Optimal Performance Podcast

Dr. Casey Means has helped create something that will change the lives of millions. Levels is a Continuous Glucose Monitor Company. It gives you access to technology that was reserved for diabetics exclusively…till now. Dr. Means has a fascinating origin story. And the wearable, app and behavior change that comes from Levels is really fascinating. A few years from now, the worlds top performers will all be wearing CGMs. In this episode we cover:   •What does a founder of CGM company eat for lunch? •Her journey from Head and Neck Surgeon to private biomedical device company •Most doctors get 4 hours of nutrition education in med school! •Now Dr. Casey is motivated to help people take ownership of their health •Clarifying metabolic health - how food converts to energy •”88% of the country is considered to be metabolically dysfunctional.” •What is insulin resistance? •When you reverse metabolic dysfunction a lot of these (disease) symptoms melt away •What is a continuous glucose monitor? •”Something may be healt