Welcome to a bonus weekend episode of the Tech Mem Ride Home.

As always, I'm your host Brian McCullough.

Remember that first weekend long read from yesterday from

NBC's tech correspondent Jacob Ward. As I said yesterday it triggered some things

that I've been thinking about for a while now that I'm still formulating

feces and opinions on about data and data harvesting and data capitalism in general

so I reached out to Jacob to delve further and I'm glad I did. This is a super provocative deeper dive into the ideas of his piece.

But first...

Loomin is the world's first handheld metabolic coach. It's a device that measures

your metabolism through your breath and on the app it lets you know if you're

burning fat or carbs and gives you tailored guidance

to improve your nutrition, workouts, sleep, and even stress management.

All you have to do is breathe into your lumen first thing in the morning

and you'll know what's going on with your metabolism, whether you're

burning mostly fats or carbs. Then, Loomin gives you a personalized nutrition plan for that day

based on your measurements. You can also breathe into it before and after workouts and meals so you know exactly what's going on in your body in real time and

Luman will give you tips to keep you on top of your health game.

My wife and I are currently on parallel get healthier, get thinner regiments and have found

a lumen incredibly useful as a guide because your metabolism is at the center of everything

your body does.

Optable metabolic health translates into a bunch of

benefits including easier weight management, improved energy levels, better

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