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KBW | HOW’S YOUR SLEEP? CHANCES ARE, IT’S NOT GOOD ENOUGH.

Sleep. It’s something we all do, but do we get enough? Research has given us an unequivocal answer of NO to that question. As measured by Gallup here, the average American today sleeps 6.8 hours, a far cry from the 9 hours averaged in 1910. Most experts agree that for optimal health, at least 7-8 hours per night are necessary.

woman wearing an eye mask and sleeping well

The Huffington Post does a good job here showing us exactly what happens when we don’t sleep enough, and it’s not pretty. Side effect range from an increase in heart disease risk to lowered immune system, increased diabetes risk, weight gain, and more.

The reasons why we don’t sleep well are many, but they all essentially have the same root cause. Our bodies were designed for a different sleep environment than what we have today. It appears that lasting evolutionary change takes about one million years. However, if you go back a mere 200 years to the whole Oregon Trail (ps-remember that computer game?) or the Little House on the Prairie er

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KBW | Why you can't outwork a bad diet: and what to do instead for fat loss

WHY YOU CAN’T OUTWORK A BAD DIET

Exercise is unbelievably important for health and wellness ….but it can’t overcome a bad diet.

pinned post-it note that says change your bad habits

Exercise increases your BDNF (brain-derived neurotropic factor), which helps regenerate your brain, it increases your memory and even helps stave off neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's. (1) Exercise also releases key neurotransmitters and has been proven to reduce depression and anxiety and help you sleep. (2) All of these benefits will help you live better, which is a good thing because exercise also helps you live LONGER. The list goes on and on. To read more benefits of strength training in particular, check out this guest post by personal trainer Elizabeth Hills. The short version on the importance of exercise is this:

You should absolutely exercise, but doing it solely to lose weight is a fool's errand.

The old “calories in, calories out” diet paradigm is dead. Pretty much every Dr tells their overweight patients “eating a little less and...

KBW | BENEFITS OF STRENGTH TRAINING – GUEST WRITTEN BY ELIZABETH HILLS

BENEFITS OF STRENGTH TRAINING

Guest Post by Elizabeth Hills

Would you like to burn more calories while you sleep? Feel and look younger? Resist disease? Be happier? Live with less pain?

Strength training gives you all of these benefits and more. It is obvious that regular strength training results in strong, toned muscles. But exercise that involves resistance is not just for bodybuilders with bulging biceps. Strength training is a crucial, often overlooked, component of anyone’s health and wellness plan. If you are nervous or unsure about how to begin strength training, rest assured there are many forms of resistance exercise, such as functional bodyweight exercises, TRX Suspension Trainers, kettlebells, and barbells. There is truly something for everyone. If you are already strength training but feel you have reached a plateau, now may be the time to change up your routine and try a new modality.

5 Ways You Can Benefit From Strength Training

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KBW | WHY HEALTH COACHES DON’T COUNT CALORIES – AND WHAT THEY DO COUNT

SETTING THE RIGHT HEALTH GOALS FOR YOU

Health coaches, the good ones at least, don’t count calories. They know a secret I want to share with you today. The secret is this: the old “calories in, calories out” paradigm is DEAD, and that very important message is slowly but surely making its way to mainstream media.

The problem is the SLOWLY part, which means that by the time this message finally makes it into the medical school curriculum, it’ll be too late to do you much good. An example of this lag in the times in action is my sweet friend’s depressing experience with her doctors. She eats a fairly healthy, nutritionally sound diet, does not indulge in fried foods or sweets, yet she has steadily gained weight year after year, and is currently about 30 lbs up. She went to her Dr who told her to “try to eat better” (she was already) and then she went to an endocrinologist for hormone tests but was told to “lay off the cheeseburgers”. Seriously. He said that. And she does not even

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The KB Wellness Blog

KBW | HOW’S YOUR SLEEP? CHANCES ARE, IT’S NOT GOOD ENOUGH.

KBW | Why you can't outwork a bad diet: and what to do instead for fat loss

WHY YOU CAN’T OUTWORK A BAD DIET

KBW | BENEFITS OF STRENGTH TRAINING – GUEST WRITTEN BY ELIZABETH HILLS

BENEFITS OF STRENGTH TRAINING

5 Ways You Can Benefit From Strength Training

KBW | WHY HEALTH COACHES DON’T COUNT CALORIES – AND WHAT THEY DO COUNT

SETTING THE RIGHT HEALTH GOALS FOR YOU

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