How to optimize mental clarity, focus, memory, & mood by monitoring your glucose + how stress affects glucose levels, and how I used a Neurocycle to lower a stress-induced glucose spike!

The Dr. Leaf Show

Dr. Caroline Leaf

Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.7 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 25 January 2021

⏱️ 54 minutes

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**Pre-order my new book Cleaning up Your Mental Mess here & get access to exclusive pre-order bonuses like a workbook, bonus chapters and more: https://www.cleaningupyourmentalmess.com/ Sign up to join my free text program and receive mental health care tips. Just text DRLEAF to 1 (833) 285 3747 Register for my FREE NeuroCycle workshop (Feb 27th!): https://neurocycle.eventbrite.com SHOW DESCRIPTION: In this podcast I speak with Josh Clemente, one of Levels a company that developed a smart tracker that monitors your blood glucose in real time, so you can maximize your diet, exercise, mental health and overall wellbeing. Josh and I discuss the importance of tracking your glucose levels, how to know what changes to make based on the data, techniques to balance glucose levels and increase metabolic flexibility, how sleep affects glucose levels, how to use a glucose monitor to improve mental health and decrease the risk for neurodegenerative diseases, and so much more! Plus, I share how I used a Neurocycle to lower a stress-induced glucose spike! Read the show blog: https://drleaf.com/blogs/news/how-to-optimize-mental-clarity-focus-memory-mood-by-monitoring-your-glucose-how-stress-affects-glucose-levels-how-the-neurocycle-can-improve-metabolic-flexibility Visit levels.link/drleaf to skip the 75,000+ person waitlist and join Levels today! Follow Levels on social media for more tips and info: @levels on Instagram & Twitter SPECIAL OFFERS FROM OUR SPONSORS: Thrive Market, which is a great way to shop and save money without leaving your house! Thrive Market makes shopping easier, enjoyable and sustainable! Try Thrive Market today and become a member risk-free! Go to https://thrivemarket.com/drleaf and you’ll get up to 25% off your first order and a FREE gift! NED, a company that makes the highest quality, organic, full spectrum CBD based on the latest science. To get 15% off your first order and free shipping visit https://helloned.com/drleaf or use the code DRLEAF at checkout. PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS: 7:53 What is Levels, and how can it help you? 11:00 Why it is important to prevent major health issues by monitoring our health BEFORE we get sick 17:00 How toxic stress impacts our glucose levels and health 23:11 How controlling your glucose levels can give you more energy 28:46 How our glucose levels can affect memory and brain health, and its relationship to neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s 33:50 How sleep is affected by irregular glucose levels, and how sleep affects our blood sugar 40:00 How “diseases of abundance” have affected our health as a species, and why self-regulation is so important when it comes to our health 43:53 Mental health, mood and glucose monitoring 45:00 The relationship between mind management, stress and metabolism ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: -Get my new brain detox app SWITCH on sale now! Just visit: https://theswitch.app -Visit my website at https://drleaf.com for more free resources -Instagram: @drcarolineleaf: https://www.instagram.com/drcarolineleaf/ -Facebook: Dr. Caroline Leaf: https://www.facebook.com/drleaf -Twitter: @drcarolineleaf: https://twitter.com/DrCarolineLeaf -Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/drcarolineleaf If you enjoyed this episode please leave a 5 review on iTunes, Google Play, or wherever you are listening! And don't forget to subscribe and share this podcast with friends and family! I love seeing your posts on social media! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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