Dr. David Perlmutter
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I deal with not a really good night's sleep. So a lot of correlation between the metrics of my sleep, again, as determined by wearable and what I would see on my CGM or continuous glucose monitor. And I think that's sort of the beauty of what LEVELS is doing is allowing us to see it in real time and then to make those correlations.
I deal with not a really good night's sleep. So a lot of correlation between the metrics of my sleep, again, as determined by wearable and what I would see on my CGM or continuous glucose monitor. And I think that's sort of the beauty of what LEVELS is doing is allowing us to see it in real time and then to make those correlations.
But I think that what is most important is not to define the best diet for everybody. And that's been the trend. Everyone should be vegan. Everyone should be keto. Everyone should be paleo. And I think what is more valuable is to define the goals. What are we trying to achieve with our diets?
But I think that what is most important is not to define the best diet for everybody. And that's been the trend. Everyone should be vegan. Everyone should be keto. Everyone should be paleo. And I think what is more valuable is to define the goals. What are we trying to achieve with our diets?
But I think that what is most important is not to define the best diet for everybody. And that's been the trend. Everyone should be vegan. Everyone should be keto. Everyone should be paleo. And I think what is more valuable is to define the goals. What are we trying to achieve with our diets?
Certainly, as you well mentioned, that control over blood sugar, keeping blood sugar in check is a certainly valuable goal. If you want to take it further than keeping uric acid in check, keeping other inflammatory markers in check, all well and good, having a diet that caters to the a gut bacteria, a diet that's rich in polyphenols, antioxidants, all well and good.
Certainly, as you well mentioned, that control over blood sugar, keeping blood sugar in check is a certainly valuable goal. If you want to take it further than keeping uric acid in check, keeping other inflammatory markers in check, all well and good, having a diet that caters to the a gut bacteria, a diet that's rich in polyphenols, antioxidants, all well and good.
Certainly, as you well mentioned, that control over blood sugar, keeping blood sugar in check is a certainly valuable goal. If you want to take it further than keeping uric acid in check, keeping other inflammatory markers in check, all well and good, having a diet that caters to the a gut bacteria, a diet that's rich in polyphenols, antioxidants, all well and good.
But I think these days we have the ability to personally obtain the metrics that can then reveal the value or the threat imposed by the dietary choices that we make. That's the science part. There's a social part to our dietary choices as well. And we leave that up to the individual. But all roads lead to Rome. any of the popular diets and modify them to reach our goals.
But I think these days we have the ability to personally obtain the metrics that can then reveal the value or the threat imposed by the dietary choices that we make. That's the science part. There's a social part to our dietary choices as well. And we leave that up to the individual. But all roads lead to Rome. any of the popular diets and modify them to reach our goals.
But I think these days we have the ability to personally obtain the metrics that can then reveal the value or the threat imposed by the dietary choices that we make. That's the science part. There's a social part to our dietary choices as well. And we leave that up to the individual. But all roads lead to Rome. any of the popular diets and modify them to reach our goals.
Like you say, what might have raised my blood sugar might not raise your blood sugar, but we can determine that when we're careful and we start doing a little bit of science and understand that we're all different. We all have certainly different genomes. We all live in different places. It's varying times of the year. Seasonality varies across the planet.
Like you say, what might have raised my blood sugar might not raise your blood sugar, but we can determine that when we're careful and we start doing a little bit of science and understand that we're all different. We all have certainly different genomes. We all live in different places. It's varying times of the year. Seasonality varies across the planet.
Like you say, what might have raised my blood sugar might not raise your blood sugar, but we can determine that when we're careful and we start doing a little bit of science and understand that we're all different. We all have certainly different genomes. We all live in different places. It's varying times of the year. Seasonality varies across the planet.
And perhaps most importantly, aside from our genome, our microbiomes are very different. And the array and diversity and numbers of organisms living in the gut are really influential in terms of how we interpret the foods that we eat and how it plays out in terms of measurable metrics like blood sugar, for example.
And perhaps most importantly, aside from our genome, our microbiomes are very different. And the array and diversity and numbers of organisms living in the gut are really influential in terms of how we interpret the foods that we eat and how it plays out in terms of measurable metrics like blood sugar, for example.
And perhaps most importantly, aside from our genome, our microbiomes are very different. And the array and diversity and numbers of organisms living in the gut are really influential in terms of how we interpret the foods that we eat and how it plays out in terms of measurable metrics like blood sugar, for example.
So I think gaining that information through the technology that we have as individuals, apart from what we can get in the doctor's office, I think is exceedingly valuable. And it gets back to, you know, earlier part of our conversation where we were developing, we went somewhere else.
So I think gaining that information through the technology that we have as individuals, apart from what we can get in the doctor's office, I think is exceedingly valuable. And it gets back to, you know, earlier part of our conversation where we were developing, we went somewhere else.
So I think gaining that information through the technology that we have as individuals, apart from what we can get in the doctor's office, I think is exceedingly valuable. And it gets back to, you know, earlier part of our conversation where we were developing, we went somewhere else.