Where science meets real-world results

At Vively, science is the foundation of everything we do. Every feature in our platform is grounded in the latest peer-reviewed research across lifestyle medicine, metabolic health, and behavioural science.

Our team continuously reviews clinical literature to inform our protocols, from dietary strategies to personalised health recommendations. In addition to drawing on existing evidence, we also conduct our own research to validate and refine our approach.

This commitment to both scientific rigour and real-world validation ensures that Vively’s platform is not only innovative, but also clinically meaningful and trustworthy.

Why your glucose matters more than you think

Glucose is your body’s primary energy source, fuelling everything from your brain to your muscles. But when glucose spikes and crashes throughout the day, it doesn’t just affect your biology—it affects your mood, focus, hunger, and long-term health. Every time you eat, especially high-carb meals, your blood sugar rises. In response, your body releases insulin to clear that glucose from your bloodstream. When there’s too much, the excess gets stored as fat (¹)(²)(³).

These rapid swings can leave you feeling tired, cranky, and constantly hungry (⁴). Over time, repeated spikes increase the risk of heart disease, insulin resistance, and type 2 diabetes(⁵)(⁶).The good news? Everyone’s glucose response is different—and with Vively, you can finally understand which foods and habits keep you stable, energised, and in control.

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Improve your metabolic health with real-time glucose monitoring, backed by science

When you live in sync with your metabolism, everything starts to click. With Vively, you'll discover the foods and habits that support better energy, weight, sleep, and mood—based on your body’s real-time data.

1 Weight management

As glucose rises, so does insulin(⁷). Chronically elevated insulin can block your body from burning fat efficiently (⁸) (⁹). By keeping your glucose steady, you can support sustainable weight loss and make it easier to maintain it long-term(¹⁰).

2 Re-train your hunger cues

Glucose crashes can feel like urgent hunger—even when you don’t actually need to eat (¹¹). Seeing your own data in real time helps you recognise the difference between true hunger and fleeting cravings (¹²).

3 Sleep more soundly

Glucose stability is linked to better sleep quality (¹³) (¹⁴)—and good sleep helps stabilise glucose in return(¹⁵). It’s a two-way relationship that boosts energy and mental clarity.

4 Boost mood, memory & focus

Glucose management is associated with sharper cognition and better emotional regulation (¹⁶) (¹⁷). In one study, people who ate a high-glycaemic diet were 55% more likely to report poor mood compared to those on a low-glycaemic diet (¹⁸).

Latest scientific research published about the Vively platform

June 18, 2025

Using personalised data to improve PCOS outcomes with Vively: A pilot study on metabolic health

Personalised data via the Vively app may help improve PCOS outcomes by boosting self-awareness, lifestyle habits, and metabolic health.

May 15, 2025

Continuous Glucose Monitoring in non-diabetics: a new frontier for personalised health and disease prevention

Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGMs) have traditionally been used to manage type-1 and type-2 diabetes by providing real-time glucose data.

July 03, 2025

Integrating Continuous Glucose Monitoring into Personalised Nutrition: Retrospective Insights from Real-World Vively Use

The rising popularity of apps that sync with continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) reflects growing interest in on-demand, personalised care

Vively's platform is supported by dozens of research studies

Every aspect of Vively's platform has been designed with the science and evidence in mind. Explore some of the research studies that have informed the Vively app and programs.

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Improves cravings & weight

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Where science meets real-world results

Why your glucose matters more than you think

Improve your metabolic health with real-time glucose monitoring, backed by science

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Weight management

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Re-train your hunger cues

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Sleep more soundly

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Boost mood, memory & focus