Do you eat at the same times every day? How about eating the same foods every day? Do you sleep in on the weekends only to find you're still exhausted when you wake up and can’t seem to find the energy to charge through the day? Last week, we looked at 3 sneaky causes...
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3 Sneaky Causes of Low Energy, Fatigue and Exhaustion
Do you remember what it felt like to be a kid just chock-full of energy? For most of us, childhood is a time of boundless vitality and stamina---where we could run and play for hours without feeling tired. Then young adulthood hits, and aside from the all-nighters...
5 Quick, Science-based Hacks for Reducing Stress (no matter what your schedule or lifestyle)
Deep down, we all know we feel better when we take the time to chill out. We're happier, we sleep better, and we perform better at work... ...yet, most people feel they either don't have the time or deserve the time to relax. That taking time-out is somehow a luxury...
How to Exercise Less and Be Healthier for It
Is it possible to exercise less—say 15-20 minutes a day vs. 30-40—and still get healthy? Absolutely. In fact, we recommend our members try out this particular type of time-saving exercise to help them improve a myriad of health markers, from blood sugar imbalance to...
Understanding Your Lab Work: Unpacking Your Fasting Lipid Panel (Triglycerides, HDL & LDL)
The Fasting Lipid Panel is one of the most valuable series of lab tests for gaining an accurate picture of your heart health and cholesterol levels. But its value lies in understanding what those different lab markers mean (triglycerides, HDL, and LDL) within the...
How to Eat Carbs for Better Health and Vibrant Energy
Carbs have gotten a really bad rap when it comes to weight-loss, blood sugar balance and overall health. Even in the integrative health field, there are schools of thought which lump all carbohydrates squarely into the "do not eat" category. And in some extreme cases...
How the Cash Economy Can Save Medicine (and your healthcare budget)
As we've been preparing for the kNew Vision Tour and putting together the framework for kNew Health Cooperative, we've been thinking a lot about why medicine has become so expensive. After all, just a few years ago health insurance was much more affordable than it is...
Time to Move—How a simple bike ride can transform your approach to health
It’s time for a special segment of the blog that we’re titling kNew lifestyle. In this segment, we’ll explore one of the three pillars of the kNew lifestyle: how integrating movement into daily routine can become one of the most powerful drivers in your overall...
Health Cost Sharing 101—Part 2 of the “What is Health Cost Sharing?” Series
In last week's post: What is Health Cost Sharing? Part 1: The History, we covered the decades-old background of medical cost sharing and how recent political events led to its rise in popularity. In part two, we'll unpack the basics in: Health Cost Sharing 101,...
What is Medical Cost Sharing? Part 1: The History
We firmly believe that before you entrust your health and money into any new model of care, you deserve to know where this model comes from (its history), how it works and its track record of success. Today's article will focus on the history of medical cost sharing...
Understanding Your Lab Work: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c)—The Ultimate Blood Sugar Test
With over 100 million Americans living with diabetes or pre-diabetes[note]https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2017/p0718-diabetes-report.html[/note] and millions more with brewing blood sugar imbalances, having a clear picture of your blood sugar levels is crucial. And...
Understanding Your Lab Work: Chronic Inflammation and Highly Sensitive C-Reactive Protein
This week's post continues our "Understanding Your Lab Work Series", with a focus on tracking inflammatory markers to reduce your risk of chronic disease. Today, we'll take a close look at Highly Sensitive C-Reactive Protein (hsCRP) lab markers, including what those...