20:55) Empowering patients with their health data 
  • (00:22:32) Addressing fear and misinformation in healthcare 
  • (00:30:44) First steps to improving metabolic health 
  • (00:37:17) The impact of fear on health 
  • (00:44:20) The concept of biochemical fear 
  • (00:50:04) Integrating natural signals into modern life 


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0:00.0

You're listening to the human upgrade with Dave Asprey.

0:04.0

You're listening to the human upgrade with Dave Asprey.

0:12.0

Today I want to talk about metabolic health. Not like I haven't talked about it

0:17.0

500 times out of 1,200 episodes, but the reason that I keep coming back to this and sharing more with you is that when

0:26.8

your metabolism works you can live way longer than you're supposed to.

0:32.3

You can become a nicer person,

0:34.6

or more importantly, a kinder person.

0:37.4

You can be more conscious.

0:38.7

You can be less sick, you can have less pain.

0:41.4

And you can handle things in the world that otherwise would feel like they

0:45.1

were overwhelming. So you want to be limitless this is what we do. So I found

0:51.4

someone unique and interesting to chat with today because yeah you might hear me say

0:56.8

mitochondria a few times in almost every episode there's a reason but Dr. Casey Means is a Stanford trained physician,

1:04.8

a leader in the field of precision health,

1:07.8

and she's a co-founder

1:10.1

and one of my favorite biohacking companies

1:11.8

called Levels.

1:14.0

Her brother, Callimines, was on the show back in March

1:17.4

where we talked about a new blueprint for fixing the American food

1:21.9

and pharmacist.

1:23.7

Just a quick summary of that.

1:25.4

The food and pharmacist should not have

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