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Casey Means

casey
means

Physician · co-founder of Levels · author of Good Energy
8 steps · last checked 20 oct 2026

a coffee-free creatine and collagen drink, a 6:30 workout class, sun on her skin and eyes, meditation with her partner, a big smoothie and a treadmill desk.

her morning as she described it after her 2024 book tour, and the supplement list from her newsletter in September 2024. She co-founded Levels, the glucose-tracking company, so it isn’t in her stack.

the protocol · at a glance

what casey uses.

protocol as of sep 2024

14 items

supplements13

  • Multivitamin used by 10WeNatal for Her
  • Omega-3 used by 14WeNatal Omega-3s
  • Vitamin D + K used by 13Metagenics D+K
  • Magnesium (Magtein and magnesium malate) used by 13dose not given
  • Ashwagandha used by 3Pure Encapsulations
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  • B complexThorne Basic B
  • ZincMomentous
  • Urolithin A used by 4Timeline
  • CurcuminMomentous
  • Spirulina and chlorellaEnergyBits
  • Probiotic used by 7Pendulum Glucose Control
  • Creatine used by 17Momentous; 1 scoop (5 g) in her morning drink, more in her smoothie
  • Collagen used by 8grass-fed Momentous collagen; a scoop in her morning drink

gear1

  • Oura Ring used by 7she checks her sleep score each morning
food · what she has described

what casey eats.

  1. pre-workout6:10 am
    coffee alternative

    with collagen, 5 g creatine, allulose and A2 milk.

    1·’26
  2. breakfast8:15 am
    a big protein smoothie

    greens, berries, protein powder, creatine, spirulina, chlorella and more.

    1·’26
  3. all dayat her desk
    water with lemon and sea salt1·’26
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Sources (4)
  1. Good Gear — Waking Up Well: Dr. Casey Means’s morning routine (late 2024; page updated Sep 7, 2026)
  2. Casey Means newsletter — her personal supplement strategy (Sep 17, 2024)
  3. caseymeans.com — about (Levels co-founder; surgeon general nomination)
  4. NBC News — Trump pulls Casey Means’ nomination for surgeon general (Apr 30, 2026)

Last checked 20 Oct 2026.

Photo: Staff of US Senate and/or Senator Ron Johnson, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped, resized). All image credits.