
Cheryl M. wears a CGM to track her response to intermittent fasting
Stress plays a crucial role in her weight gain, but following 36-hour fasts helps her get back to a comfortable weight.
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Stress plays a crucial role in her weight gain, but following 36-hour fasts helps her get back to a comfortable weight.
Exercising before eating can burn fat and improve metabolic flexibility but also affect your fitness performance. Here’s how to strike a healthy balance.
Not all fibrous foods are created equal. These tips and recipes will help you pick the best options for your metabolic goals.
The National School Lunch Program has succeeded in reducing student hunger. Now it needs to address the metabolic dysfunction it helped promote.
The retired athlete used Levels to hone her fueling strategy during training; now, she uses CGM to help manage her blood sugar after a PCOS diagnosis.
High triglycerides wreak havoc on your metabolism. These simple lifestyle changes can protect you.
A continuous glucose monitor (CGM) can help you track your blood sugar in real-time. So how does a CGM work, and who should use it?
The "normal" ranges for cholesterol and other blood tests are far from optimal. We asked eight leading metabolic health experts what you should really aim for.
Discover the vitamins, minerals, and supplements that research shows may help improve metabolic health. Plus: the ones you can probably skip.
Diabetes isn’t the only disease related to poor metabolic health: stroke, cancer, and even suicide have ties, too. Here’s how blood sugar plays a role.
Certain key factors directly impact your blood glucose levels and your metabolic health. Here are the seven to pay attention to.
Not all fibrous foods are created equal. These tips and recipes will help you pick the best options for your metabolic goals.
The National School Lunch Program has succeeded in reducing student hunger. Now it needs to address the metabolic dysfunction it helped promote.
Zesty ginger delivers potent flavor and bioactive compounds that help curb inflammation, fight free radicals, support healthy blood sugar, and more.
Switching between periods of low- and higher-carb intake may promote metabolic flexibility, improved fitness performance, hormone balance, and more. Find out if it’s right for you.
This underrated tuber is low in carbohydrates and full of gut-friendly prebiotic fiber and antioxidant nutrients that support metabolic health.
There’s no one perfect diet for optimal metabolic health, but there are some fundamental principles you can follow, whatever your nutritional approach.
Exercising before eating can burn fat and improve metabolic flexibility but also affect your fitness performance. Here’s how to strike a healthy balance.
Recovery plays an important role in helping you realize the metabolic benefits of exercise. Here’s how to recover more effectively.
Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Howard Luks discusses the link between metabolic health, joint health, fitness, and longevity.
Exercise that’s easy, but not too easy, can improve your fitness and your metabolic health. Here’s how to do it.
Why Dr. Casey Means opted against surgery for a knee injury, and what we know about using optimal metabolic health to support healthy joints
Metabolic conditioning, or MetCon, encompasses a wide range of workouts, including popular ones like CrossFit. Here’s what MetCon is and how it works.
Many well-meaning physicians may not bring up blood sugar until prediabetes or Type 2 has set in. Here’s how to talk to your doctor before you get there.
New to the world of metabolic health? Start here. Below we describe the basics of glucose and insulin, why metabolic health is important, and how you can improve yours.
Metabolic dysfunction can take many forms and creep up slowly. Here are some symptoms to watch for, and ways to maintain optimal metabolic health
Certain key factors directly impact your blood glucose levels and your metabolic health. Here are the seven to pay attention to.
You can experience early morning blood sugar spikes even before breakfast. Here’s what you should know about the dawn effect.
Insulin is the key hormone for maintaining stable glucose, and insulin resistance leads to disease and illness, yet it’s rarely tested. Here’s why and what you should look for when tested.
Eating a metabolically friendly diet can have a significant impact on PCOS symptoms. Here's what you need to know.
PCOS is a leading cause of infertility, but a diagnosis doesn’t mean you can’t get pregnant. Here’s what PCOS means for reproductive health.
PCOS is a metabolic disorder that is intricately tied to insulin resistance. Here's how the two conditions influence each other.
Functional medicine leader Dr. Sara Gottfried discusses the unique health challenges many women face and how they can reclaim a sense of aliveness.
Levels advisor Sara Gottfried on why cardiometabolic disease is so common—and so overlooked—in women.
A new article by Dr. Sara Gottfried shows unique disease risk in women and how functional medicine can improve gaps in diagnosis and treatment.
Dr. Chris Palmer discusses his new book, Brain Energy, which explores how a keto diet might manage symptoms of depression, anxiety, PTSD, schizophrenia, and more
Four things I learned on my summer vacation about maintaining metabolic health during leisure time—and what happens when it all goes wrong
Four new studies highlight how diet—as well as blood sugar and obesity—increase risk of cognitive decline, even for younger adults
Diet is a significant driver of blood sugar, but factors like exercise and stress also play a significant role. Here are six key glucose levers
High blood sugar and metabolic dysfunction is associated with increased stroke risk. Here's what the latest research says about the connection.
Sweet snacks and carb-heavy meals can spike your blood sugar. Here’s what that means for whether sugar can cause headaches.
The old story of calories in and out is an incomplete explanation for why we gain or lose weight. Here’s the latest on the physiology of obesity
Poor or limited sleep can drive metabolic dysfunction and make healthy weight management more difficult through multiple mechanisms.
Dr. David Perlmutter, author of the new book Drop Acid, on why humans don’t need to eat sugar and the dangers of uric acid in our modern diet.
Dr. Rob Lustig discussed newly published landmark research showing how certain environmental toxins can lead to obesity.
The company focuses on metabolic health through intensive lifestyle intervention and GLP-1 medication. Here’s how it works and what they’ve found.
Scientist Latt Monsor talks about creating keto products for a wide audience and the future of getting into ketosis.
Stress plays a crucial role in her weight gain, but following 36-hour fasts helps her get back to a comfortable weight.
The retired athlete used Levels to hone her fueling strategy during training; now, she uses CGM to help manage her blood sugar after a PCOS diagnosis.
Three leading voices in metabolic health argue why giving people access to their own data is crucial in fighting the metabolic health crisis
Research done in conjunction with Levels finds that packing in the carbs before exercise doesn’t confer any performance benefits.
The new brand from food giant General Mills targets those who want to snack with little blood sugar impact.
Using a CGM gave her the tools to teach her patients how to maintain a very low-carb diet successfully.
Stress plays a crucial role in her weight gain, but following 36-hour fasts helps her get back to a comfortable weight.
Exercising before eating can burn fat and improve metabolic flexibility but also affect your fitness performance. Here’s how to strike a healthy balance.
Not all fibrous foods are created equal. These tips and recipes will help you pick the best options for your metabolic goals.
The National School Lunch Program has succeeded in reducing student hunger. Now it needs to address the metabolic dysfunction it helped promote.
The retired athlete used Levels to hone her fueling strategy during training; now, she uses CGM to help manage her blood sugar after a PCOS diagnosis.
High triglycerides wreak havoc on your metabolism. These simple lifestyle changes can protect you.
Zesty ginger delivers potent flavor and bioactive compounds that help curb inflammation, fight free radicals, support healthy blood sugar, and more.
The old story of calories in and out is an incomplete explanation for why we gain or lose weight. Here’s the latest on the physiology of obesity
Three leading voices in metabolic health argue why giving people access to their own data is crucial in fighting the metabolic health crisis