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...
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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 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...
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...
Understanding Your Lab Tests: Antinuclear Antibody Test (ANA) and Autoimmunity
In conventional medicine, the Antinuclear Antibody Test (also known as: ANA) is typically used as a diagnostic test to determine whether or not someone has an autoimmune condition like lupus[note]https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5360668/[/note]. In...
Understanding Your Lab Results: Why You Should Get Your Homocysteine Levels Tested
In last week's post, we went into detail about why we recommend that all kNew Health members have their B12 and folate levels tested. This week's article continues on the theme of B-Vitamin testing, with a look at why everyone should have their homocysteine levels...
Understanding Your Lab Tests: Vitamin B12 and RBC-Folate Levels (Folic Acid)
The body needs thousands of nutrients. What we call “vitamins” are just the ones we cannot manufacture ourselves and must get from our diet. Of all the known B-vitamins (of which there are eight: B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B7, B9 and B12), B12 and B9 (Folate) levels are two...
Understanding Your Lab Results: All About Vitamin D
If you keep up on health news and trends, you've likely heard a lot about vitamin D and its role in bone health and supporting immunity. You've probably also heard vitamin D deficiency is rampant in modern society. And if you see a doctor who is up on these trends,...
The #1 Thing You Can Do to Prevent ALL Disease Now
Everyone wants to know: what is the one thing I should do to optimize my health and prevent disease (at the lowest possible cost)? While there are plenty of legitimate ways to protect your health, the #1 thing you can do to prevent all disease is: optimize your...
Top 8 Reasons to Track Your Health Data and Use a Health Coach
According to a recent survey conducted by GfK (Growth for Knowledge), about one-third of the world population tracks their health data (29% of American to be precise) using an app, phone, watch or online mobile...