Continuous glucose monitor
Arm sensor showing your blood glucose response to food in real time
Worn on the upper arm for one to two weeks, a small sensor streams glucose readings to your phone. Non-diabetics use it mainly as a short experiment: which of your regular meals spike you, how a walk after eating changes the curve, how sleep debt affects the response. Most users learn what they needed in two weeks and take it off.
People on record
Sorted by strength of stance
Does it: documented as part of their own routine. Recommends: explicitly advises other people to do it. Discusses: covered it substantively without clear personal adoption; this can include criticism or disagreement.
Neuroscientist · Huberman Lab
Wears the Lingo monitor from Abbott. He says it has helped him work out which foods to eat and when, and that a short walk after a meal keeps his glucose steadier. Lingo sponsors the show, and the account comes from a sponsor read.
Source: Huberman Lab: Female Hormone Health, PCOS, Endometriosis, Fertility & Breast Cancer, Dr. Thais Aliabadi- Bryan JohnsonDoes it
Founder · Blueprint longevity protocol
Wears a glucose sensor to keep his post-meal response inside a narrow band, and adjusts food composition and timing from it.
Source: Blueprint protocol museum - Peter AttiaDoes it
Physician · The Drive · author of Outlive
Has worn a glucose sensor for extended periods, and uses it with patients to show how individual the response to identical meals is.
Source: peterattiamd.com: my view on wearables - Rhonda PatrickDoes it
Biomedical scientist · FoundMyFitness
Nearly three years of wearing one, by her own count. What she brings up most is what broken sleep as a new mother did to her glucose response to foods she had eaten for years.
Source: FoundMyFitness: should healthy people use a CGM - Steven BartlettDiscusses
Entrepreneur · The Diary of a CEO
Glucose monitoring and personalized nutrition come up regularly on the show. He is an investor in the personalized nutrition company ZOE, and in 2024 the Advertising Standards Authority ruled that ads featuring him were misleading because they left that interest out.
Source: Advertising Standards Authority ruling: ZOE Ltd - Tim FerrissDiscusses
Author · The Tim Ferriss Show
Glucose sensors went on as a self-experiment, and he has discussed what the data did and did not change about his eating.
Source: tim.blog: gear page
Aimed at the same thing
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High-speed blender
A motor strong enough to break down whole vegetables, seeds and skins
On record from 2 of 62 tracked people: 2 do it - Protocol$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
Resistance training
Lifting weights 2-4 times a week to build and hold muscle
On record from 43 of 62 tracked people: 37 do it, 4 recommend it, 2 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost
Time-restricted eating
Confining food to a set window, often 8-10 hours a day
On record from 21 of 62 tracked people: 13 do it, 8 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost
Cutting out alcohol
Drinking nothing, or close to it: the most common upgrade in these stacks
On record from 13 of 62 tracked people: 5 do it, 2 recommend it, 6 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost
Zone 2 cardio
Easy aerobic work you can hold a conversation through, 3+ hours a week
On record from 12 of 62 tracked people: 5 do it, 5 recommend it, 2 have discussed it - Protocol$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
Cycling
Steady riding, outdoors or on a stationary bike, as daily low-intensity cardio
On record from 9 of 62 tracked people: 9 do it
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