Why do women have a higher risk of metabolic dysfunction and cardiovascular disease than men, and how do women move forward as empowered patients with their clinicians? Listen to this episode between Levels Advisor, physician, and author 4 New York Times bestsellers Dr. Sara Gottfried and Levels Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Casey Means.
? What Dr. Sara Gottfried & Dr. Casey Means discuss:
(04:00) - Why women should care about metabolic health?
(10:47) - Metabolism
(11:46) - A holistic take on metabolism
(22:21) - Blood pressure control
(25:54) - Effects of trauma
(36:20) - Becoming more metabolically unhealthy
(45:17) - Seven clinical imbalances
(52:49) - What you measure improves
(01:02:06) - Dealing with trauma
(01:11:21) - Food until the end

⁠Transcripts and Show Notes⁠

? WHO WE ARE:
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:
Watch the conversation: ⁠https://youtu.be/MhqWvvFO1q8⁠
Become a Levels member: ⁠https://levels.link/wnl
Learn about metabolic health: ⁠https://levelshealth.com/blog⁠

? Connect:
Connect with us on Instagram: ⁠https://instagram.com/levels⁠
Connect with us on Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/levels⁠
Find us on YouTube: ⁠https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1⁠
Connect with Dr. Casey Means on Instagram: ⁠https://instagram.com/DrCaseysKitchen⁠
Connect with Casey on Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/DrCaseysKitchen⁠
Connect with Dr. Sara Gottfried on Instagram: ⁠https://instagram.com/SaraGottfriedMD⁠
Connect with Sara on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrGottfried