Wearables

Avoid Ultra-Processed Foods and Control Your Insulin Levels Use a continuous glucose monitor at home or blood testing from your healthcare provider to identify food and lifestyle choices that are spiking your blood sugar (and thus potentially your insulin levels) so that you can make adjustments to what you eat and the timing of your meals. Why should you care about insulin and blood glucose? There is growing evidence that high levels of insulin (hyperinsulinemia) may (along with other factors such as genetics) contribute to elevated risk for all four of our primary threats (cardiovascular disease, neurodegenerative disease, cancer and of course, metabolic disease) due to the inflammatory nature of insulin. There is evidence that what we eat (ultra-processed foods and a diet high in refined sugars) in combination with how frequently we eat leads to hyperinsulinemia and thus exposes us to a whole host of risks (see references below). ...

Get Enough Good Quality Sleep Aim to get 7–9 hrs a night and use a sleep tracker to understand the duration and quality of your sleep so that you can address any deficiencies. Why should you care about sleep? Sufficient sleep of good quality [1] is a non-negotiable part of a long and healthy life and provides a vital daily reset for brain and body health. Sleep is essential because it: ...