The Energy Equation Can AI Supercharge Your Health? Lara Lewington on the Future of Energy & Wellbeing
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Sep 3, 2025 
Lara Lewington, a tech journalist and author of 'Hacking Humanity', joins to share insights on how AI and wearables are reshaping health and wellbeing. She discusses the benefits of continuous glucose monitoring and how wearables reveal crucial health patterns. Lara emphasizes the importance of democratizing health tech, ensuring access for all. She also explores the balance between data use and personal choice, cautioning against over-monitoring while celebrating tech's potential to enhance quality of life.
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From Elite Tools To Public Health
- Democratising health tech is possible: governments plan wearables for discharged patients and cheap biological tests at scale.
- Wider access could shift prevention from wealthy early adopters to population benefit.
Vegetable Juice Caused Biggest Spike
- Lara tested a continuous glucose monitor and found a vegetable juice caused her largest glucose spike, not ice cream.
- She learned context matters: timing, activity, and meal order shape individual glucose responses.
Use CGMs Selectively
- Expect normal glucose fluctuation; avoid huge spikes and frequent dips that cause brain fog.
- Use CGM insight selectively if you're healthy; one test can reveal useful personal patterns.
