You blanked in the eleven o'clock meeting and snapped at someone at four. You have started to wonder whether it is stress, age or something worse. Very often the pattern follows your habits, not your age.
Nico is for people whose focus, mood and energy fall apart at the same times most days and who have put it down to burnout. Throughout the day glucose rises quickly and can then fall below where it started, and the fall brings the fog, the irritability and the urge for a biscuit. Nico shows you those crashes on a sensor and coaches the habits that flatten them.
What's going on in your body
Your brain uses about a fifth of your energy at rest and stores almost none. Your body works hard to keep its supply steady, which is why a normal rise after a meal does not trouble you.
A large lunch can make you sleepy whatever is in it. Lack of movement, bad sleep and stress all make your energy supply rise and fall.
What you'll see on Nico
The sensor shows the rise after the granola and the dip that lands in the middle of your stressful eleven o'clock call. It shows which lunches keep your line level until five and which drop you by three. Most people see their pattern within the first few days, and most are surprised by which habits were doing it.
What changes
The changes that follow are small.
The feedback is fast, because the pattern plays out over hours. Change breakfast on Monday and you can see the difference on Monday.
The full loop is on the How it works page.
What to expect
Most members have steadier afternoons within the first two weeks. The harder part is keeping the habits when the diary fills up, so the coach nudges before the meeting rather than after the crash.
Fog has other causes: poor sleep, thyroid problems, low iron, perimenopause, long Covid, depression and some medicines.
Nico is a wellness and coaching platform. A sensor cannot diagnose anything. Only a blood test can.
Questions people ask
I eat healthily. Could it still be my blood sugar?
Yes. Porridge, fruit smoothies, wholegrain bread and rice cakes all count as healthy, and all can send glucose up fast. Whether they do that for you is what the sensor shows.
Is this reactive hypoglycaemia?
Sometimes. A rise followed by a dip below where you started is common in people with no diagnosis. If your dips leave you shaky, sweaty or faint, or happen often, talk to your GP.
Will I have to give up coffee?
No. Most members keep it and change when they drink it. Coffee on an empty stomach and coffee after breakfast often produce different lines.
I work from home. Does that matter?
It often makes the pattern worse: less walking, the kitchen closer, meals at the desk. The changes are the same, and the coach nudges more often.
Can my employer offer Nico to the team?
Yes. Ask us about team memberships.
A lot of what gets called burnout turns out to follow bad habits quite closely. it's worth finding out which habits are doing what and making simple adjustments that will completely change how you feel.
Wear a sensor for a few weeks, and your coach will show you which of this applies to you.
