Jeff Krasno, CEO and founder of Commune, experienced chronic fatigue and brain fog earlier this year and discovered he had prediabetes. He used Levels to learn more about his blood glucose and metabolic health and now enjoys metabolic flexibility. Sonja Manning chatted with Jeff about his health journey, his dietary changes, intermittent fasting, and his other learnings from the metabolic health world that he applied to his own wellbeing. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: ⁠https://levels.link/wnl Commune is an online course platform featuring world-renowned teachers in personal development, yoga, meditation, health, ecological regeneration, and social activism. Jeff Krasno is also the founder of Wanderlust; part of Oprah’s SuperSoul 100; and host of the Commune Podcast, which ranks in the top 1% of podcasts; amongst many other accolades. 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 Jeff Krasno & Sonja Manning discuss: (04:30) - Wisdom is taking your own advice (07:05) - Learning the dietary patterns that work best (14:30) - Adapting intermittent fasting to become more insulin sensitive (18:41) - Burning stored fat through cold exposure (24:05) - Philosophy behind fasting in order to gain control (28:35) - A wandering mind is an unhappy mind (44:06) - Rediscovering metabolic flexibility (49:31) - Achieving the optimal rest and digest state through breathwork (54:44) - The one theme that arises again and again: Coincidence of opposites Transcripts & Show notes 🔗 Helpful links: Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1

How is functional medicine different from traditional healthcare? Functional medicine focuses on patient-facing time and individual biomarkers for forming a comprehensive, individualized plan to empower people in matters of their health and well-being. The Western medicine model often leaves much to be desired when it comes to building a long-term relationship with a patient that helps foster their ultimate health. Listen as Dr. Anjali Dsouza and Mike Haney discuss how functional medicine—with a focus on nutrition and metabolic health—helps address mechanisms and root causes, and why this is especially important for women. 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 Dr. Anjali Dsouza & Mike Haney discuss: (7:30) — Addressing underlying mechanisms of conditions empowers patients (8:50) — The traditional Western medical system is built on billing codes, which isn’t optimal for patients (13:45) — Functional medicine, by it’s true nature, is rooted in science (15:55) — Functional medicine often focuses on nutrition, which can be difficult to study (21:20) — How do we fix a broken healthcare system? (32:33) — Normal ranges aren’t necessarily always optimal (38:12) — What to do when your biomarkers are out of range (40:50) — Group support can help implement lifestyle changes (45:30) — Women’s health still lacks research (47:33) — The importance of women’s health and metabolic health Transcripts & Show notes 🔗 Helpful links: Watch the conversation: https://youtu.be/w7dH5cj3D5s Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1 📲 Connect: Connect with Dr. Anjali Dsouza on Instagram: https://instagram.com/anjalidsouzamd

Branding isn’t just about the visual identity of a company. In this episode, Ben Grynol talks with Nik Sharma, “The DTC Guy” who runs Sharma Brands and HOOX, about what it means to build a good brand in the direct-to-consumer marketing space. Nik points out the crucial thing to remember is that no one remembers your brand unless you’re one of the top global brands, so it’s best not to get overly invested in how your brand is perceived. It’s best to drive consumer awareness, be consistent in providing valuable content and products, and pay attention to how you talk to and pitch your audience. 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. 🔗 Helpful links: Transcript: https://www.levelshealth.com/podcasts/197-building-a-brand-in-the-direct-to-consumer-space-nik-sharma-ben-grynol Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1 📲 Connect: Connect with Nik Sharma on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mrsharma Connect with Nik Sharma on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/mrniksharma

Team members at a company want honesty, transparency, and a clear progression path to know how to get to the next level in their careers. It’s reasonable for people to want to see progress and want more money and recognition, and so here at Levels we want to make career paths explicit to encourage growth and limit staff turnover. This chat between Nicole Miller and Sam Corcos is about high trust between managers and team members, avoiding promo culture, performance reviews, and giving and receiving feedback. 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. 🔗 Helpful links: Transcript: https://www.levelshealth.com/podcasts/196-career-trajectory-promotions-what-it-takes-to-get-to-the-next-level-nicole-miller-sam-corcos Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1

Join Cleo Abram, creator of Huge If True, and Ben Grynol as they discuss the balance between quality and speed in content creation, bottom-up versus top-down approaches, and the importance of fact-checking in maintaining journalistic integrity.

Sam Corcos, CEO of Levels, discusses personal growth and challenges in different startup stages with Ben Grynol. Topics include time management, strategy vs. people ops, startup requirements, and quarterly think weeks. They also explore conflict avoidance, tough decisions, and key takeaways for founders and CEOs, such as humility, trust, and good decision-making.

We often think that arthritis, musculoskeletal pain, and degenerative joint issues are an inevitable result of aging—but this is far from the truth. Good metabolic health can have significant positive effects on bones, muscles, and joints, and can improve longevity. Conversely, poor metabolic health accelerates the degeneration of joints and tissues for many reasons, like the impact of high uric acid levels, lipid or cholesterol deposits, chronic inflammation, and poor blood flow to tissues. Surgeon Dr. Howard Luks and Levels Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Casey Means discuss musculoskeletal health, how it is related to longevity, how it’s linked to metabolic health, and how to decrease your risks for musculoskeletal pain, degenerative joint issues, and surgery. 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 Dr. Howard Luks & Dr. Casey Means discuss: (05:14) - Dr. Casey Means’ personal experience with an orthopedic injury (12:09) - The link between joint and metabolic health (18:19) - Maintaining activity may help improve musculoskeletal health despite osteoarthritic pain (27:53) - Cartilage cells, tendinopathy, and how metabolic health is linked to our tendon health, like with tennis elbow or shoulder pain (37:04) - The importance of blood flow and cellular repair (46:58) - The importance of being your best medical advocate in modern medicine (50:09) - How Dr. Luks started learning about metabolic health and wrote his book, Longevity Simplified (1:02:49) - The simple pillars of longevity (1:24:56) - Why you don't need to be concerned about osteoarthritis (1:32:00) - Trust your body by boosting its regenerative capabilitiesTranscripts & Show notes 🔗 Helpful links: Order "Longevity…Simplified" by Dr. Howard Luks: https://www.howardluksmd.com/book/ Watch the conversation: https://youtu.be/XbjORE6D8UA Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1

When doing a big push for hiring in engineering and software development, it can help to enlist the help of international recruiting agencies who can help source top talent from around the world. In this episode, Sam Corcos gets advice from Sudeep Sidhu from Neo Financial about some best practices for hiring engineers and how highly rated agencies and hack days can help assess talent. 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. 🔗 Helpful links: Transcript: https://www.levelshealth.com/podcasts/192-recruiting-top-tier-engineering-talent-for-startups-with-agencies-sudeep-sidhu-sam-corcos Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1 📲 Connect: Connect with Sudeep Sidhu on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sudeepsidhu Connect with Sudeep Sidhu on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/sudeep-sidhu Connect with Sam Corcos on Twitter: https://twitter.com/samcorcos

Sleep deprivation can be detrimental to metabolic health—even a short night of sleep, poor quality sleep, or low sleep efficiency can have significant impacts. Not getting a full, high-quality night’s sleep may be why you’re so hungry, but can also set you up for decreased insulin sensitivity, which when compounded, can have worse long-term effects. Listen as Research Design Lead Azure Grant talks with Ben Grynol about the importance of quality sleep for metabolic 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. 🎙 What Azure Grant & Ben Grynol discuss: (03:14) - Sleep disruption leads to hormonal changes (04:38) - Poor sleep is making you hungrier (05:59) - Just one night of sleep loss can make you a little more insulin resistant (09:23) - No one is immune to the effects of sleep deprivation, but exercising can help (15:45) - Sleep quality is as vital as sleep duration (17:40) - Getting less than six hours of sleep can be significantly disruptive (20:22) - Oral glucose tolerance tests can be an early indicator of insulin resistance (24:09) - The link between obstructive sleep apnea and metabolic health (27:35) - You can track your sleep efficiency with wearables (33:17) - Build better sleep habits one day at a time Transcripts & Show notes 🔗 Helpful links: Watch the conversation: https://youtu.be/prDMwxsAd1Y Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1 📲 Connect: Connect with Azure Grant on Instagram: https://instagram.com/scoopmescience Connect with Azure Grant on Twitter: https://twitter.com/azure_dominique

It’s possible to be athletic and physically fit but metabolically unhealthy. Listen as Cole Sager, eight-time CrossFit Games athlete, and Josh Clemente, Co-Founder at Levels, discuss the distinction between physical fitness and holistic metabolic health, and Cole’s realization that his health wasn’t in great shape according to his bloodwork. Cole shares his experience as a sports enthusiast, Spirit of the Games awardee, and Levels member and his journey toward metabolic health. Cole and Josh talk about determination, consistency, and advocacy for a metabolically healthy future while keeping athletic performance at the forefront. 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 Cole Sager & Josh Clemente discuss: (3:21) - Cole’s college football experience and how it helped him transition to CrossFit (11:51) - The distinction between acute physical fitness and holistic metabolic fitness (16:13) - The reality of the discomfort it takes to be physically fit (24:18) - Cole’s secrets behind athletic determination and consistency (26:45) - How Cole applies the principles of CrossFit in marriage, fatherhood, and life (30:38) - Winning The Spirit of the Games Award (34:50) - Cole’s mission is to help people achieve better health and fitness (39:18) - Food bridges the gap between acute physical fitness and overall metabolic health (45:25) - How high-intensity training triggers big glucose spikes (56:14) - How the CrossFit community approaches the metabolic theory of health and wellness Transcripts & Show notes 🔗 Helpful links: Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1 📲 Connect: Connect with Cole on Instagram: https://instagram.com/colesager35 Connect with Cole on Twitter: https://twitter.com/colesager35 Connect with Josh on Instagram: https://instagram.com/josh.f.clemente Connect with Josh on Twitter: https://twitter.com/joshuasforrest