04.09.2024

Hi Lauren,

I hope all is well.

With 1 in 8 Adults reported to have taken a GLP-1 drug to aid their weight-loss journey, it’s undoubtedly the latest diet trend to watch. However, research shows that ⅔ of weight lost on GLP-1s is regained within the first year of stopping treatment. So is it really the sustainable  solution or just a short term fix? 

Lumen, the metabolic health experts have been conducting research with users who kick-started their weightloss journey using GLP-1 medication and have now turned to Lumen either as a companion or exit strategy - in order to achieve healthier, longer lasting results. By doing so they’re mitigating some of the short and long-term side effects of GLP-1s including:

• Gastrointestinal side effects
• Weight regain and the return of high blood sugar when they stop 
• Loss of lean muscle mass 
• Increased dosage and dependency 

Data shows that users on GLP-1 medication achieved 10% weight loss after a 12-week intervention, compared to 24 weeks without using Lumen, effectively reducing the time required by 50%. By increasing the rate of weight loss users spend less time on GLP-1s and experience fewer side effects. Additionally, Lumen users taking GLP-1 medication can reduce their dosage after 7-10 months, whilst also retaining 50% more muscle mass, therefore improving metabolic health longer term. 

Not just a weight loss aid, Lumen helps users to address the root cause of their weight and blood sugar issues by improving their lifestyle (nutrition, sleep, fitness and stress management) and metabolic health, one breath at a time. 

So whilst this trend isn’t going anywhere, brands like Lumen are presenting the GLP-1 companion/exit plan, enabling consumers to not only lose weight but also improve their metabolic health in the process. 

If you would like to find out more about how Lumen works, please find additional information below. Alternatively, if this is a subject you are exploring and you’d be interested in speaking to Lumen co-founders Merav and Michal Mor, please let me know. 

Best wishes,

Naomi.x 

About Lumen 

Conceived and designed by twin sisters, physiology PhDs and Ironman winners, Michal and Merav Mor, Lumen is the world’s first device-to app metabolic health coach, helping users to discover their individualised health roadmap. 

Measuring metabolism through the breath, Lumen gives users real-time biofeedback into how nutrition, sleep, exercise, and stress affect their metabolic health and provides tailored lifestyle recommendations, including a personalised nutrition plan, so they can make high-impact changes and improve their ‘metabolic health and flexibility’. 

Lumen works by measuring the C02 concentration in the breath by using a unique breath maneuver, which is performed by inhaling a fixed volume of air through the Lumen device (dynamic to each individual), holding it for 10 seconds, and exhaling fully. If the user is burning primarily carbs the C02 level in the breath will be higher and if they are burning fats the C02 level will be lower.

Making it personal, Lumen is the first at home metabolic tracking available outside of research labs - revolutionising the way we approach weight loss, fitness and healthy nutrition decision making.