The Better Show
Better Bite: Lumen
Episode Summary
Darren shares his experience with the Lumen - a portable device that gives you insights into your metabolism.
Episode Notes
Show Notes
- 1:55 — How Darren discovered the Lumen device and why he was interested in trying it out.
- 2:58 — What is Indiegogo anyway?
- 5:21 — Describing the physical device and what it does.
- 6:05 — How does Lumen measure your metabolism and what science backs up this method.
- 10:42 — What kinds of nutritional advice does Lumen provide and why does it matter?
- 12:33 — Darren demonstrates how he uses the device and walks us through what data he enters into the app and what advice the device provides.
- 19:49 — Darren starts his day with a recommended diet and we learn how to identify a single serving of carbohydrates.
- 21:51 — The benefits of simply paying attention to your body’s signals.
- 23:48 — The process Lumen uses to personalize its recommendations to your body.
- 26:12 — Darren makes history by declining a chocolate chip cookie offered to him by Ian.
- 26:47 — Ian gets an answer to his question about whether he can share a device with his wife, Carine.
- 29:07 — Darren’s key takeaways from using the Lumen so far.
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