Take Control of Your Metabolic Health with Dr. Casey Means | The Metabolic Link Ep. 43
The Metabolic Link
Food as Information and the Gut as Boundary
Dr. Means describes food's role as building material and genetic signaling, and how the microbiome and gut integrity shape health.
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In this interview, host Victoria Field sits down with Dr. Casey Means, a Stanford-trained physician, entrepreneur, and New York Times bestselling author of the new book Good Energy. Dr. Means shares her inspiring journey from being a head and neck surgeon to leaving traditional medicine and becoming a leading voice in the metabolic health field. They take a deep dive into the environmental factors that impact our metabolism, the importance of taking care of your mitochondria, and practical steps to improve your overall metabolic health and well-being. Dr. Means also shares her own health struggles along the way and even sheds light on the emotional aspects of metabolic health, including the importance of navigating through trauma and making peace with death. Tune in for a conversation that is both informative and deeply personal.
Casey Means, MD is a Stanford-trained physician and co-founder of Levels, a health technology company with the mission of reversing the world’s metabolic health crisis and author of the #1 New York Times bestselling book Good Energy, released May 2024. She received her BA with honors and MD from Stanford, was President of her Stanford class, and has served on Stanford faculty. She trained in Head & Neck Surgery before leaving traditional medicine to devote her life to tackling the root cause of why Americans are sick. She has been featured in The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Women’s Health, and more.
To learn more about Dr. Means, to join her newsletter, and get her book, please visit: https://www.caseymeans.com/
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