Wouldn’t it be nice to know what to eat next for maximum energy and well-being? Well it’s completely possible – you just need a Lumen metabolism tracker.
Metabolic flexibility is essential to maintain energy homeostasis in times of either caloric excess or caloric restriction, and in times of either low or high energy demand, such as during exercise. Disrupted metabolic flexibility, or metabolic inflexibility, however, is associated with many pathological conditions including metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and cancer. Multiple factors such as dietary composition and feeding frequency, exercise training, and use of pharmacological compounds, influence metabolic flexibility. Metabolic Flexibility also depends on the ability of the human body to switch back and forth between fat and carbohydrates based on their availability.
The Lumen Metabolism Tracker (get 10% off use coupon code: Livagewell) addresses three questions – How is my body functioning? How have my habits affected me? What should I eat?
In order to help you to apply the recommendation, the app also provides you with meal inspiration, which you can filter based on your preference, and also exclude any foods you are allergic to. And the more information you put into the system, the more it becomes personalized and your meal plans become refined to your preferred ingredients or recipes.
The Lumen Metabolism Tracker is able to provide these recommendations based on measurements of carboin dioxide in your breath. By taking three breaths through through your Lumen, your device measures your carbon dioxide concentration levels and is able to tell you if you’re burning mostly fat or mostly carbohydrates. This type of testing is known Respiratory exchange ratio (RER) and a more advanced form is usually provided in hospitals and diagnostics labs. What earlier used to be a testing process that took days and you were seriously limited by how often you could take the test, the Lumen makes it possible to quickly take the test anytime!
Lumen provides you with a daily measurement of your source of energy: fats or carbs on a scale of 1 to 5, based on your RER. Lumen then uses these measurements to provide you with a flex score, showing you how flexible your metabolism is. The measurement is a comprehensive evaluation of your metabolism initially based on 4-8 weeks of measurements and other tracked metabolic factors to determine your flexibility.
Some of the benefits of metabolic flexibility include better overall health, easier weight loss and weight maintenance1, better sleep, optimized workout performance2, stronger immune system, consistent blood glucose level3 and higher energy levels.
Knowing what food will help your metabolism and consuming just that is a great biohack to enhance your metabolic flexibility.
References
- 1.Galgani J, Ravussin E. Energy metabolism, fuel selection and body weight regulation. Int J Obes (Lond). 2008;32 Suppl 7:S109-19. doi:10.1038/ijo.2008.246
- 2.Peters S, Leblanc P. Metabolic aspects of low carbohydrate diets and exercise. Nutr Metab (Lond). 2004;1(1):7. doi:10.1186/1743-7075-1-7
- 3.Adamska-Patruno E, Ostrowska L, Golonko A, et al. Evaluation of Energy Expenditure and Oxidation of Energy Substrates in Adult Males after Intake of Meals with Varying Fat and Carbohydrate Content. Nutrients. Published online May 16, 2018:627. doi:10.3390/nu10050627
