Can This Device Hack Your Metabolism? - The Lumen Review

Standing vertically, fingers wrapped comfortably around its body where a circular purple backlight glows and inhaling through the mouthpiece, one could mistake the Lumen for a vape pen when in use; but this pocketable device with a nice, soft rubbery finish has more lofty goals. It claims to be the first device to hack your metabolism.

By analysing your metabolic activity from your breath, it gives you personalised dietary recommendations to help your body effectively shift between utilising fats or carbohydrates as a source of energy. In this way, you can lead a healthier lifestyle; and perform better at your workouts according to your own body’s metabolism.

This premise naturally intrigued us, so once we got our hands on a Lumen unit, we donned our hoodies to become “metabolism hackers” for the purpose of this review. Here’s what we learnt after using the Lumen for 6 weeks.