LEVELS – A Whole New Level

Levels Head of Growth, Ben Grynol, follows up with CrossFit trainer, creator of the Mendoza Program and one of our earliest Levels members, Gabe Mendoza. They dive into how Gabe has been focused on optimizing his fitness through diet and lifestyle choices with the help of his CGM. Gabe also discusses how this insight has helped him be a role model for his family’s health and so many people around him. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health. Look for new shows every month on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health. (08:03) – People have to opt in (10:26) – Focus on small changes (15:07) – Overcoming the American diet (19:18) – Look at your patterns (21:13) – Your body craves homeostasis (25:59) – Control your environment (30:11) – Create routines (32:38) – Influence the people closest to you (33:27) – You can change your community (36:25) – Change is a long-term endeavor Read Gabe's Story – levelshealth.com/blog Transcripts & Show Notes

Burnout looks different for everyone. It can be a universal experience in a startup environment because it’s easy to let your work become your full identity. Levels Head of Operations Michael ‘Miz’ Mizrahi wrote a detailed memo on burnout to help start the discussion around the topic so we can do our best to avoid it. In this episode, Ben Grynol chatted with Miz about what exactly might cause burnout and some of the strategies to mitigate it, why it’s important, and how we think about it internally as a team. Learn the best ways to protect yourself from burnout so you can live a more balanced life. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health. Look for new shows every month on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health. 🎙 What Michael ‘Miz’ Mizrahi & Ben Grynol discuss: (03:46) - Check in on remote workers (06:30) - It’s not just overworking, it’s overinvesting (08:24) - Separate work and personal identity (11:15) - Remember change is constant (14:20) - Trust in yourself and your work (19:38) - Keep boundaries (27:38) - Understand people’s whole lives (29:30) - Let people define their own limits (36:55) - Talk to someone if you need help (44:54) - Check in on peers Transcripts & Show Notes 🔗 Helpful links: Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1

Learn why Levels chose a membership model and why we feel it’s important to the future of our members in this conversation between Maz Brumand and Chris Jones. Look for multiple new shows per week on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations about metabolic health and how the Levels startup team builds a wellness movement from the ground up in the health and wellness tech industry. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health. Look for new shows every month on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health. 🎙 What Maziar Brumand & Chris Jones discuss: (02:51) – The values of membership (11:06) – Strategize your food intake (12:52) – Use crowdsourcing to gain insight (15:59) – Membership isn’t just transactional (19:04) – A holistic approach to metabolic health (26:07) – The inefficiency of healthcare (33:27) – The importance of information accessibility (38:36) – Give members value (43:48) – Health is a long-term journey (44:24) – Put the consumer at the center of health Transcript & Show notes 🔗 Helpful links: Watch the conversation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKLEr8m3qNE Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1

Macadamia Milk vs. Pecan Milk? What are the best foods for gaining weight while keeping blood sugar stable? Why am I getting a big spike with Protein Pancakes? What's a healthier carb than oatmeal?  Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health. Look for new shows every month on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health. Levels Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Casey Means, dives into all these questions from our community.  (01:45) – Steer clear of sweeteners (02:36) – Make your own nut milk (03:37) – How to healthily put on weight (05:01) – Choose whole foods (06:13) – Refined carbohydrates turn to glucose (06:53) – Alternatives to syrup (07:39) – Pancake alternatives (08:34) – How to reintroduce healthy carbs (09:47) – Healthy alternatives to oatmeal Watch the video – https://youtu.be/aZYeThB2D-c Transcripts & Show Notes

Levels Head of Growth, Ben Grynol, chatted with Paul Canales, Head Chef of Duende Restaurant in Oakland, California. They dived into Paul's journey with metabolic health and how his introduction to Levels changed his perspective on the way he crafts dishes at home and at his restaurant.   Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health. Look for new shows every month on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health. (03:59) - Deliver the best meal experience (06:35) - Experiment with starches (10:31) - Be conscious of what you’re serving (15:54) - Educate the kitchen staff (22:23) - If something is subpar, don’t eat it (25:21) - Start fasting (33:57) - Make the best choices at a restaurant (36:44) - Prepare for a big meal (41:23) - Savor a few bites (48:25) - Make healthier swaps Transcripts & Show Notes Read Paul's Story – https://www.levelshealth.com/blog 

Why is matcha causing a glucose spike? What about chicken soup or sushi? How do we take cinnamon and vinegar? My exercise is causing a spike, is this good?  Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health. Look for new shows every month on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health. Levels Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Casey Means, dives into all these questions from our community. (01:50) - Watch out for the sugar in your tea (03:02) - Swap out the rice in your sushi (05:30) - Mix in some cinnamon (06:30) - Use vinegar in your salad dressings (08:12) - Expect a glucose spike during exercise (09:08) - Understand the exercise glucose spike (10:43) - Pick a different noodle for your soup Watch the video – https://youtu.be/5hzuWCtLbXY Transcripts & Show Notes

Levels Head of Growth, Ben Grynol, chatted with our Multimedia Producer, Tony Milio, about his previous experience in the world of film and video production, his journey to Levels and how he's scaling our multimedia content efforts today. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health. Look for new shows every month on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health. (04:14) - Try something new (07:54) - Find your passion (12:04) - Make your way to full time (16:35) - Travel the world (18:29) - Get organized (19:39) - Engage in deep work (24:15) - Ramp up production (32:22) - Feel like a team (33:25) - Fit a lot into a week Transcripts & Show Notes

Levels Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Casey Means, chatted with our advisor, Dr. David Perlmutter on the discovery of how the elevation of uric acid in the body is a causative mechanism in the development of metabolic diseases, and one of the key links between obesity, diabetes, heart disease, neurologic diseases like dementia, ADHD, fatty liver disease, and more. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: ⁠https://levels.link/wnl They also covered: The several mechanisms of how uric acid causes cellular dysfunction and insulin resistance, including oxidative stress, inflammation, and even preventing insulin from getting out of the blood stream effectively. The evolutionary reasons why the metabolic dysfunction and weight gain caused by uric acid would have benefitted us historically in terms of low access to food and water, by letting us more easily pack on weight and raise blood pressure. And how we now live in an evolutionary-environmental mismatch where this survival mechanism is now hurting us in the face of caloric abundance. The different dietary and environmental factors that generate uric acid, including fructose, purine rich foods and umami foods, dehydration, alcohol, and more. The optimal levels for uric acid. How uric acid impairs our hunger signals, drives us to eat, and even promotes risk taking behavior. We talked about how to reverse high uric acid levels as a way to unlock optimal health. Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health. Look for new shows every month on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health. (04:23) - More than just gout (06:17) - A causative role (08:54) - The number one cause of death (16:35) - Evolutionary environmental mismatch (18:08) - High fructose corn syrup (23:39) - The dangers of uric acid (24:49) - Uric acid and dementia (31:44) - Too much fructose (42:43) - Erectile dysfunction and cardiovascular risk (01:04:29) - No need to eat sugar Transcripts & Show Notes

Multitasking is not a productive way to spend a workday. At Levels, we work hard to protect everyone’s time so they can accomplish their goals. Listen as Ben Grynol chats with Sam Corcos and Michael ‘Miz’ Mizrahi about the pitfalls of context-switching at work. They talked about distractions while working remotely and the best ways to prevent context switching, especially in an asynchronous work environment, and dove into ways to minimize distractions to maximize output. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health. Look for new shows every month on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health 🎙 What Sam Corcos, Michael ‘Miz’ Mizrahi, & Ben Grynol discuss: (05:02) - The cost of context switching (10:28) - Tools are more powerful than willpower (12:03) - Mindset matters (16:23) - Onboarding as deprogramming (23:26) - Adapting to boundaries (26:28) - Creating dedicated workspaces (30:05) - External support systems (39:48) - Procrastination isn’t all bad (43:34) - Eliminate work in progress (48:14) - Defend your time Transcripts & Show Notes 🔗 Helpful links: Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1

Levels Head of Clinical Product, Dr. Lauren Kelley-Chew, chatted with Executive Chairman and CEO of FemTech Health, Dr. Kimon Angelides. They dived into how FemTech is committed to helping women at different stages of their lives and why understanding metabolic health is fundamental to every aspect of women's health. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health. Look for new shows every month on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health (03:55) - Looking for a holistic approach (05:48) - Invisible diseases (08:49) - Distinct differences (27:12) - Breaking down sexual taboos (28:19) - Sexual wellness and productivity (31:30) - Metabolic health is fundamental (35:40) - Skin health and metabolic control (38:02) - Beauty as an entry point to healthcare (45:30) - Researching IVF data (49:23) - Metabolic control is fundamental to reproductive health Transcripts & Show Notes