The Top 3 Lab Tests to Determine If Your Metabolic Health is Optimal with Dr. Casey Means

Dhru Purohit Show

Dhru Purohit

Alternative Health, Medicine, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 27 June 2022

⏱️ 33 minutes

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This episode is brought to you by Pendulum and InsideTracker. The word “metabolism” gets tossed around quite a bit, usually in the context of weight loss. It’s important to realize that our metabolic health is so much more than that—it’s the way our 37 trillion cells create energy so that we can do all the things we want to do in life, big and small. With that in mind, it’s pretty alarming to note that nine of the 10 leading causes of death in the US are directly caused or worsened by poor blood sugar control and declines in other metabolic markers. Chronic diseases like diabetes, heart disease, stroke, Alzheimer’s, cancer, and more are all linked in one way or another to various metabolic dysfunctions. On today’s mini-episode, Dhru sits down with Dr. Casey Means to talk about the best ways to dial in our metabolic health and take back control of how we feel and how we age. Dr. Casey Means is a Stanford-trained physician, Chief Medical Officer and Cofounder of the metabolic health company Levels, an associate editor of the International Journal of Disease Reversal and Prevention, and a lecturer at Stanford University. In this episode we dive into: -Optimal triglyceride levels and understanding the triglyceride/HDL ratio -Optimal fasting insulin levels -Optimal HA1C levels Listen to the full episode here. For more on Dr. Casey Means, follow her on Instagram @drcaseyskitchen and @levels, Twitter @drcaseyskitchen and @levels, and through her website, levelshealth.com. This episode is brought to you by Pendulum and InsideTracker. Pendulum is the first company to figure out how to harness the amazing benefits of Akkermansia in a probiotic capsule. To receive 20% off your first purchase of Pendulum’s Akkermansia probiotic supplement, go to Pendulumlife.com and use code DHRU20. InsideTracker provides detailed nutrition and lifestyle guidance based on your individual needs. Right now, they’re offering my podcast community 20% off. Just go to insidetracker.com/DHRU to get your discount and try it out for yourself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi everyone, Drew Proud here on today's podcast episode.
0:03.6	We have none other than Dr. Casey means one of my friends and one of the top experts that
0:10.4	we've had on the podcast when it comes to all things metabolic health.
0:14.2	And we're talking with Casey about a few important subjects.
0:17.4	So if you've ever wondered what her top three lab tests are to determine if you're
0:23.3	metabolically healthy and if your health results show up as optimal, if you've ever wondered
0:30.1	what the triglyceride to LDL ratio is and why it's such an important predictor of cardiovascular
0:36.7	disease, if you've ever wondered what fasting insulin is and what is an optimal fasting
0:42.4	insulin number look like.
0:44.4	And if you've ever wondered how to improve your A1C or hemoglobin A1C, which is also not
0:51.8	just linked to diabetes, but linked to Alzheimer's and so many other chronic conditions, we're
0:56.7	going to go into all those topics in today's mini episode with Dr. Casey means.
1:02.2	If you want to learn more about Casey and her work at levels, check her link out in
1:06.7	the show notes and let's jump into today's topic.
1:11.8	Tell us why big picture we should be caring about the topic of metabolic health and specifically
1:17.4	getting the right blood test to determine whether or not our metabolic health is head
1:22.7	in the right range.
1:24.0	And if you wouldn't mind to parter, it's a lot.
1:27.2	Maybe three, three of the top lab tests that people should be getting today if they truly
1:34.3	care about this area of their health.
1:36.7	Thank you so much for having me back Drew.
1:38.3	I'm thrilled to be here and I will jump right in on this.
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