This page has evolved from it’s original purpose and will now contain additional information, acting as a supplement, to the content that is found throughout the website.
News
Research
What should your glucose levels be? Here’s the ultimate guide to healthy blood sugar ranges (Levels Health) – [Link] – 4/15/2020
As someone who is participating in the Levels trial, I’ve been really spending considerable time attempting to understand their process around blood glucose and metabolic health. Levels takes a different approach in determining the target ranges for fasting glucose levels, post-meal glucose levels, and 24 hour average glucose levels, which is in contradiction with the established metrics of the medical community. This article does a great job of explaining the various glucose target levels, provides references to research, and overall is a good primer for anyone wanting to understand blood glucose and getting started with Levels.
How much water should we actually drink? (Meinders) – [Link] – 3/16/2010
This was the key article I used in order to establish how much actual water I should be consuming on a daily basis. Given that I had a couple of biomarkers (blood urea nitriogen [BUN] & creatinine) that suggested that I might be dehydrated, I sought out a definitive resource so as to establish a baseline. The article stated “a total of 3 l/day for men and 2.2 l/day for women in practice amounts to 1-1.5 l of pure water (tap water or bottled water).
Podcasts
| Huberman Lab Podcast | Regularly ranked as the #1 health podcast in the world, Dr. Huberman discusses science and science-based tools for everyday life. New episodes are released every Monday. [Link] I discovered Dr. Huberman, who is a former skateboarder, from a skateboarding podcast. His straight forward approach to dealing with health and wellness issues is what got me onboard. As sleep has been shown to be a key factor in longevity, I took to heart his discussions around sleep and the importance of getting sunlight (or equivalent) into your eyes shortly after you awaken to help set your sleep cycle – [ed] |
Works Cited
Levels Health. “What should your glucose levels be? Here’s the ultimate guide to health blood sugar ranges”. Levels Blog. 4/15/2020. https://www.levels.com/blog/what-should-my-glucose-levels-be-ultimate-guide Accessed September 23, 2024
Meinders, Arend-Jan, and Arend E Meinders. “Hoeveel water moeten we eigenlijk drinken?” [How much water do we really need to drink?]. Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde vol. 154 (2010): A1757. https://www.ntvg.nl/artikelen/hoeveel-water-moeten-we-eigenlijk-drinken Accessed September 26, 2024
Change Log
9/26/24
- Added the article I used to determine how much actual water (bottle or tap) that I should be consuming daily
9/23/24
- Added Levels blog article on glucose levels