Episode 296 Show Notes
In this episode, Grant and Heavey are joined by a special guest and founder of the Levels continuous glucose monitoring company Josh Clemente. With a background in aerospace engineering, CrossFit and a curiosity to improve his own energy levels, Josh developed Levels as a tool for improving metabolic fitness and preventing insulin resistance. The boys dive into all things glucose including individual response, the stress and glucose relationship and the effects of alcohol on blood sugars. Lastly, Josh shares a link for you to jump the waitlist and test out CGM on yourself.
1:29 Welcome Josh
4:30 Space nerd
9:08 Glucose monitoring
12:36 Physical and mental burnout
14:20 Wired to Eat
16:48 What is a healthy glucose response should be
19:38 Giving back on glucose science
22:01 What is metabolism?
24:30 Insulin resistance
27:59 We’re all on a spectrum
32:05 The pizza hack
35:53 Foundation of metabolic fitness
38:37 Alcohol and blood sugars
44:41 Highly carb sensitive
46:01 Building confidence in the choices you’re making
50:02 Waitlist of 50k people
53:07 Effects of stress on blood sugars56:56 Listener link to jump the waitlist line: https://levels.link/STRENGTHNSCOTCH
Links
Link to jump the waitlist and begin using Levels yourself: https://levels.link/STRENGTHNSCOTCH
More information on glucose and athletics:
- Glucose and Athletic Recovery
- How to Create an Optimal Diet by Tracking Glucose
- Optimize Exercise Performance with Glucose Tracking
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