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Every month, we’ll invite our members to join our team in testing a new metabolic hack. We hope to help you discover new ways to manage your metabolic health and improve your glucose levels along the way.

For more background, see the results from the Coke Challenge we ran back in 2021.

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🧪 September Edition: Apple Cider Vinegar

Hypothesis

This month, we’re testing if drinking 8oz water with 4 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar during a meal you love helps:

  1. Lower your post meal glucose levels
  2. Reduce the time your glucose is elevated

Instructions

| | Day 1 (Control Day) Meal as usual (no apple cider vinegar) | Day 2 (Experiment Day) Same meal with apple cider vinegar | | --- | --- | --- | | Preparation | • Prepare the meal you’d like to test (take note of the portion for tomorrow) • Enjoy the meal! | • Prepare the same meal • Mix 4 tablespoons with apple cider vinegar into a glass of 8oz water • Begin eating your meal and drink the apple cider vinegar water throughout | | In the Levels app | 1. Log your meal 2. Add a Note that says vinegarcontrol | 1. Log your meal 2. Add a Note that says vinegarexperiment |

Experiment Tips

Minimize external variables. No 2 days are ****exactly the same, but we encourage you to minimize external factors if possible.

  1. Choose 2 days in a row with the same routine.
  2. Eat the same portion size within the same 30 minute window both days.
  3. Avoid days with unusual activity (particularly under-slept or high stress days).
  4. Start on a day when your sensor is reading well. Avoid the first few days after you apply a new sensor. Some people also note irregular readings on the last day of a sensor, so avoid that day if you’ve noticed this.
  5. Minimize drinking or eating anything 2 hours before or after the meals.
  6. Avoid vigorous exercise until your blood glucose returns to “baseline” after the meal.
  7. Although this experiment has mostly been tested with carb rich meals - make sure that you choose a meal that you like to eat regularly! If you feel nervous about testing with a giant bowl of granola because granola normally sends your blood sugar soaring and crashing - and you’ve already decided not to eat it on a regular basis - then granola is not a good match for this experiment.