Can you hack your metabolism with Lumen, a sleek hand-held metabolic reader? Full Lumen review
Hi friends! My friends at Lumen sent me a Lumen, the world’s first hand-held, portable device to accurately measure metabolism. A device like this was once available only to top athletes in hospitals and clinics. Now, you and I can get a real-time reading of our metabolism, any time, and on the go.
In the past, I’ve said things like, geez, my metabolism is slowing down. Or my metabolism sucks I’m getting older and so is my metabolism!. I blamed my metabolism for my weight gain. Even if all I drank were water for a day, I’d gain weight. It was always my metabolism at fault, and never my eating habits or levels of physical activity (or lack of physical activity).
Things have been especially harder since the advent of COVID-19. There are days when I just want to stay in bed or play video games all day long. My eating habits have become poor. Languishing, I reach for ultra-processed comfort foods. There are times I would just skip eating and then load up until I feel like popping! Not good.
Intuitive Nutrition Plans
My Lumen opened my eyes and made me realize certain things, like how I actually don’t have a sluggish metabolism, I just have poor eating habits. On mornings after nights of heavy eating, my Lumen will tell me I am still burning off carbs and fats. You want to wake up burning only the fat in your body because you don’t want excess sugar in your system. I’ve made it a habit to inhale and exhale into my Lumen every morning. It helps me plan my day and see how much fats, carbs, and proteins I should take in for the day. The Lumen app provides you with a daily nutrition plan.
Interface and Functions
And here’s the thing about the Lumen app. It comes with ZERO monthly fees and NO ads or in-app purchases. I highly appreciate that. It’s a clean and straightforward interface, with tools and insights, charts and graphs, and data points you provide, like your weight, if you’re on your period, and if you had exercised or not for the day. If you have any questions about the Lumen, there’s a Support chat feature. Input a question, and a live person from the Lumen team will usually answer the question within minutes.
The Lumen device itself is sleek, well-made, futuristic, and easy to use and maintain. Simply remove the magnetic cap, open the app on your phone, and press the button to turn on the Lumen. A beautiful purple circular light tells you your Lumen is awake.
Unboxing the Lumen
The Lumen comes with a charging stand and a USB cable, and a small and sleek carrying case. The Lumen is not for everyone, though, frankly. It comes with a steep-ish learning curve (inhale deeply with your mouth through the Lumen as if it were an incentive spirometer, and exhale back into it while holding your breath for about 10 seconds), and with all habits, you must commit for the habit to form. You must turn on the app, turn on the Lumen, inhale, exhale, and repeat. That’s a few minutes every morning to commit to and a few minutes before every meal. The Lumen is not cheap at $349 to $399 for the device. But note this, there are no monthly fees for the continuous service the Lumen provides through its nifty app. You can also try the Lumen for risk-free for 30 days.
Forming a new habit
Once you get the hang of inhaling and exhaling deeply into the Lumen, and use it consistently and consecutively, you’ll find yourself becoming more aware of your eating habits. You’ll see when it’s the best time to eat, what to eat for the day (in terms of carbs, proteins, and fats, and not full recipes), and what you’re burning before you exercise, after you exercise, after fasting, and before sleeping. With the Lumen, you have a personal metabolic health trainer that fits in your pocket, and it will literally help you hack your metabolism.
Final thoughts: The Lumen is a sleek and high-quality hand-held device packed with modern technology, with peer-reviewed backing, and a thoughtful app that tailors to you. We at philandmama.com highly recommend the Lumen.
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