Salad With a Side of Fries Nutrition, Wellness & Weight Loss

Metabolic Health is Overall Health (feat. Dr. Casey Means)

Episode Summary

Our medical system is all about specialists. Often, our doctors focus on a single organ. But WE understand, it's all connected. Dr. Casey Means, founder of Levels Health, joins Jenn to talk about the connection between metabolic health and our overall health. More specifically, they dive into the connection between metabolic health and immune health which is top of mind for all of us, these days. Your seemingly unrelated symptoms are actually all connected and likely remedied with four main behavioral drivers. This is absolutely a must-listen for you and your whole family! Become a Member: https://glow.fm/saladwithasideoffries/ Connect with Dr. Casey Means on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drcaseyskitchen/ Connect with Dr. Casey Means on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/DrCaseysKitchen/ Connect with Levels Health on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unlocklevels/ Connect with Levels Health on Twitter: https://twitter.com/unlocklevels Levels Health Website: https://www.levelshealth.com/

Episode Notes

Outline:

• Intro to today's topic & meet Dr. Casey Means
• How Dr. Casey got into medicine and an intro to epigenetics
• Defining metabolic health & metabolism
• Signs/Symptoms that metabolic health is suffering: PCOS, insulin resistance, fatty liver, high blood pressure, heart disease, fatigue, chronic pain, brain fog, Alzheimer's, dementia, acne
• What are we doing/not doing that puts us into a state of metabolic dysfunction?
  • 4 main behavioral drivers of glucose: food choices, sleep, exercise, stress
• Connection between metabolic health & Immune Health & Covid-19, specifically
• How to improve metabolic health (and damage to the pancreas)
  • the 4 key levers plus microbiome/gut health, B-vitamins, zinc, manganese, wearables
• Pairing tech & health: Dr. Casey's company, Levels Health 
• Recap & closing words from Dr. Casey

Links:
Become a Member
Connect with us! FB Page & Private FB Group & Jenn's Instagram
Take the free Weight Loss Profile, Jenn will send you a Menu Plan
Connect with Dr. Casey Means on Instagram, Twitter
Learn more about Levels Health on Instagram, Twitter and the website 

Quotes:
"Health is not just the genetic blueprint; it is the interaction between the blueprint and the exposures you encounter every day." - Dr. Casey Means
"We are diagnosed based on the organ system which failed first." - Jenn Trepeck
"Immune cells are deactivated by high blood sugar." - Dr. Casey Means
"Diabetes, obesity and other metabolic conditions create a baseline pro-inflammatory state in the body." - Dr. Casey Means