Today I sit down with my good friend Dr. Casey Means. We are discussing all things metabolic health, the state of health care, and GOOD ENERGY! About Good Energy: What if depression, anxiety, infertility, insomnia, heart disease, erectile dysfunction, type 2 diabetes, Alzheimer’s dementia, cancer and many other health conditions that torture and shorten our lives actually have the same root cause? The truth is, they do. And our ability to prevent and reverse these conditions - and feel incredible NOW - is under our control and simpler than we think. The key is our metabolic function: the way we make energy in our cells and bodies. The ability to make good energy in our bodies is the most important and least understood factor in our overall health, and the biggest blindspot in healthcare. About Dr. Casey: Casey Means, MD is a Stanford-trained physician and co-founder of Levels, a health technology company with the mission of reversing the world’s metabolic health crisis. Her book on metabolic health, Good Energy, comes out in May 2024 with Penguin Random House. She received her BA with honors and MD from Stanford, was President of her Stanford class, and has served on Stanford faculty. She trained in Head & Neck Surgery before leaving traditional medicine to devote her life to tackling the root cause of why Americans are sick. She has been featured in The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Women’s Health, and more. Order Good Energy  Try LEVELS and save with my link! (Get 2 months free!) Timestamps 00:00 Introduction and Background 03:07 Realization of the Limitations of Western Medicine 06:30 The Flaws in Medical Education 14:42 The Current Healthcare System and the Need for Change 24:58 Standard Ranges vs Optimal Ranges for Lab Results 37:29 Understanding Metabolic Lab Tests 39:13 The Link Between Metabolic Health and Mental Health 43:23 The Importance of Metabolic Health for Brain Function 51:23 Toxins and Their Impact on Metabolic Health 56:59 The Connection Between Toxins and Fertility