Cyborg Journeys on Ultrahuman Blog

What’s Nayantara Bagla’s secret Sauce?

Thu, 31 Mar 2022 17:21:00 +0000

Nayantara is a chef at the Circus Canteen, where the focus is on creating healthy meals that are nutritious but don’t compromise on flavour. The kitchen sources chemical-free produce locally and produces zero waste by composting everything. When you run such a tight commercial kitchen, it was natural to veer towards a health tool that would help her run her own body at the same efficiency levels.

Highlights

I wanted to bridge the gap between scientific data and food experiences. With the help of my Ultrahuman Cyborg, I was able to create a 4-course meal,
I was an emotional eater and that wasn’t healthy. Food evokes memories and emotions, however eating needs to be more sustainable than that,
The major tip I got from the Cyborg was how to use food sequencing to create whole meals that are healthy, tasty and won’t spike glucose levels.

In the past, health complications like PCOS, thyroid, obesity and physical injuries like ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) tear and a dislocated patella got her spiralling out of control for a few years. However, by the end of 2020 she decided to make a 180-degree change to her lifestyle and in less than a year she decided to up the game of her fitness journey with the Ultrahuman Cyborg. These are the learnings she gleaned from continuously monitoring her glucose.

How CGM insights sparked eco-warrior Vani Murthy's love for Cooking

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 17:37:00 +0000

Vani Murthy is a Bengaluru-based homemaker and urban farmer. In an attempt to recycle the food waste generated daily in her kitchen—and gradually move towards a low-waste lifestyle—Murthy felt encouraged enough to take up composting seriously, also making the most of her terrace space. The 60-year-old has been part of a group called Solid Waste Management Round Table in her city for the past 12 years, and now conducts workshops on different kinds of composting, such as aerobic, anaerobic and vermi-composting.

Blood Sugar hacks from Joel Pinto’s CGM playbook

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 10:10:00 +0000

Joel Eric Pinto is a project manager who brings Keventers stores to life and brings the same problem-solving approach to nutrition and wellness. His passion for living a fit, long, youthful life free of pain and chronic illnesses finds expression in co-founding Knox, a ‘cool PT fitness studio’ as Joel describes it.

Always interested in new trends in fitness, Joel problem-solves his way through his fitness journey: he identifies the problem, takes steps to address it, tracks his progress and relies on metrics to correct the course. He shares a few tips from his continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) playbook: