THE NUMBER ONE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
'The best deep dive into the diseases that plague us all today, and what to do to heal.' Jessie Inchauspe, The Glucose Goddess
'A powerful vision for a brighter future – for both people and the planet.' Jay Shetty
'A tour de force' Dr Mark Hyman
Fix your metabolism to feel better today and prevent disease tomorrow. A bold new vision for optimizing our health now and for the future.
What if depression, anxiety, infertility, insomnia, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, Alzheimer's, dementia, cancer and many other health conditions actually have the same root cause?
Our ability to prevent and reverse these conditions – and feel incredible today – is under our control and simpler than we think. The key is our metabolic function – the most important and least understood factor in our overall health. As Dr Casey Means explains in this groundbreaking book, nearly every health problem we face can be explained by how well the cells in our body create and use energy. To live free from frustrating symptoms and life-threatening disease, we need our cells to be optimally powered so that they can create 'good energy', the essential fuel that impacts every aspect of our physical and mental wellbeing.
If you are battling signals of 'bad energy' inside your body, it is often a warning sign that more life-threatening illness may emerge later in life. Weaving together cutting-edge research and personal stories, Good Energy offers an essential four-week plan and explains:
The five biomarkers that determine your risk for a deadly disease
Six lifelong food principles to implement whether you're carnivore or vegan
The crucial links between sleep, circadian rhythm, and metabolism
A framework for exercise focused on building simple movement into every day
How cold and heat exposure helps build our body's resilience
Steps to navigate the medical system to get what you need for optimal health
Good Energy offers a new, cutting-edge understanding of the true cause of illness. It will help you optimize your ability to live well and stay well at every age.
About the Author
Dr Casey Means is the Chief Medical Officer and Co-founder of Levels. She is also a faculty member at Stanford University, where she lectures on metabolic health and healthcare technology. She has been interviewed by top-tier media publications including The New York Times, The New Yorker, Wall Street Journal, Good Morning America, GQ, Men's Health, Women's Health, and Real Simple. Casey received her undergraduate degree from Stanford and graduated from Stanford Medical School with honors and completed five years of residency in Head & Neck Surgery at Oregon Health and Science University before leaving traditional medicine to devote her life to tackling the root cause of why Americans are sick and the ways in which they can help themselves become healthy.
